Patience Mather Cleveland (May 23, 1931 â€" May 27, 2004) was an
American film and television actress.Cleveland was born in New York
City, the youngest of six siblings, to an old established New
Hampshire family, where she was raised. Her parents were Dr. Mather
Cleveland, M.D., and his wife, Susan Colgate Cleveland. Her father
authored New Hampshire and the Civil War and The Orthopedic Service at
St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1859â€"1968. Her family has
longstanding ties to Colby-Sawyer College, where the family papers,
including her own, are archived.Cleveland graduated from Miss Porter's
School and Smith College.[citation needed]A children's book that she
wrote, The Lion Is Busy, was published in 1963. She made appearances
in many television shows, including Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond,
That's Life, The Drew Carey Show, Angel, ER, along with voice acting
in other shows such as Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, as well as
many television commercials. She acted in several feature films,
including playing the reclusive Roberta Sparrow, also known as
"Grandma Death", in the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko.
American film and television actress.Cleveland was born in New York
City, the youngest of six siblings, to an old established New
Hampshire family, where she was raised. Her parents were Dr. Mather
Cleveland, M.D., and his wife, Susan Colgate Cleveland. Her father
authored New Hampshire and the Civil War and The Orthopedic Service at
St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1859â€"1968. Her family has
longstanding ties to Colby-Sawyer College, where the family papers,
including her own, are archived.Cleveland graduated from Miss Porter's
School and Smith College.[citation needed]A children's book that she
wrote, The Lion Is Busy, was published in 1963. She made appearances
in many television shows, including Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond,
That's Life, The Drew Carey Show, Angel, ER, along with voice acting
in other shows such as Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, as well as
many television commercials. She acted in several feature films,
including playing the reclusive Roberta Sparrow, also known as
"Grandma Death", in the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko.
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