Mary Pat Gleason

Mary Pat Gleason

1950-02-23 Lake City, Minnesota, USA 70 Credits

Biography

Mary Pat Gleason (February 23, 1950 - June 2, 2020) was an American film and television actress. From 1983–85 she appeared on The Guiding Light as Jane Hogan. Since the early 1980s she appeared on such television series as Full House, Murphy Brown, Empty Nest, L.A. Law, Saved by the Bell, Murder, She Wrote, Friends, Step by Step, Suddenly Susan, Will & Grace, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, Family Matters, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Middleman, Up All Night, 1600 Penn, Motive, and Baby Daddy...

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Saving Paradise

Saving Paradise

2021

as Mary Williams

5.9
Acting

A ruthless corporate raider is forced to return to his small town roots where he suddenly inherits his father's nearly bankrupt pencil factory, which ...

The Chain

The Chain

2019

5.1
Acting

When Mike finds out that he has he same neurological disease as his father, he decides to enter a chain of assisted suicides, which operates under one...

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018

as Counselor Stevens

6.3
Acting

A case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl in high school and the biggest loser must come together to win ov...

Unwritten Obsession

Unwritten Obsession

2017

as Carla

5.4
Acting

Bestselling author Skye Chaste hasn't had any success since her hit book, "Maya's Fall", was released years ago. Now desperate for cash, Skye accepts ...

Why Him?

Why Him?

2016

as Joyce

6.4
Acting

A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

Albert

Albert

2016

as Earth Mama

6.8
Acting

Albert is the story of a tiny Douglas fir tree named Albert who has big dreams of becoming Empire City's most famous Christmas tree. When the search f...

Nina

Nina

2016

as Ordlery Pat

5.2
Acting

The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

2014

as Carol

4.8
Acting

A haunted doll teaches one little girl why children shouldn't play with undead things.

Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap

2014

as Alice Lambert

5.9
Acting

A story centered around a transitional point in the life of Ave Maria Mulligan, the heart of her community in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

Earth to Echo

Earth to Echo

2014

as Dusty - Mullet Lady at Bar

5.9
Acting

After a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded m...

Blended

Blended

2014

as Pharmacy Cashier

6.9
Acting

Recently divorced mom Lauren and widowed dad Jim let their friends push them into a blind date, which goes disastrously wrong. Unsurprisingly, neither...

The Magic Snowflake

The Magic Snowflake

2013

as Beatrice Lovejoy (voice)

6.4
Acting

A young boy named Nicholas is about to become the next Santa Claus, but must first avoid a crisis that's threatening the magic of Christmas before he ...

Killing Kennedy

Killing Kennedy

2013

as Marguerite Oswald

5.8
Acting

Drama documentary based on Bill O'Reilly's and Martin Dugard's 2012 non-fiction book "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot". It follows the parallel li...

Arcadia

Arcadia

2012

as Agnes

6.0
Acting

Greta's dad Tom is moving the family cross-country in a dented station wagon, promising a California paradise to his kids. All that's missing is Mom.

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011

as Marge

4.2
Acting

A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and become a porn star.

Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock

2008

as Marge

6.3
Acting

Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stum...

Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor

2008

as Mrs. Farber

5.8
Acting

Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless b...

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Wristcutters: A Love Story

2007

as Eugene's Mother

7.0
Acting

Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down...

Moving McAllister

Moving McAllister

2007

as Margerie

5.0
Acting

Rick Robinson, a law intern, is scheduled to take the bar exam in just four days. Anxious to score points with his boss Mr. McAllister, Rick unwisely ...

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2007

as Teresa

6.1
Acting

Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that ...

Nobel Son

Nobel Son

2007

as Ruby

6.1
Acting

Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who ...

The Memory Thief

The Memory Thief

2007

as Hospital Patient

4.4
Acting

A Los Angeles tollbooth clerk becomes obsessed with the Holocaust after meeting a survivor.

Because I Said So

Because I Said So

2007

as Iris

5.9
Acting

In an effort to prevent family history from repeating itself, meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder attempts to set up her youngest daughter, Milly, with Mr. R...

Room 6

Room 6

2006

as Nurse Holiday

4.4
Acting

A schoolteacher with a phobia of hospitals finds herself searching for her boyfriend inside one while teaming up with a man suffering the same ordeal ...

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006

as Natasha

5.8
Acting

Frank Keane, a baker by trade, has been consumed by grief over his wife's untimely death. But everything changes when he pulls his bread truck over on...

The Alibi

The Alibi

2006

as Operator #3

5.6
Acting

Con man Ray Elliot decides to leave crime behind to start a company that sells fake alibis to clients who have been unfaithful to their significant ot...

The Island

The Island

2005

as Nutrition Clerk

6.7
Acting

In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled envi...

A Cinderella Story

A Cinderella Story

2004

as Eleanor

6.6
Acting

Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the sc...

Memron

Memron

2004

as Shelley Johansson

3.0
Acting

Mockumentary of the Enron scandal. The bankrupt company's CEO (McShane) is locked away at a country club prison where he spends his time practicing hi...

Grand Theft Parsons

Grand Theft Parsons

2004

as Nurse

5.8
Acting

There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times... Gram Parsons was one of the most influential mus...

13 Going on 30

13 Going on 30

2004

as Mrs. Flamhaff

6.8
Acting

A girl who's sick of the social structures of junior high is transformed into a grownup overnight. In this feel-good fairy tale, teenager Jenna wants ...

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

as Nero's Waitress

5.9
Acting

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

Cliché

Cliché

2003

as Francesca DePesto

Acting

Jack Lichec is a cop who plays by his own rules, until a mistake costs him his partner's life. Now, he's got 24 hours to solve the case and win back t...

Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty

2003

as Heavyish Woman

6.7
Acting

Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bru...

Hometown Legend

Hometown Legend

2002

as Tee Naters

4.0
Acting

A teenage drifter finds an opportunity to turn his life around when he joins a high-school football program with a hard-nosed coach.

Evolution

Evolution

2001

as Customer

6.1
Acting

A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the ...

Traffic

Traffic

2000

as Witness #2

7.1
Acting

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Poli...

A Season for Miracles

A Season for Miracles

1999

as Young Grandmother

7.1
Acting

A miracle occurs for a homeless family consisting of two wayward children and their protective aunt with the help of an angel. When a young woman's ni...

You Lucky Dog

You Lucky Dog

1998

as Cook

5.6
Acting

Jack Morgan is a dog therapist, once famous for being able to read his dog's mind. Although Jack cannot read the minds of other dogs, he still operate...

The Crucible

The Crucible

1996

as Martha Corey

6.6
Acting

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

Infinity

Infinity

1996

as County Nurse #2

6.2
Acting

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

The Right to Remain Silent

The Right to Remain Silent

1996

as Doris

5.0
Acting

Bright and eager to hit the streets in search of bad guys, rookie cop Christine Paley is disappointed when she's instead assigned to process criminals...

The West Side Waltz

The West Side Waltz

1995

as Tenant

5.2
Acting

Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her company just for making music since Cara plays the vio...

A Walk in the Clouds

A Walk in the Clouds

1995

as Bus Driver

7.3
Acting

World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she c...

Speechless

Speechless

1994

as Desk Clerk

5.9
Acting

In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for cand...

Children of the Dark

Children of the Dark

1994

as Lydia Fallbrook

6.0
Acting

The true story of parents who discover that their two young daughters have a genetic disease that makes it fatal for them to be exposed to ordinary li...

Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony

1994

as Female Officer

5.3
Acting

A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.

Lookin' Italian

Lookin' Italian

1994

as Casting Director

6.5
Acting

After an unfortunate incident causes him to leave the "family business" and move to Los Angeles, Vinny Pallazzo is living a quiet life. When his nephe...

Precious Victims

Precious Victims

1993

as Waitress #1

7.0
Acting

Paula and Robert Sims are desperate: their 12 days old baby has been kidnapped! Since there's no trace of the kidnappers, they address the public for ...

Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil

1992

as The Librarian

7.1
Acting

Augusto and Michaela Odone are dealt a cruel blow by fate when their five-year-old son Lorenzo is diagnosed with a rare and incurable disease. But the...

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

1992

as Mrs. Rory

6.9
Acting

A teenage mother is forced to give up her baby for adoption and, 19 years later, when she tries to contact her son, she learns that he died, under que...

Man Trouble

Man Trouble

1992

as Vira

4.9
Acting

A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.

Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct

1992

as Juvenile Officer

6.9
Acting

Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described...

The Story Lady

The Story Lady

1991

as Receptionist

6.0
Acting

When Grace comes to live with her daughter and son-in-law, she is eager to find a way to be useful in the community. She loves to read stories to chil...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion

1991

as Amanda Cooper

7.4
Acting

An editor of a fashion magazine writes a column that destroys careers. She is also a brutal employer. An editor of a rival magazine visits, asking she...

Soapdish

Soapdish

1991

as Housewife

6.3
Acting

Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, ...

Defending Your Life

Defending Your Life

1991

as Waitress

6.9
Acting

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way stat...

Pastime

Pastime

1990

as Woman at Bar

5.7
Acting

A veteran minor league pitcher in 1957 tutors a young phenomenon.

Testing Dirty

Testing Dirty

1990

as Mrs. Rupert

Acting

Having never used drugs in his life, a teenage boy is shocked to test positive for drugs.

Framed

Framed

1990

as Art Museum Woman

4.0
Acting

A painter is accused of art-forging. He thinks his girlfriend betrayed him, so it's time for revenge.

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

1990

as Rotunda Woman

4.9
Acting

As they enter their third year of medical school, a group of young students must prepare to decide what they intend to specialize in. Somehow, they mu...

Imagining America

Imagining America

1989

5.0
Acting

An anthology film consisting of four shorts with the central theme being life in the United States.

Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

1989

as Dora Welsh

6.2
Acting

Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan...

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1989

as Nurse

4.7
Acting

Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.

I, Madman

I, Madman

1989

as Policewoman

5.8
Acting

A bookshop clerk starts seeing the disfigured killer from her favorite 1950s pulp novels come to life and start killing people around her.

Troop Beverly Hills

Troop Beverly Hills

1989

as Kindly Troop Leader

5.7
Acting

A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.

Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

1989

as Nurse Walker

6.7
Acting

Scott and Sue Grimes are a happily married and affluent young couple who are about to start a family together. Unfortunately, that plan gets turned co...

The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick

The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick

1988

as Waitress

5.5
Acting

Kathy, a simple grocery clerk, finds her way into her local high society and the life of a wealthy suitor who thinks she's a stockbroker.

Easy Money

Easy Money

1983

as Party Mother

6.0
Acting

To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.

Paul's Case

Paul's Case

1980

as Second Actress

3.3
Acting

Captures the essence of Willa Cather's haunting story of Pittsburgh circa 1900. Lost in a world of fantasy, young working-class Paul dreams of escapin...