Patricia Rae

Patricia Rae is an American actress.

Early life and work Rae, who is of Colombian ancestry, was born in Manhattan and spent her childhood in Queens. As a child, Rae spoke only Spanish at home, but learned to speak English by watching Sesame Street while she was in kindergarten. Rae was a very precocious child, quite talkative, and used her humor to deflect bad behavior. Two of her main influences growing up were Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball.

Rae's journey into the acting world began in elementary school. While in fourth grade, the drama teacher noticed her and recommended she be in the musical "Oliver Twist". She moved to Florida in her teens where she resumed her scholastic activities, and with the support of the Drama club, was able to find a successful and comfortable niche in acting. Her first experience on a film set came with her first professional job securing a co-starring role opposite Don Johnson in the (1984–1990) hit TV series "Miami Vice". In 2009 she had a small part as Maria in the movie "Dozers". Rae had a busy 2010, appearing in four films that year: Las Angeles, where she played Linda; American Flyer, where she played the role of Maria; Caged Animal, where she played an attorney; and Silverlake Video: The Movie, where she not only played the provocative role of Vikki, but also produced the film.

Television Rae has appeared on the small screen in several hit television series including Miami Vice, Chuck, The Mentalist, Third Watch, The Closer, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Life and Heartland. She also had recurring roles on The Chicago Code and on New York News, starring Mary Tyler Moore, but the show was canceled before she returned to the show. Rae had a recurring role on the CBS comedy New York News, and made brief cameo appearances in the following television shows; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Alias, Malcolm in the Middle and Zeke and Lutherand, where she played a tango instructor with her own school (Ms. Cordova's School of Dance).

Stage Rae's stage credits include the one-woman show 'Under Construction', which was a one-woman show, that Rae wrote, based loosely on her childhood. 'The Making of Patricia Rae', which premiered at the 'Stella Adler Conservatory' in 'New York', 'Zoraida', 'Mickey & Roger', 'Late One Sunday Night', 'Latin Lives', 'Faade', 'Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie', and 'The Seagull'. Rae is a member of the Elephant Theatre Company in Los Angeles, where she won a BackStage West Garland Award in 2008 for best ensemble performance in "In Arabia we'd all Be Kings" produced at The Elephant Theater. She is an accredited Power Flow Yoga teacher in Studio City, California.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Swimfan Jake's Nurse Nightstalker Teenager's Mother 2003 Maria Full of Grace Carla First Spanish speaking role 2004 Cut Off Val 2006 Midnight Clear Samantha 2007 Driftwood Carla Alvarez Crazy Patty 2008 Chasing the Green Mona Beads Heaven's Messenger Shelly 2009 Dozers Maria 2010 Las Angeles Linda American Flyer Maria Silverlake Video: The Movie Vikki Caged Animal Lawyer 2011 Detachment Ms. Estrada Tamale Lesson Blanca 2013 The Big Wedding Madonna Soto 2015 Bloodsucking Bastards Sofia 2017 Big Bear Waitress

Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 Miami Vice Sally Episode: "Florence Italy" 1995 New York News Ghetto Mom Episode: "Good-Bye Gator" 1997 Law & Order Claudia Episode: "Harvest" 1999 Third Watch Mother Episode: "Hell Is What You Make of It" 2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sonia Paredes Episode: "Baby Killer" 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Tia Episode: "Jones" 2003 Malcolm in the Middle Ranch Hand's Wife Episode: "Academic Octathalon" 2003 Alias Young Girl's Mother Episode: "Reunion" 2007 Heartland Emily Diaz-Turner Episode: "The Places You'll Go" 2008 The Closer Mrs. Guzman Episode: "Sudden Death" 2008 Life Stella Horta Episode: "Everything... All the Time" 2009 Chuck Bolonia Grimes Episodes: "Chuck Versus the Ring", "Chuck Versus the Predator", "Chuck Versus the Suburbs" 2010 Zeke and Luther Miss Cordova Episode: "Crouching Zeke, Dancing Luther" 2011 The Chicago Code Gloria Betz Episode: "Hog Butcher" 2011 The Mentalist Esther Episode: "Bloodhounds" 2012 Blue Bloods Mrs. Ortiz Episode: "Parenthood" 2019–2023 All Rise Judge Abigail Delgado 18 episodes