
Patsy Parsons
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-06-09
Day of Death
2006-10-26 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Parkersburg - West Virginia - USA
Patsy Parsons
Biography
From Wikipedia
Patricia Parsons (June 9, 1931 – October 26, 2006), better
known as Patsy Parsons, sometimes credited as Patsy Lee Parsons, was an
American character actress who appeared in about a dozen films beginning in
1937.
She was born in Parkersburg, W.Va,. but moved to Hollywood
at age 5. She began acting at age 6, and mostly did child roles, notably in
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), starring James Cagney. But she is perhaps best
remembered for one of her few adult roles, as the evil space tyrant
"Cleolanthe" on the TV show Rocky Jones, Space Ranger in 1954.
Like many former child stars, Parsons had difficulty finding
good adult roles. She retired shortly after leaving Rocky Jones, Space Ranger,
making one last TV appearance on Science Fiction Theater in 1956. She was still
only in her mid-20s when she stopped acting.
Parsons had a busy post-entertainment career in California
as the wife of banker and community activist Solon Soteras. As Pat Soteras, she
worked at Pepperdine University and raised three children, Alexander,
Nickoletta and Anthony. She also wrote a weekly column for the Malibu Times. In
her later years, she was most remembered for her work with the Agoura/Oak Park/
Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce where, as its executive director, she
increased membership eightfold.
In memory of her work with the chamber, the Patricia Soteras
scholarship fund was established.
Known For
Acting
(1956)
Menace from Outer Space
as Queen Cleolanta
(1954)
Beyond the Moon
as Queen Cleolanta
(1954)
Crash of Moons
as Queen Cleolanta
(1954)
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Cleolanta
(1954)
Manhunt in Space
as Cleolanta
(1954)
The Gypsy Moon
as Cleolanta
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Josie Cohan, as a girl of 12
(1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Marlene Titus
(1941)
They Meet Again
as Susie
(1940)
Heroes of the Saddle
as Peggy Bell
(1939)
Meet Dr. Christian
as Patsy Hewitt
(1937)
You Can't Buy Luck
as Orphan Girl (uncredited)
(1937)
They Wanted to Marry
as Patsy