Patricia Richardson

Known for
Acting
Born
February 23, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Biography

Patricia Castle Richardson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical. and for her role as Dr. Andy Campbell in Strong Medicine (2002-2005).

Known For

Filmography

2025
Shifting Gears poster

Shifting Gears

TV · as Grief Group Member · 1 ep

2025
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web poster

E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

TV · as Widow Fussy (voice) · 3 eps

2023
Chantilly Bridge poster

Chantilly Bridge

Movie · as Shelley

2022
County Line: All In poster

County Line: All In

Movie · as Maddie

2022
County Line: No Fear poster

County Line: No Fear

Movie · as Maddie Hall

2019
Cubby poster

Cubby

Movie · as Peggy Nabel

2019
A Very Vintage Christmas poster

A Very Vintage Christmas

Movie · as Margaret

2018
A Christmas in Tennessee poster

A Christmas in Tennessee

Movie · as Martha

2018
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting poster

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

Movie · as Delores D'Amboise

2018
Dayworld poster

Dayworld

Movie · as Mother

2017
County Line poster

County Line

Movie · as Maddie Hall

2015
Blindspot poster

Blindspot

TV · as Dr. Nora Lee Roga · 1 ep

2013
Snow Bride poster

Snow Bride

Movie · as Maggie Tannenhill

2013
Chance at Romance poster

Chance at Romance

Movie · as May

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Matilda · 1 ep

2012
Beautiful Wave poster

Beautiful Wave

Movie · as Sue

2012
Smart Cookies poster

Smart Cookies

Movie · as Lola

2012
Avarice poster

Avarice

Movie · as Claire

2011
Bringing Ashley Home poster

Bringing Ashley Home

Movie · as Michelle McGee

2011
Last Man Standing poster

Last Man Standing

TV · as Helen Potts · 2 eps

2010
The Jensen Project poster

The Jensen Project

Movie · as Ingrid

2007
California Dreaming poster

California Dreaming

Movie · as Bonnie

2005
Candy Paint poster

Candy Paint

Movie · as Linda Miller

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Tessa Hobbes · 2 eps

2003
Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement

Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement

Movie · as Jill Taylor (archive footage)

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Judy Price Fielding · 1 ep

2001
Dead Simple poster

Dead Simple

Movie · as Helen / Wanda

2001
Good Day Live poster

Good Day Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Blonde poster

Blonde

TV · as Gladys Baker · 2 eps

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · as Andy Campbell · 60 eps

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Annabel Hayes · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Sheila Brooks · 9 eps

1997
Ulee's Gold poster

Ulee's Gold

Movie · as Connie Hope

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Sophie and the Moonhanger poster

Sophie and the Moonhanger

Movie · as Bonnie Edgerton

1996
Undue Influence poster

Undue Influence

TV · as Laurel Vega · 2 eps

1993
Intimate Portrait poster

Intimate Portrait

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement

TV · as Jill Taylor · 203 eps

1989
Lost Angels poster

Lost Angels

Movie · as Cheryl's Mother

1989
In Country poster

In Country

Movie · as Cindy

1989
Parent Trap III poster

Parent Trap III

Movie · as Cassie McGuire

1989
FM poster

FM

TV · as Lee-Ann Plunkett · 13 eps

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Rachel Porter · 1 ep

1988
Eisenhower and Lutz poster

Eisenhower and Lutz

TV · as Kay "K.K." Dunne · 13 eps

1987
Hands of a Stranger poster

Hands of a Stranger

Movie · as Helen

1986
Double Image poster

Double Image

Movie · as Joan Black

1985
Spenser: For Hire poster

Spenser: For Hire

TV · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Saleswoman, Sandy · 1 ep

1984
C.H.U.D. poster

C.H.U.D.

Movie · as Ad Woman

1984
Kate & Allie poster

Kate & Allie

TV · 1 ep

1984
The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show

TV · as Mrs. Schrader · 1 ep

1984
Double Trouble poster

Double Trouble

TV · as Beth McConnell · 9 eps

1980
Christmas Evil poster

Christmas Evil

Movie · as Moss' Mother

1949
The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep