Patricia Idlette

Patricia Idlette is an American actress known for her role as Kiffany in Showtime's Dead Like Me. She also appeared in four episodes of Battlestar Galactica as politician Sarah Porter, and as Melanie Blackstone in the miniseries Amerika. Idlette portrayed Katherine Jackson, mother of Michael Jackson, in the 2004 biopic Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story. She appeared as Brenda's mother in Scary Movie 3 in 2003. Originally from Miami, Florida, she trained as an actress in Florida and Michigan. She moved to Canada to join the repertory company of the Stratford Festival, acting in productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It and Medea. She remained based in Canada for many years, acting on stage in Toronto and Vancouver and appearing as a guest actor in television series such as Street Legal, The Littlest Hobo, Adderly, Katts and Dog and The X-Files. She garnered a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role for her performance in Susan G. Cole's play A Fertile Imagination.

Patricia Idlette is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 29 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes The Ron Clark Story (2006), Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004), Something Else (2003), Dead Like Me (2003), Adderly (1986), The X-Files (1993), Psych (2006), Murder, She Wrote (1984). The recorded credits span 1982 to 2008, including 14 movies and 15 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.