Marnette Provost Patterson (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress and singer.

Early life

Patterson was raised as an only child by her mother in

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, California, where she was born. Her name is her mother's middle name: Marnette. Her aunt is Dana Dillaway, former child actress who appeared in ''

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'' (1956) as Elizabeth Taylor's and

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's daughter Judy (age 4), along with a couple of '' Twilight Zone'' episodes. In 1986, she played "Dorrie" in Mama's Family, 'Santa Mama' (S3-E13) a little girl who asked Santa for things just for her family. In 1989, Patterson was the junior vocalist winner on ''

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''.

Career

Patterson has appeared in films such as ''

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'' (1994). In 1996, Patterson appeared briefly as a volleyball schoolgirl attracting the attentions of Tommy in the premiere episode of '' 3rd Rock From The Sun''. From 1996–1998 Patterson portrayed Nicole Farrell on the

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series '' Something So Right''. Patterson starred in the short-lived WB sitcom ''

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'' and the made-for-TV movie ''

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''. Patterson made appearance in ''

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'' as Shelly in the episode: " Eric's Panties" in 2000. ''Who's Your Daddy?'' (2003), ''Pope Dreams'' (2005), and ''Cloud 9'' (2005). She also voiced Lucy van Pelt in ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2004, Patterson appeared on ''

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'' as an underage drinker. In 2005, she guest starred on '' Supernatural'' as a high school student, Charlie, in the episode

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. In 2006, Patterson landed the role of Christy Jenkins on the eighth and final season of ''

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''. Her character was a witch who was kidnapped by demons as a child and had been held captive in The Underworld for many years. Her sister,

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, played by

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, sought help of the Charmed ones to rescue Christy. Patterson also portrayed Holly Little in the 2008 film '' Starship Troopers 3: Marauder''. She then starred as Maggie Schaffer on the

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, called '' LG15: The Resistance''. In 2009, she appeared on an episode of the TV series '' House'', where she starred as Ashley. In 2011, she appeared briefly on an episode of ''

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'' ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn") as a con artist who would sleep with wealthy men and then blackmail them. Her character was named Naomi/Victoria. Patterson is close friends with

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, her co-star on ''

''.

Personal life

Patterson's charity work includes an animal advocacy group called the Amanda Foundation. Her hobbies include singing, horseback riding, hiking, kickboxing, and cooking. On September 4, 2011, she married James Verzino, a financial advisor at

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Los Angeles, at a ranch in

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. They have two children, a son, Hudson, and a daughter, London.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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