McCormack, Patty (1945–)

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McCormack, Patty (1945–)

American actress. Name variations: Patricia McCormack. Born Patricia Russo, Aug 21, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York.

At 4, worked as a professional model; appeared in tv series "Mama" (1952–56); had most notable role, that of Rhoda Penmark, in both the stage (1954) and screen (1956) versions of Maxwell Anderson's The Bad Seed; briefly starred on her own tv show, "Peck's Bad Girl" (1959); played troubled teens in such films as The Explosive Generation (1961), The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968), The Young Runaways (1968) and Bug (1975); later appeared on tv sitcom "The Ropers" (1979–80).

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