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name: "Pat Crawford Brown"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pat-crawford-brown"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 June 1929"
died: "2 July 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 58
updated: "2026-09-17T01:04:33.833863+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."
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# Pat Crawford Brown

Actor. Born 29 June 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 2 July 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 June 1929, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 2 July 2019
- **Active:** 1997–2007
- **Also known as:** Shirley Gay, Pat Crawford

## Biography

Pat Crawford Brown was an American actress. Born in New York City on 29 June 1929, she worked as an English teacher at Carson High School before retiring in the 1980s to pursue acting. Her screen debut came in the 1985 television film *Do You Remember Love*.

She appeared in films including *The Rocketeer* (1991), *Sister Act* (1992), *Reality Bites* (1994) and *Norbit* (2007), in which she played Mrs. Henderson. On television she had a recurring role as Ida Greenberg in the series *Desperate Housewives* (2004–2007) and guest roles in series such as *How I Met Your Mother* and *Bones*.

Brown was married to Calvin B. Brown from 1961 until his death in 1976; they had one child. She died in Woodland Hills, California, on 2 July 2019.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Norbit* (2007), Fi1m 31, as Mrs. Henderson — [page](https://film.one/film/norbit.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), Fi1m 63, as Lead Sanka Dancer (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Old Lady — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)

## Also known for

- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), Thelma
- *Daredevil* (2003), Sweet Old Lady
- *Bones* (2005), Landlady
- *Sister Act* (1992), Choir Nun
- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), Nurse
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Ida Greenberg
- *Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit* (1993), Choir Nun
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Andy's Grandma

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