Patricia Richardson
Acting • Born 1951-02-23
Biography
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).
Filmography
56 credits
The Jensen Project
Movie • 2010
Ingrid
Lost Angels
Movie • 1989
Cheryl's Mother
Bringing Ashley Home
Movie • 2011
Michelle McGee
Ulee's Gold
Movie • 1997
Connie Hope
Beautiful Wave
Movie • 2012
Sue
Dead Simple
Movie • 2001
Helen / Wanda
Smart Cookies
Movie • 2012
Lola
County Line: All In
Movie • 2022
Maddie
Snow Bride
Movie • 2013
Maggie Tannenhill
Chance at Romance
Movie • 2013
May
County Line: No Fear
Movie • 2022
Maddie Hall
Avarice
Movie • 2012
Claire
Sophie and the Moonhanger
Movie • 1996
Bonnie Edgerton
Hands of a Stranger
Movie • 1987
Helen
Chantilly Bridge
Movie • 2023
Shelley
California Dreaming
Movie • 2007
Bonnie
Christmas Evil
Movie • 1980
Moss' Mother
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
Movie • 2014
Delores D'Amboise
County Line
Movie • 2017
Maddie Hall
In Country
Movie • 1989
Cindy
Cubby
Movie • 2019
Peggy Nabel
A Christmas in Tennessee
Movie • 2018
Martha
Parent Trap III
Movie • 1989
Cassie McGuire
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Movie • 2018
Delores D'Amboise
Dayworld
Movie • 2018
Mother
Double Image
Movie • 1986
Joan Black
C.H.U.D.
Movie • 1984
Ad Woman
Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement
Movie • 2003
Jill Taylor (archive footage)
A Very Vintage Christmas
Movie • 2019
Margaret
Fool Time
Movie • 2025
Jill Taylor (archival footage)
Kate & Allie
TV • 1984
Spenser: For Hire
TV • 1985
Home Improvement
TV • 1991
Jill Taylor
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Mrs. Schrader
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Annabel Hayes
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Saleswoman
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Dr. Andy Campbell
Double Trouble
TV • 1984
Beth McConnell
Eisenhower and Lutz
TV • 1988
Kay "K.K." Dunne
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
FM
TV • 1989
Lee-Ann Plunkett
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Sheila Brooks
Last Man Standing
TV • 2011
Helen Potts
Quantum Leap
TV • 1989
Rachel Porter
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Matilda
Blonde
TV • 2001
Gladys Baker
NCIS
TV • 2003
Judy Price Fielding
Blindspot
TV • 2015
Dr. Nora Lee Roga
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Tessa Hobbes
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Sandy
Undue Influence
TV • 1996
Laurel Vega
Shifting Gears
TV • 2025
Grief Group Member
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
TV • 2025
Widow Fussy (voice)