Patricia Patts (born July 31, 1967) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. She played the lead role in the 1978 Los Angeles touring production of ''

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on the

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Biography

Patts was born July 31, 1967, in California. She is one of five children, all of whom were involved in acting or music. She started as a child actor in the early 1970s performing in local theatre companies in the

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area. At age six, she appeared in her first commercial for Mama Celeste Pizza. Patts attended Pasadena Alternative School and, while a student, was appointed to a student trustee's position on the Pasadena Board of Education. In 1977,

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was casting for a new version of ''The Little Rascals''. Patts had originally auditioned for the role of Darla, but since she wasn't the Darla type, they wrote in a new role for her; Rocky. That year she also had a small role in the short lived TV show, ''A Year at the Top''. In 1978, she auditioned, along with 2,000 other girls, for a role in the Los Angeles touring production of ''

''. She won the title role and went on to play the part in San Francisco and Los Angeles between 1978-1979. At the same time, she was also the voice of Peppermint Patty for the ''

'' cartoons. Patts went on to work on a number of television shows including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Student Exchange'' (TV movie), ''The Judge'', '' K*I*D*S'', and '' A Place to Call Home'' (TV movie). She also has roles in the films ''Party Line'' and '' For Keeps''. In 2013, Patts opened a business called Write Off the Row. In 2017, in anticipation of the 40th Anniversary of the musical ''Annie'', she was invited by ''

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'' to

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to celebrate the musical. She was featured on the news show singing "Something was Missing" from ''Annie''. She currently lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee.

Filmography

Theater

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patts, Patricia 1967 births 20th-century American actresses Living people Actresses from Sacramento, California American child actresses American film actors American television actors American voice actresses 21st-century American women