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Pert and perky but still a "take charge" kind of gal, Richardson may best embody the ideal TV sitcom Mom for the 90s as co-star of the top-rated "Home Improvement" (ABC, 1991-99). She holds down a job, raises kids, and tolerates the testosterone-fueled notions and gadgets wielded by macho hubby Tim Allen. No stranger to episodic TV, Richardson had recurring roles in two short-lived series "Double Trouble" (1984) and "Eisenhower and Lutz" (1988), and then a two season run in "FM" (1989), playing a spunky radio talk show host....
Full Bio & Milestones

Filmography

Out of Omaha - ( Aunt Bonnie / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
A Mighty Heart - ( Medic(- Unit Nurse (France)) / 2007 / Released / )
Viva Las Nowhere - ( Helen Jacobs / 2001 / Released / )
Viva Las Nowhere - ( Wanda / 2001 / Released / )
Ulee's Gold - ( Connie Hope / 1997 / Released / Cinemania Film Group )
In Country - ( Cindy / 1989 / Released / )
Lost Angels - ( Mrs Anderson / 1989 / Released / Independent Productions )
C.H.U.D. - ( Ad Woman / 1984 / Released / )
TV Credits
9th Annual Prism Awards ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
Blonde ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
Strong Medicine ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Cutting the Cord ( 2005 )
TV Episode Dr Andy Campbell

Implants, Transplants and Cuban Aunts ( 2005 )
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First Response ( 2005 )
TV Episode Dr Andy Campbell

Foreign Bodies ( 2005 )
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Virgin Birth ( 2004 )
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Code ( 2004 )
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Graft ( 2004 )
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A Dose of Reality ( 2004 )
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Selective Breeding ( 2004 )
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Body Mass Increase ( 2004 )
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Cinderella in Scrubs ( 2004 )
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Like Cure Like ( 2004 )
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Life in the Balance ( 2004 )
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Prophylactic Measures ( 2004 )
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Bleeding Heart ( 2004 )
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Healing Touch ( 2004 )
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Goodbye Slash Rest in Peace ( 2004 )
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Fractured ( 2004 )
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Cape Cancer ( 2004 )
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Omissions ( 2004 )
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Touched by an Idol ( 2004 )
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Positive Results ( 2004 )
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Quarantine ( 2004 )
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Identity Crisis ( 2004 )
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Real World Rittenhouse ( 2004 )
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Weights and Measures ( 2004 )
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Ears, Ho's and Threat ( 2004 )
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Seize the Day ( 2003 )
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Prescriptions ( 2003 )
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Coming Clean ( 2003 )
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Love and Let Die ( 2003 )
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Skin ( 2003 )
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Jeaneology ( 2003 )
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Maternal Mirrors ( 2003 )
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Bad Liver ( 2003 )
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Speculum for a Heavyweight ( 2003 )
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Temperature's Rising ( 2003 )
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Vaccinations ( 2003 )
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Misdiagnosis Murder ( 2003 )
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Breathing Lessons ( 2003 )
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Rash Decisions ( 2003 )
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Heartbeats & Deadbeats ( 2003 )
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Emergency Contacts ( 2003 )
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The Hero Heart ( 2003 )
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Risk ( 2003 )
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Degeneration ( 2003 )
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Addicted to Love ( 2003 )
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Intensive Care ( 2003 )
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Blocked Lines ( 2003 )
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Orders ( 2003 )
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PMS, Lies and Red Tape ( 2003 )
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The Philadelphia Chromosome ( 2002 )
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Poison ( 2002 )
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Deterioration ( 2002 )
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Blush ( 2002 )
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Flesh & Blood ( 2002 )
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House Calls ( 2002 )
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Family History ( 2002 )
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Contraindications ( 2002 )
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Admissions ( 2002 )
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Backstage Pass ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
The 1999 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
The West Wing ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Election Day (Part II) ( 2006 )
TV Episode Sheila Brooks

The Cold ( 2006 )
TV Episode Sheila Brooks

Running Mates ( 2006 )
TV Episode Sheila Brooks

The Debate ( 2005 )
TV Episode Sheila Brooks

The Al Smith Dinner ( 2005 )
TV Episode Sheila Brooks

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TV Guide Awards ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Intimate Portrait: Patricia Richardson ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
The Story of Mothers & Daughters ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Earth Day at Walt Disney World ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Sophie and the Moonhanger ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Steve Martini's Undue Influence ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Tim Allen: Prince of Tools ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden II ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Storytime ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
TGIF Comedy Preview ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
FM ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
Parent Trap III ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
Eisenhower & Lutz ( 1988 / Released ): Actor
Hands of a Stranger ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
Double Trouble ( Released ): Actor
Home Improvement ( Released ): Director / Actor
Quantum Leap ( Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

Pert and perky but still a "take charge" kind of gal, Richardson may best embody the ideal TV sitcom Mom for the 90s as co-star of the top-rated "Home Improvement" (ABC, 1991-99). She holds down a job, raises kids, and tolerates the testosterone-fueled notions and gadgets wielded by macho hubby Tim Allen. No stranger to episodic TV, Richardson had recurring roles in two short-lived series "Double Trouble" (1984) and "Eisenhower and Lutz" (1988), and then a two season run in "FM" (1989), playing a spunky radio talk show host.

Like many future sitcom divas, Richardson's career began in legitimate theater. In her very first NYC audition, she won a job as understudy for the title role in the Angela Lansbury starrer "Gypsy". Richardson went on to do the national tour and filled in for some of the chorus roles. After several appearances off-Broadway, her Broadway break came when she originated a role in Michael Weller's "Loose Ends". Richardson next starred in "The Wake of Jimmy Foster", penned by her old college classmate Beth Henley. Infamously finicky NEW YORK magazine theater critic John Simon lauded her as "one of the ten best performers of 1985" for her work in the Broadway production "Cruise Control". In-between legit acting jobs, Richardson appeared in numerous commercials. She landed her best feature role (to date) as a nurse who is attracted to beekeeper Peter Fonda in the indie "Ulee's Gold" (1997).


Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
daughter:Roxanne Baker (born 1991; fraternal twin of Joseph)
husband:Ray Baker (born c. 1949; separated as of June 1995; filed for divorce August 1995)
son:Henry Baker (born 1985)
son:Joseph Baker (born 1991; fraternal twin of Roxanne)

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Education
Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas BFA acting
Milestones (Back to top)
2001 Cast at the mentally unstable mother of Marilyn Monroe in the fictionalized biopic "Blonde" (CBS), based on Joyce Carol Oates' novel
1997 Co-starred opposite Peter Fonda in "Ulee's Gold"
1994 Co-hosted 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards with Ellen DeGeneres
1988 Cast as a recurring character on the CBS series "Eisenhower & Lutz"
1988 - 1990 Co-starred in NBC sitcom "FM" with Robert Hays
1985 Performance on Broadway in "Cruise Control" was lauded as "one of the ten best of 1985" by New York Magazine
1984 First regular role in TV series, "Double Trouble"
1975 In her first NY audition, secured the understudy part in the title role of "Gypsy" (starring Angela Lansbury)
Cast as Jill Taylor on the hit ABC sitcom "Home Improvement"

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