Patsy O'Leary (born Patricia O'Day, September 8, 1910, date of death unknown) was an Irish-American actress known for her work on

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comedies in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Biography

O'Leary was born in

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, to an Irish mother and a French father; the family relocated to Paris when O'Leary was a girl before heading to America and settling in

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. She got into acting as a child on Sennett's lot. She appeared in dozens of films over the course of her career (mostly comedies and Westerns) and also owned her own restaurant in Hollywood for a time. She married Dr. Clement J. Joynt in 1930 and appears to have retired from acting soon after. She divorced Joynt in 1936.

Filmography

* ''The Flirty Sleepwalker'' (1932) * ''Half Holiday'' (1931) * '' One More Chance'' (1931) * ''

I Surrender Dear "I Surrender Dear" (sometimes written as "I Surrender, Dear") is a song composed by Harry Barris with lyrics by Gordon Clifford, first performed by Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with Bing Crosby in 1931, which became his first s ...

'' (1931) * ''Poker Widows'' (1931) * ''The World Flier'' (1931) * ''Too Many Husbands'' (1931) * ''The Fainting Lover'' (1931) * ''In Conference'' (1931) * ''Just a Bear'' (1931) * ''The Dog Doctor'' (1931) * ''The College Vamp'' (1931) * ''A Hollywood Theme Song'' (1930) * ''Racket Cheers'' (1930) * ''Don't Bite Your Dentist'' (1930) * ''Take Your Medicine'' (1930) * ''Grandma's Girl'' (1930) * ''Midnight Daddies'' (1930) * ''The Bluffer'' (1930) * ''Vacation Loves'' (1930) * ''Average Husband'' (1930) * ''Hello, Television'' (1930) * ''Goodbye Legs'' (1930) * ''The Chumps'' (1930) * ''Campus Crushes'' (1930) * ''Fat Wives for Thin'' (1930) * ''Radio Kisses'' (1930) * ''Honeymoon Zeppelin'' (1930) * ''He Trumped Her Ace'' (1930) * ''Bulls and Bears'' (1930) * ''Uppercut O'Brien'' (1929) * ''The New Half back'' (1929) * ''Clancy at the Bat'' (1929) * ''A Hollywood Star'' (1929) * ''The Golfers'' (1929) * ''The Lunkhead'' (1929) * ''The Constabule'' (1929) * ''The Barber's Daughter'' (1929) * ''Jazz Mamas'' (1929) * ''Motoring Mamas'' (1929) * ''

Girl Crazy ''Girl Crazy'' is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Ethel Merman made her stage debut in the first production and co-lead Ginger Rogers became an overnight star. Rich in song, ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Bees' Buzz ''The Bees' Buzz'' is a 1929 American film directed by Mack Sennett. Cast * Harry Gribbon as Homer Ashcraft * Andy Clyde as Peggy's father * Barbara Leonard as Peggy *Tyler Brooke as Peggy's suitor *Vernon Dent as Jim *Ruth Kane as A party gues ...

'' (1929) * ''

Isle of Lost Men ''Isle of Lost Men'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Tom Santschi, James A. Marcus and Patsy O'Leary.Munden p.387 Cast * Tom Santschi as Captain Jan Jodahl * James A. Marcus as Malay Pete * Allen Conn ...

'' (1928) * ''The Campus Carmen'' (1929) * ''A Dumb Waiter'' (1928) * ''

Girl-Shy Cowboy ''The Girl-Shy Cowboy'' is a 1928 American silent Western film starring Rex Bell and directed by R.L. Hough. It was based on a story by Seton I. Miller. Cast * Rex Bell as Joe Benson * George Meeker George Meeker (March 5, 1904 – Au ...

'' (1928) * ''The Swim Princess'' (1928) * ''Love at First Flight'' (1928) * ''Run, Girl, Run'' (1928) * The Girl from Everywhere (1927)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OLeary, Patsy 1910 births Year of death missing 20th-century American actresses American film actresses American silent film actresses Irish film actresses Irish silent film actresses Actors from County Cork