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name: "Patricia Falkenhain"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patricia-falkenhain"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 December 1926"
died: "5 January 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:10.916045+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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# Patricia Falkenhain

Actor. Born 3 December 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Died 5 January 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 December 1926, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- **Died:** 5 January 2004

## Biography

Patricia Falkenhain (1926–2004) was an American actress whose screen credits include the role of Charlie's Secretary in *Something Wild* (1986), Dinner Party Hostess in *Heartburn* (1986) and Woman in the House in *The House on Carroll Street* (1988). She also appeared in *The End of August* (1981) as Mme. Lebrun and in television productions including episodes of *Tanner '88* (1988) and *American Playhouse* (1987).

Falkenhain had an extensive stage career, appearing in numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Her credits include *The House of Blue Leaves* (1986), *Once a Catholic* (1979) and revivals of *Hamlet* (1961), *She Stoops to Conquer* (1960) and *Henry IV, Part II* (1960). She won three Obie Awards for her work with the Phoenix Theatre.

She was married to actor Robert Gerringer from 1950 until his death in 1989.

*Sources: imdb.com, ibdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Something Wild* (1986), Fi1m 82, as Charlie's Secretary — [page](https://film.one/film/something-wild.md)

## Also known for

- *Heartburn* (1986), Dinner Party Hostess
- *The House on Carroll Street* (1988), Woman in the House

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