Patience Cleveland

Patience Mather Cleveland (May 23, 1931 – May 27, 2004) was an American film and television actress.

Early years Cleveland was born in New York City, the youngest of six siblings, to an established New Hampshire family, where she was raised. Her older brother was James Colgate Cleveland. Her parents were Dr. Mather Cleveland and his wife Susan Colgate Cleveland. Her father wrote New Hampshire and the Civil War and The Orthopedic Service at St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1859–1968. Her family has longstanding ties to Colby-Sawyer College, where the family papers, including hers, are archived.

Cleveland grew up in New London, New Hampshire. She attended Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, before graduating from Smith College.

Career Following her college graduation, Cleveland wrote scripts for radio programs

She wrote The Lion Is Busy, a children's book published in 1963. It was made into a record. She appeared in summer stock productions in Florida, New Hampshire, and New Jersey and performed in regional theatrical productions.

Personal life and death Cleveland married French-born American character actor Peter Schuyler Hobbs on August 28, 1965, at her parents' home in New London or on October 24, 1965, in Los Angeles. The union was apparently childless and ended in divorce in 1968.

Cleveland died from cancer in Santa Monica, California, four days after her 73rd birthday.

Partial filmography Year Title Role Notes 1967 Fitzwilly Dolly n/a 1978 Rabbit Test First Dancing Lady n/a 1983 Lies Aunt Louise n/a 1986 Psycho III Sister Margaret n/a 1986 The Whoopee Boys Wedding Guest n/a 1989 Nowhere to Run Grandma Franklin n/a 1997 Everybody Loves Raymond Phyllis 1 Episode 2000 Get Your Stuff Lillian n/a 2001 Donnie Darko Roberta Sparrow / Grandma Death n/a 2002 Taking the Wheel The Mother n/a