Biography
Patience Mather Cleveland (May 23, 1931 β May 27, 2004) was an American film and television actress. Cleveland was born in New York City, the youngest of six siblings, to an old established New Hampshire family, where she was raised. Her older brother was James Colgate Cleveland. Her parents were Dr. Mather Cleveland, M.D., and his wife, Susan Colgate Cleveland. Her father authored New Hampshire and the Civil War and The Orthopedic Service at St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1859β1968. Her family has longstanding ties to Colby-Sawyer College, where the family papers, including her own, are archived.A children's book that she wrote, The Lion Is Busy, was published in 1963. She made appearances in many television shows, including Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, That's Life, The Drew Carey Show, Angel, ER, along with voice acting in other shows such as Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, as well as many television commercials. She acted in several feature films, including playing the reclusive Roberta Sparrow, also known as "Grandma Death", in the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko.
Cleveland married French-born American character actor Peter Hobbs on October 24, 1965, in Los Angeles, California. The union was apparently childless and ended in divorce in 1968.Cleveland died from cancer in Santa Monica, California, four days after her 73rd birthday.
Filmography
all 36
TV Shows 25
Movies 11
self 1
Donnie Darko: Production Diary (2004)
Seventy (2003)
Still Standing (2002)
The Guardian (2001)
The Ellen Show (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)
Get Your Stuff (2000)
Angel (1999)
The Practice (1997)
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Goode Behavior (1996)
NewsRadio (1995)
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994)
ER (1994)
Chicago Hope (1994)
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
Dave's World (1993)
The X-Files (1993)
Dream On (1990)
Seinfeld (1989)
L.A. Law (1986)
Psycho III (1986)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Lies (1983)
Transplant (1979)
Institute for Revenge (1979)
Rabbit Test (1978)
The Jeffersons (1975)
The Immortal (1970)
Fitzwilly (1967)
Family Affair (1966)
Green Acres (1965)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
My Three Sons (1960)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1931-05-23
Deathday2004-05-27 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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