Patricia Belcher
Patricia Belcher is an American film, stage, and television actress, known for her roles as Mrs. Dabney in the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie and as United States Attorney Caroline Julian in the FOX crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones. In film, she is known for starring in Jeepers Creepers (2001), 500 Days of Summer (2009), Bad Words (2013), Kajillionaire (2020), and Gatlopp (2022). Born in Helena, Montana, Belcher is of African-American descent. Prior to becoming an actress, Belcher was a contestant on Jeopardy!, losing to then-attorney Ron Black in one of his five games. Belcher is known for playing judges, doctors, nurses, government officials, and other authority figures, often to comic effect. She has made many appearances in films and television series, including The Number 23, Unknown, Jeepers Creepers, Heartbreakers, and (500) Days of Summer. She made appearances in television series, including The Norm Show (on which she had a recurring role), The Hughleys (on which she had a recurring role), Everybody Loves Raymond, Boston Legal, The Jake Effect, Twins, The Proud Family, Seinfeld, Sister, Sister, In Plain Sight, The Middle, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Still Sitting Down, Beverly Hills, 90210, and How to Get Away with Murder. In 2001, Belcher was cast as Jezelle Gay Hartman, a psychic, in the horror film Jeepers Creepers. The film was a commercial success, making a total of $59,217,789 worldwide. From 2006 until 2017, she recurred on Bones as attorney Caroline Julian. In 2009, she played Millie in the romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer. The film was a box office success, earning over $60 million in worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget. Also that year through 2010, she had a recurring role on Better Off Ted as Janet S. Crotum, the head of human resources of Veridian Dynamics. On May 13, 2010, ABC cancelled the series due to low viewing figures. After the cancellation of Better Off Ted, Belcher moved on and began another recurring role on the Disney Channel sitcom. Good Luck Charlie, playing neighbour Estelle Dabney. It ran for four seasons, ending in 2014. In 2013, she appeared as Ingrid in Bad Words, and she voiced Chimamanda Lobo in the video game Dead Island: Riptide. Later that year, Belcher again teamed with Jeepers Creepers writer and director Victor Salva for his horror film Dark House. In 2022, she made a brief appearance in the film Father Stu, playing the role of a meat and seafood grocery store clerk. She also began recurring on another Disney Channel sitcom, The Villains of Valley View. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patricia Belcher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2024 · Matlock as Emmalyn Belvin
- 2024 · Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F as Judge Angelic
- 2024 · Break as Hattie
- 2023 · Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Ant-Man Fan
- 2022 · Gatlopp as Virginia
- 2022 · The Villains of Valley View as Celia
- 2022 · Asking For It as Nana
- 2022 · The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Principal Hightower (voice)
- 2020 · Kajillionaire as Althea
- 2019 · Bob Hearts Abishola as Esther
- 2019 · No Good Nick as Ingrid
- 2019 · The Way We Weren't as Dr. Dietz
- 2018 · The Rookie as Mrs. Crouch
- 2018 · The Neighborhood as Sister Sabrina
- 2018 · Single Parents as Vice Principal Sara Yarble
- 2018 · Forever as Ellen
- 2018 · The Week Of as Thelma
- 2018 · A.P. Bio as Superintendent Kolpein
- 2018 · 9-1-1 as The Wallaces' Neighbor
- 2017 · Will & Grace as Ellie
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Clara
- 2017 · Trial & Error as Judge Horsedich
- 2017 · Santa Clarita Diet as Roberta
- 2015 · I'll See You in My Dreams as Shelter Worker
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Corrine Stefano
- 2014 · Sister as Miss Thompson
- 2014 · I Didn't Do It as Candy
- 2013 · Mom as Gloria
- 2013 · Bad Words as Ingrid
- 2012 · I Do as Gloria
- 2012 · Emily Owens, M.D as Dolores
- 2012 · Shuffle as Psychiatrist
- 2012 · Walking the Halls as Principal Jenkins
- 2010 · Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer as Maybelle
- 2010 · Five Star Day as Patty the Waitress
- 2010 · Good Luck Charlie as Estelle Dabney
- 2010 · Good Luck Charlie as Estelle Dabney / Virginia
- 2009 · The Middle as Mrs. Rettig
- 2009 · Community as Cafeteria Lady
- 2009 · (500) Days of Summer as Millie
- 2009 · Better Off Ted as Janet
- 2008 · Over Her Dead Body as Helen
- 2007 · The Still Life as Meter Maid
- 2007 · The Number 23 as Dr. Alice Mortimer
- 2006 · Unknown as Depot Supervisor
- 2006 · The Jake Effect as Vice Principal Curtis
- 2006 · The Loop as
- 2005 · Hot Properties as
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Receptionist
- 2005 · Close to Home as
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as Receptionist
- 2005 · Twins as
- 2005 · Bones as Caroline Julian
- 2005 · Edmond as Woman on Subway
- 2005 · The Proud Family Movie as Miss Hightower (voice)
- 2005 · Weeds as Miriam Walters
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Judge
- 2005 · American Dad! as Citizenship and Immigration Services Clerk (voice)
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Judge Leslie Bishop
- 2004 · Rodney as Renette
- 2004 · Criminal as Female Bank Executive
- 2004 · Cut & Run as Roberta
- 2004 · TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self
- 2003 · I Love Your Work as Dr. Fein
- 2003 · Cold Case as Margaret Trudlow (2008)
- 2003 · Las Vegas as
- 2003 · Dry Cycle as Abagail
- 2002 · Still Standing as Miss Bodin
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Georgia Reston
- 2002 · Andy Richter Controls the Universe as
- 2002 · Leap of Faith as Nurse
- 2001 · According to Jim as Mrs. Kretzer
- 2001 · The Proud Family as
- 2001 · The Proud Family as Juicy's Owner (voice)
- 2001 · One on One as Dr. Gilkes
- 2001 · Jeepers Creepers as Jezelle Gay Hartman
- 2000 · The Trouble with Normal as Lila
- 2000 · Girlfriends as
- 2000 · The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood as Deacon
- 2000 · Malcolm in the Middle as Dr. Lucille Armstrong
- 1999 · Molly as Margaret Duffy
- 1999 · Family Law as Judge Wilhelmina Chais
- 1999 · The Wood as Mrs. Hughes
- 1999 · Message in a Bottle as Annie
- 1998 · The Hughleys as
- 1998 · You Lucky Dog as Judge Tanner
- 1997 · Brooklyn South as Regina Hopkins
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as
- 1997 · The Practice as Jury Forewoman
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Professor Hutchins
- 1996 · Life's Work as
- 1996 · Everybody Loves Raymond as Ruth
- 1996 · Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace as Impatient Customer
- 1995 · National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins as Modesto Judge
- 1995 · The Single Guy as Newsweek Interviewer
- 1995 · Murder One as Mrs. Harris
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Judge Holloway
- 1995 · Body Language as Judge May
- 1995 · Species as Hospital Admittance Clerk
- 1995 · The Parent 'Hood as
- 1995 · Cybill as
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Ms. Raphael
- 1994 · ER as Ward Nurse
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women as Female Judge
- 1994 · Clear and Present Danger as INS Officer
- 1994 · Sister, Sister as
- 1994 · Sister, Sister as Martha Hicks
- 1994 · Sister, Sister as Councilwoman Martha Hicks
- 1992 · Martin as
- 1991 · Reasonable Doubts as Vivian Jones
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as
- 1990 · Flatliners as Edna
- 1990 · Dream On as Nurse
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Woman #1
- 1989 · Coach as Neighbor
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Counselor
- Future · Doorways as Madge