---
name: "Neva Patterson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/neva-patterson"
fi1m_id: "neva-patterson"
imdb_id: "nm0666332"
tmdb_id: 54682
wikidata_id: "Q439216"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 February 1920"
died: "14 December 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-25T07:58:02.904097+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Neva Patterson

## Identity

Neva Patterson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/neva-patterson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** neva-patterson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0666332
- **TMDB ID:** 54682
- **Wikidata ID:** Q439216
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neva_Patterson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q439216, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666332/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54682

Actor. Born 10 February 1920 in Nevada, Iowa, USA. Died 14 December 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 February 1920, Nevada, Iowa, USA
- **Died:** 14 December 2010
- **Active:** 1957–1976
- **Also known as:** Neva Louise Patterson
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 78 (1), 1970s 86 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $74m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neva_Patterson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q439216, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666332/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54682

## Biography

Neva Patterson was an American actress. Born on a farm near Nevada, Iowa, she moved to New York City in 1938. She made her Broadway debut in 1947 in *The Druid Circle* and later appeared in the original production of *The Seven Year Itch* (1952).

Her first feature film was *Taxi* (1953). Film credits include *An Affair to Remember* (1957), in which she played Lois Clark, *Desk Set* (1957), *All the President's Men* (1976) and *All of Me* (1984). On television she played Eleanor Dupres in the miniseries *V* (1983) and its sequel *V: The Final Battle* (1984), and appeared in series including *The Governor & J.J.* and *Nichols*.

Patterson died in 2010 at the age of 90.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *All the President's Men* (1976), Fi1m 90, as CRP Woman — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)
- *All in the Family* (1971), Fi1m 82, as Ms. Maloney — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), Fi1m 78, as Lois Clark — [page](https://film.one/film/an-affair-to-remember.md)

## Complete filmography (70)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Deadline: Madrid* (1988), as Andy
- *Women of Valor* (1986), as Lady Judith Eason
- *Amen* (1986), series, Actor
- *Berrenger's* (1985), series, Actor
- *All of Me* (1984), as Gretchen
- *V: The Final Battle* (1984), series, as Eleanor Dupres
- *Star 80* (1983), as Playboy Executive
- *V* (1983), series, as Eleanor Dupres
- *Something So Right* (1982), as Mrs. Farrow
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Marguerite Spooner — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Hotel* (1982), series, Actor
- *The Rules of Marriage* (1982), as Mrs. Kirby
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, as Muriel Lacey — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill* (1981), as Eliza Farinpour
- *Dynasty* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Buddy Holly Story* (1978), as Mrs. Holly
- *Nowhere to Run* (1978), as Marian's Mother
- *Logan's Run* (1977), series, as Victoria Mackie
- *The Domino Principle* (1977), as Gaddis
- *Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected* (1977), series, Actor
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, Actor
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Warden Sorenson
- *The Eccentricities of a Nightingale* (1976), as Mrs. Buchanan
- *All the President's Men* (1976), as CRP Woman — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)
- *Family* (1976), series, Actor
- *Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman* (1976), series, as Mrs. Welch
- *The Runaways* (1975), as Alice Collingwood
- *S.W.A.T.* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Louise Hartman — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *The Manhunter* (1974), series, Actor
- *The Stranger Who Looks Like Me* (1974), as Mrs. Denver
- *The Snoop Sisters* (1973), series, as Maureen Larson
- *Message to My Daughter* (1973), as Mrs. Oliver
- *Doc Elliot* (1973), series, as Margaret Brimble
- *The Lie* (1973), as Mary Forman
- *Barnaby Jones* (1973), series, as Bea Johnson
- *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as Mary
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, as Aunt Kate Grover Daly
- *The Paul Lynde Show* (1972), series, Actor
- *Skin Game* (1971), as Mrs. Claggart
- *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Helen Flint, Edith Burke
- *Nichols* (1971), series, as Sara "Ma" Ketcham
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Mrs. Buchanan
- *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Ms. Maloney — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *My World and Welcome to It* (1969), series, Actor
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Dolly Simmons
- *Counterpoint* (1967), as Dorothy
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Gerry Sindall
- *Felony Squad* (1966), series, Actor
- *Dear Heart* (1965), as Connie
- *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Actor
- *The Lieutenant* (1963), series, as Vera Delwyn
- *David and Lisa* (1962), as Mrs. Clemens
- *The Spiral Road* (1962), as Louise Kramer
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Miss Morley
- *Too Much, Too Soon* (1958), as Blanche Oehrichs / Michael Strange
- *Desk Set* (1957), as Miss Warriner
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), as Lois Clark — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/an-affair-to-remember.md)
- *The Solid Gold Cadillac* (1956), as Amelia Shotgraven
- *Satins and Spurs* (1954), as Ursula
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Cora, Ellie
- *Taxi* (1953), as Miss Millard
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, Actor
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Thelma, Claire Whitcombe
- *Suspense* (1949), series, as Mrs. Haley, Kelly Davis
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Ella Vining, Helen
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Elizabeth Chapin
- *Kraft Television Theatre* (1947), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Neva Patterson](https://film.one/media/person/394143/gallery-a9a46da624e0.jpg) Neva Patterson — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Neva_Patterson_1969.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Neva Patterson](https://film.one/media/person/394143/gallery-122508b5e9a4.jpg) Neva Patterson — Image via TMDB
- ![Neva Patterson](https://film.one/media/person/394143/gallery-2ed5cce1f576.jpg) Neva Patterson — Image via TMDB

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