Heather Young (born Patricia Kay Paterson, April 1, 1945) is an American former actress who is best known for playing the character Betty Hamilton on the

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''.

Life and career

Young was born in Bremerton, Washington. She began her entertainment career as a singer at

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. In 1967, she had a number of small roles in shows such as the ''

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''. In 1968, she married David Youkstetter and now goes by the name Patricia Youkstetter. Her first experience of working with

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was in the final episode of ''

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'' called "Town of Terror". She played a regular role as Betty Ann Hamilton on Allen's next series ''

.'' After the cancellation of the show and appearing in the 1972 TV movie '' Oh, Nurse!'', Young gave up acting to concentrate on her family. Young returned to television briefly in a two-part episode in ''

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,'' appearing in the second part called "

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* American television actresses Living people 1945 births People from Bremerton, Washington 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-stub

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