Patricia Wettig

Patricia Wettig
Wettig at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards in 1989
Born
Patricia Anne Wettig

(1951-12-04) December 4, 1951 (age 72)
Alma materTemple University
Occupation(s)Actress, playwright
Years active1982–present
Spouse
(m. 1982)
Children2

Patricia Anne Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an American actress and playwright.[1] She is best known for her role as Nancy Weston in the television series Thirtysomething (1987–1991), for which she received a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.

After her breakthrough role in Thirtysomething, Wettig has appeared in a number of films, including Guilty by Suspicion (1991), City Slickers (1991), City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994), and The Langoliers (1995). She returned to television playing a leading role in the 1995 short-lived drama Courthouse and later played Caroline Reynolds in the Fox drama Prison Break (2005–2007) and Holly Harper in the ABC family drama Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011).

  1. ^ "Patricia Wettig biography". TV Guide. Retrieved June 18, 2013.