Patricia Wettig

Biography

Born 12/04/1951

At one time a personal dresser to Shirley MacLaine, Wettig acted on the New York and West Coast stage before landing a plum role on ABC-TV's highly acclaimed yuppie serial drama "thirtysomething", lending her character warmth and sensitivity through both marital problems and cancer. Married to...
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Awards

  • In 1990/91, received Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • In 1990, received Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Series (Drama)
  • In 1989/90, received Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Highlights

  • In 2001, Made debut as playwright at a summer theater festival in NYC
  • In 1998, Had featured role in "Dancer, Texas"
  • In 1995, Garnered praise for appearance in the unsold pilot "Kansas" (ABC)

Family & Companions

  • Ken Olin: husband (born on July 30, 1955; met in 1982 when they acted together on stage in "A Streetcar Named Desire"; married three months later in 1982; one of her co-stars on "thirtysomething" (though the characters they played were each married to other people); also acted together on "L.A. Doctors")
  • Clifford Olin: son (born c. 1983; father, Ken Olin)
  • Roxanne Elizabeth Olin: daughter (born on November 5, 1985; father, Ken Olin)

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