Pat Finley (born 14 October 1940) is an American stage and television
actress. She was also credited as Patte Finley in From a Bird's Eye
View, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Perry Mason.She was the daughter
of Robert Finley, a Washington state supreme court judge, and his wife
Werdna, a philanthropist and promoter of children's theater. She grew
up in the Pacific Northwest with her siblings Mary Ellen "Sparkle" and
younger brother Randy Finley, who would go on to operate a chain of
movie theaters in the Pacific Northwest.Beginning in the early 1960s
Finley worked in off-Broadway stage musicals, including Bye Bye Birdie
and Greenwich Village, U.S.A. For a time she was managed by Wally
Amos, future cookie entrepreneur, then of the William Morris
Agency.During the 1970s Finley she had recurring roles on a number of
TV shows, including on the short-lived The Funny Side, The Bob Newhart
Show (in 15 episodes, as the steady girlfriend of Howard, portrayed by
Bill Daily), and The Rockford Files (in 6 episodes, as the wife of
Dennis Becker, portrayed by Joe Santos). She reprised her role on The
Rockford Files in the 1996 television film Godfather Knows Best.
actress. She was also credited as Patte Finley in From a Bird's Eye
View, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Perry Mason.She was the daughter
of Robert Finley, a Washington state supreme court judge, and his wife
Werdna, a philanthropist and promoter of children's theater. She grew
up in the Pacific Northwest with her siblings Mary Ellen "Sparkle" and
younger brother Randy Finley, who would go on to operate a chain of
movie theaters in the Pacific Northwest.Beginning in the early 1960s
Finley worked in off-Broadway stage musicals, including Bye Bye Birdie
and Greenwich Village, U.S.A. For a time she was managed by Wally
Amos, future cookie entrepreneur, then of the William Morris
Agency.During the 1970s Finley she had recurring roles on a number of
TV shows, including on the short-lived The Funny Side, The Bob Newhart
Show (in 15 episodes, as the steady girlfriend of Howard, portrayed by
Bill Daily), and The Rockford Files (in 6 episodes, as the wife of
Dennis Becker, portrayed by Joe Santos). She reprised her role on The
Rockford Files in the 1996 television film Godfather Knows Best.
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