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Patricia Idlette

Acting Born Oct 1, 1958 Miami, Florida, US 24 credits

Biography

Patricia Idlette is an American actress known for her role as Kiffany in Showtime's Dead Like Me. She also appeared in four episodes of Battlestar Galactica as politician Sarah Porter, and as Melanie Blackstone in the miniseries Amerika. Idlette portrayed Katherine Jackson, mother of Michael Jackson, in the 2004 biopic Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story. She appeared as Brenda's mother in Scary Movie 3 in 2003.

Originally from Miami, Florida, she trained as an actress in Florida and Michigan. She moved to Canada to join the repertory company of the Stratford Festival, acting in productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It and Medea. She remained based in Canada for many years, acting on stage in Toronto and Vancouver and appearing as a guest actor in television series such as Street Legal, The Littlest Hobo, Adderly, Katts and Dog and The X-Files.

She garnered a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role for her performance in Susan G. Cole's play A Fertile Imagination.

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Known for

The X-Files

as Desk Clerk

Psych

as Martha Allen

Murder, She Wrote

as Desk Person

Battlestar Galactica

as Sarah Porter

Andromeda

as Council Member

The Outer Limits

as Waitress
Film

The Dirty Dozen

as Ms. Russo
Film

Scary Movie 3

as Mrs. Meeks

Dead Like Me

as Kiffany

Dead Like Me

as Tiffany
Film

She's the Man

as Science Teacher
Film

Just My Luck

2006

Full filmography

  • The X-Files (1993) as Desk Clerk
  • Psych (2006) as Martha Allen
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Desk Person
  • Battlestar Galactica (2004) as Sarah Porter
  • Andromeda (2000) as Council Member
  • The Outer Limits (1995) as Waitress
  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) as Woman
  • The Sentinel (1996) as Ms. Russo
  • Scary Movie 3 (2003) as Mrs. Meeks
  • The Dead Zone (2002) as Nurse Park
  • Dead Like Me (2003) as Kiffany
  • Dead Like Me (2003) as Tiffany
  • John Doe (2002) as Bureaucracy
  • John Doe (2002) as No-nonsense Officer
  • She's the Man (2006) as Science Teacher
  • The Comedy Factory (1985) as Mavis
  • Romeo! (2003)
  • Adderly (1986)
  • Something Else (2003) as (voice)
  • The Ron Clark Story (2006) as Devina
  • The Perfect Score (2004) as Receptionist
  • Chaos Theory (2008) as Nurse
  • Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004) as Dr. Brookner
  • Holiday Heart (2000) as Mrs. Walker