Neva Patterson
Acting

Neva Patterson

Born 10 February 1920 · Nevada, Iowa, USA · Died 14 December 2010

Neva Louise Patterson (10 February 1920 – 14 December 2010) was an American character actress. Born on a farm near Nevada in Story County in central Iowa, she and her parents moved to New York City in 1938. She made her Broadway debut in 1947's The Druid Circle. In 1952, she played "Helen Sherman" in The Seven Year Itch. Her first feature movie was the 1953 film Taxi; other film credits include The Buddy Holly Story, All of Me, and as Cary Grant's fiancee in An Affair to Remember. Her television credits included Nichols, starring with James Garner, The Governor & J.J., with Dan Dailey, and as Eleanor Dupres in V, which she reprised in V: The Final Battle. She made guest appearances on Appointment with Adventure, The Defenders, Ironside, Barnaby Jones, The Dukes of Hazzard, and St. Elsewhere.

Known for

All the President's Men
V
An Affair to Remember
All of Me
Charlie's Angels
All in the Family
Hawaii Five-O
V: The Final Battle
Star 80
Desk Set
The Buddy Holly Story
Dynasty
Deadline: Madrid
Women of Valor
All of Me
Star 80
Something So Right
The Rules of Marriage
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
The Buddy Holly Story
Nowhere to Run
The Domino Principle
All the President's Men
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale
The Runaways
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me
The Lie
Message to My Daughter
Skin Game
Counterpoint
Dear Heart
David and Lisa
The Spiral Road
Too Much, Too Soon
Desk Set
An Affair to Remember
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Satins and Spurs
Taxi
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