Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack
McCormack in a photo release of the television series The New Breed, 1962
Born	Patricia Ellen Russo (1945-08-21) August 21, 1945 (age 79) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1951–present
Spouse	Bob Catania ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1973)​
Children	2

Patricia McCormack (born Patricia Ellen Russo; August 21, 1945) is an American actress with a career in theater, films, and television.

McCormack began her career as a child actress. She is perhaps best known for her performance as Rhoda Penmark in Maxwell Anderson's 1956 psychological drama The Bad Seed. She received critical acclaim for the role on Broadway and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Mervyn LeRoy's film adaptation.^[1] Her acting career has continued with both starring and supporting roles in film and television, including Helen Keller in the original Playhouse 90 production of The Miracle Worker, Jeffrey Tambor's wife Anne Brookes on the ABC sitcom The Ropers, Adriana La Cerva's mother in The Sopranos, and as Pat Nixon in Frost/Nixon (2008).^[2]