Patricia Stevens (née Szczepaniak; September 16, 1945 – May 26, 2010) was an American actress.Patricia Stevens 1945-2010
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'' and her role as the second voice of the character

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on two Saturday morning cartoon series ''

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'' and '' Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' during the same period (1976–1979).

Career

Stevens voiced the character of

from 1976 to 1979, leaving the show midway through '' Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo''. She appeared on the long-running television series ''

'' from 1974 through 1978 as various nurses in 15 non-consecutive episodes. Stevens was first credited as Nurse Mitchell, then Nurse Baker, Nurse Stevens, Nurse Brown and Nurse Able, before appearing again as Nurse Baker in the episode "Margaret's Marriage" in Season Five, and then finally in "Major Ego" during Season Seven, when she was credited as a Duty Nurse.

Personal life and death

Stevens married former 1970s TV character actor Jess Nadelman in 1980; they had two children, Sara and David. According to an obituary published in the ''

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'', Stevens later transitioned from acting to teaching, where she worked "with elementary and secondary education teachers, integrating art into the regular curriculum including science and history". Stevens died from

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on May 26, 2010, at the age of 64 in

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. She was surrounded by her husband, Jess Nadelman, their children, Sara and David, and her six siblings.Death notice
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Filmography

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* * 1945 births 2010 deaths American people of Slavic descent People from Linden, New Jersey Actresses from New Jersey American television actresses American voice actresses Deaths from cancer in Massachusetts Deaths from breast cancer 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women {{US-voice-actor-1940s-stub