Acting

Patricia Richardson

Born 1951-02-23 · Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Patricia Castle Richardson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical. and for her role as Dr. Andy Campbell in Strong Medicine (2002-2005).

Credits

Newest first

E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
as Widow Fussy (voice)
2025
Shifting Gears
as Grief Group Member
2025
Chantilly Bridge
as Shelley
2023
County Line: No Fear
as Maddie Hall
2022
County Line: All In
as Maddie
2022
A Very Vintage Christmas
as Margaret
2019
Cubby
as Peggy Nabel
2019
A Christmas in Tennessee
as Martha
2018
Dayworld
as Mother
2018
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Delores D'Amboise
2018
County Line
as Maddie Hall
2017
Blindspot
as Dr. Nora Lee Roga
2015
Snow Bride
as Maggie Tannenhill
2013
Chance at Romance
as May
2013
The Blacklist
as Matilda
2013
Smart Cookies
as Lola
2012
Beautiful Wave
as Sue
2012
Avarice
as Claire
2012
Last Man Standing
as Helen Potts
2011
Bringing Ashley Home
as Michelle McGee
2011
The Jensen Project
as Ingrid
2010
Long Story Short
Executive Producer
2008
California Dreaming
as Bonnie
2007
Grey's Anatomy
as Tessa Hobbes
2005
Candy Paint
as Linda Miller
2005
NCIS
as Judy Price Fielding
2003
Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement
as Jill Taylor (archive footage)
2003
Good Day Live
as Self
2001
Dead Simple
as Helen / Wanda
2001
Blonde
as Gladys Baker
2001
Strong Medicine
as Dr. Andy Campbell
2000
The West Wing
as Sheila Brooks
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Annabel Hayes
1999
The View
as Self
1997
Ulee's Gold
as Connie Hope
1997
Undue Influence
as Laurel Vega
1996
Sophie and the Moonhanger
as Bonnie Edgerton
1996
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
Home Improvement
as Jill Taylor
1991
Home Improvement
Director
1991
In Country
as Cindy
1989
FM
as Lee-Ann Plunkett
1989
Lost Angels
as Cheryl's Mother
1989
Parent Trap III
as Cassie McGuire
1989
Quantum Leap
as Rachel Porter
1989
Eisenhower and Lutz
as Kay "K.K." Dunne
1988
Hands of a Stranger
as Helen
1987
Double Image
as Joan Black
1986
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Equalizer
as Saleswoman
1985
The Equalizer
as Sandy
1985
The Cosby Show
as Mrs. Schrader
1984
C.H.U.D.
as Ad Woman
1984
Double Trouble
as Beth McConnell
1984
Kate & Allie
1984
Christmas Evil
as Moss' Mother
1980
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949