Lee Patrick

Acting · Born 1901-11-22 in New York City, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred Astaire. Patrick continued to perform in dozens of roles on the stage for the next decade, frequently in musicals and comedies, but also in dramatic parts like her 1931 performance as Meg in Little Women. She began to branch out into films in 1929. For half a century she created a credible body of cinematic work, her most memorable being in 1941 as Sam Spade's assistant Effie in The Maltese Falcon, and her reprise of the role in the George Segal 1975 comedy sequel The Black Bird. Her talents were showcased in comedies such as…

Filmography

• Vertigo as Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine
• The Maltese Falcon as Effie Perine
• Mildred Pierce as Maggie Biederhof
• There's No Business Like Show Business as Marge
• City for Conquest as Gladys
• Now, Voyager as Deb McIntyre
• George Washington Slept Here as Rena Leslie
• Caged as Elvira Powell
• 7 Faces of Dr. Lao as Mrs. Howard Cassin
• Tomorrow Is Another Day as Janet Higgins