Patricia Smith

Actor · Died January 2, 2011, aged 80 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Patricia Smith Lasell (February 20, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress who appeared in film and television roles from the early 1950s through the 1990s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patricia Smith (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: February 20, 1930
Died: January 2, 2011 (aged 80)
From: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Works as: Actor
Titles: 25 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Patricia Smith's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

32%

Bonds

22%

Morality

20%

Survival

18%

Power

Parenthood2 Justice2 Purpose2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6

Dark

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

Tense

Bittersweet

Romantic

Warm

Other

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 Haunting2 Infuriating2 Hopeful2 Unsettling2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet2
Tragic2
Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Patricia Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV3 titles, show their 3 titles on Shout! TV
Great American Pure Flix2 titles, show their 2 titles on Great American Pure Flix
Best TV Ever1 title, show their title on Best TV Ever
Best Westerns Ever1 title, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy

Subscription and free streaming for Patricia Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Mad City(1997)
as Jenny's Mother
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Mimi & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Actor
Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Sara Kingsley
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Who Is Julia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Marlene
Into Thin Air(1985)
as Olga Conway
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Double Negative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Lady in bookstore
Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Miss Roberts
Highway to Heaven(1984)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Making of a Male Model(1983)
as Mrs. Rockwell
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Who Will Love My Children?(1983)
as Cleta Thomas
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Scarlett O'Hara War(1980)
as Louise Knight
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker(1979)
as Marion Burke
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
A Woman Called Moses(1978)
Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Leah Jenkins
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Medical Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Returning Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Mrs. Cameron
The Rockford Files(1974)
Show 1 episode · as Ann Calhoun
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Planet Earth(1974)
as Skylar (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Tell Me Where It Hurts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Naomi
A Case of Rape(1974)
as Marge Bracken
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
I Love You...Good-bye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Gwen
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies(1973)
as Mrs. Wilma Walford
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Save the Tiger(1973)
as Janet Stoner
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Barnaby Jones(1973)
Show 1 episode · as Ellen Cleveland
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
The Bob Newhart Show(1972)
Show 7 episodes · as Margaret Hoover
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 2 episodes · as Gwen O'Connor
Nanny and the Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Tricia Grinaldi
The Debbie Reynolds Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 26 episodes · as Charlotte Landers
Hawaii Five-O(1968)
Show 1 episode · as Joyce Weber
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Division 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 87 episodes · as WPC Margaret Stewart
Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · as Edna Greely · as Sally Palay
Mission: Impossible(1966)
Show 1 episode · as Julia Keith
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Where's Everett? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Sylvia Barker
The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Isabel Nugent · as Marilee Walker · as Molly Swenson · as Mrs. Brown
My Favorite Martian(1963)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Amy Adams · as Lucille Steelman · as Norma Bartlett
Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Show 1 episode · as Norma Jasper
Route 66(1960)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Sylvia Bayles
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Bonanza(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Margaret Claybourne
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Perry Mason(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Wanda Buren
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Bachelor Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
as Helen Samson · as The Wife [Helen Samson]
The Spirit of St. Louis(1957)
as Mirror Girl
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Playwrights '56 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Jane Birdwell
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Abby · as Edna
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Death Valley Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Show 1 episode · as Eliza Jane Meeker
Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Show 1 episode · as Hester
Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Show 1 episode · as Clare · as Ginny Lipton · as Helen

Career shape

Star power in the 77^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles from 1948 to 1997; peak year 1973.

Highest rated

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

Midcredits 82^nd

Film career

19481997

Peak 1973 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1957Screen debut· The Spirit of St. Louis

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting58 of 58 · 73^rd

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s12 · acting1960s14 · acting1970s20 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Patricia Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73^rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

76^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

38^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

75^th and up12
50^th to 74^th9
25^th to 49^th3
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved5
Crowd Pleaser13
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)

69^th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Bob Newhart Show (1972)

Midcredits 90^th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Patricia Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Patricia Smith's MovieCove titles; John Erman shares the most, 2.

John Erman2 titles See all 2 shared titles with John Erman
Rosemary Murphy2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Rosemary Murphy