Patricia Rose Breslin (March 17, 1926 - Oct 12, 2011) was an American actress and philanthropist. She had a prominent career in television, which included recurring roles as Amanda Miller on The People's Choice (1955–58), and as Laura Harrington Brooks on Peyton Place (1964–65). She also appeared in Go, Man, Go! (1954), and the William Castle horror films Homicidal (1961) and I Saw What You Did (1965).
In 1969, Breslin married NFL mogul Art Modell, and became a well-known philanthropist while living in both Cleveland, Ohio, and Baltimore, Maryland, donating millions of dollars to various educational, health, and art organizations, including the SEED Foundation of Maryland and the Baltimore Museum of Art. She also helped open the Hospice of the Western Reserve at the Cleveland Clinic.
The following year, Breslin was cast in an episode of the CBS anthology series Appointment with Adventure, a series with neither a host nor a regular star. From 1955 to 1958, Breslin co-starred with Jackie Cooper as his girlfriend and then wife in the NBC sitcom, The People's Choice.
Between 1960 and 1963, Breslin made three guest appearances on CBS's Perry Mason, and was cast as the defendant in all three episodes. In 1960, she played Karen Lewis in "The Case of the Lavender Lipstick". In 1962, she played Karen Ross in "The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal", and in 1963, as Laura Hewes in "The Case of the Prankish Professor".
In 1960, she played the newlywed wife of William Shatner's character in CBS's The Twilight Zone episode "Nick of Time", and was also in the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "No Time Like the Past", in which she portrayed Abigail Sloan.
In 1960, she guest-starred on the short-lived David McLean Western series, Tate, which aired on NBC. She appeared on Nick Adams' ABC Western, The Rebel and with Jack Lord in his ABC adventure series, Stoney Burke. Thereafter, Breslin played the role of Anne Mitchell, along with co-stars Ralph Bellamy and Paul Fix, in the 1961 episode "The Haven" of CBS's anthology series, The DuPont Show with June Allyson.
She returned to film in 1961, starring in William Castle's horror film Homicidal, and later worked with him again on the thriller I Saw What You Did (1964). In 1964, she was cast in the role of Laura Brooks on the ABC primetime soap opera Peyton Place. She also played the role of Meg Baldwin in the ABC soap opera General Hospital from 1965 to 1969.
In Cleveland, she helped start the Hospice of the Western Reserve at the Cleveland Clinic, and supported the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She was also active in the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Cleveland Musical Arts Association, the Cleveland Ballet, the Playhouse Square Foundation, and the Cerebral Palsy Association.
Death
Filmography
Film
TV film; episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie; episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame Final entry in the MGM Andy Hardy film series
Television
Episode: "Birds Leave the Nest" Season 1 Episode 20: "Rebecca" Season 3 Episode 15: "Black Wedding" Episode dated May 11 Season 3 Episode 14: "Room Service" Season 4 Episode 31: "My Client, McDuff" Season 1 Episode 2: "The Case of the Talking Garden" Season 1 Episode 5: "Arsenic and Old Lace" Season 1 Episode 2: "Five in Judgement" 104 episodes Season 8 Episode 4: "False Impression" Season 2 Episode 7: "The Dark File" Season 4 Episode 4: "The Crooked Road" Season 2 Episode 20: "Yellow River" Season 5 Episode 33: "Millionaire Susan Ballard" Season 6 Episode 8: "O Youth and Beauty!" Season 1 Episode 31: "Sundance and the Fallen Sparrow" Season 1 Episode 13: "The Return of Jessica Jackson" Season 1 Episode 2: "Ballad for a Badman" Season 2 Episode 9: "Adopted" Season 2 Episode 7: "Nick of Time" Season 4 Episode 5: "The Case of the Lavender Lipstick" Season 3 Episode 16: "Flowers by the Door" Season 2 Episode 23: "The Haven" Season 2 Episode 29: "Miz Purdy" Season 1 Episode 9: "Sweet Bloom of Death" Season 6 Episode 12: "A Killing in Calico" Season 7 Episode 24: "Apex" Season 1 Episode 3: "Night of the Owl" Season 4 Episode 25: "The Wide Open Spaces" Season 3 Episode 24: "The Dream Merchant" Season 2 Episode 26: "Kill My Love" Season 3 Episode 34: "The Miracle Maker" Season 1 Episode 4: "Point of Honor" Season 1 Episode 7: "A Servant in the House of My Party" Season 5 Episode 20: "The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal" Season 6 Episode 15: "The Case of the Prankish Professor" Season 4 Episode 10: "No Time Like the Past" Season 2 Episode 27: "Epilogue" Season 1 Episode 9: "Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart" Season 3 Episode 14: "A Vote of Confidence" Season 2 Episode 20: "Anyone for Murder?" Season 1 Episode 141: "The Capitalist" Season 1 Episode 16: "Corsicans Don't Cry" Season 2 Episode 27: "The Long Quest" Season 12 Episode 26: "The Streets of El Paso" 30 episodes Contract role (26 episodes) (final appearance)
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