Patricia Belcher (born April 7, 1954) is an American film, stage and
television actress, known for her roles as Ms. 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.Belcher was born in Helena, Montana. She 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 5 games. She
studied acting under the guidance of many drama teachers, including
the Oscar-nominated actress, Beah Richards.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
also has made appearances in television series, including 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. She is also one of the most active actors
appearing in commercials. Products include GEICO, Staples, Time
Warner, American Cancer Society and Wells Fargo.In 2001, Belcher was
cast as Jezelle Gay Hartman, a psychic, in the horror film Jeepers
Creepers. The film received mixed reviews from critics, however
received positive awards from audiences. The film was a commercial
success, opening in 2,944 theaters and took in a domestic gross of
$37,904,175; it later made $21,313,614 internationally, making a total
of $59,217,789 worldwide. In 2003, Belcher was originally going to
appear again as Jezelle Gay Hartman in Jeepers Creepers 2, as the plot
was about her character and Gina Philips' character hunting down The
Creeper, while a school bus full of teens terrorized by The Creeper
was just a subplot. But the more writer and director Victor Salva
worked on the script, the more the bus plot became more interesting.
So he decide to scrap both her and Philip's plot and concentrate the
film on the bus instead.
television actress, known for her roles as Ms. 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.Belcher was born in Helena, Montana. She 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 5 games. She
studied acting under the guidance of many drama teachers, including
the Oscar-nominated actress, Beah Richards.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
also has made appearances in television series, including 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. She is also one of the most active actors
appearing in commercials. Products include GEICO, Staples, Time
Warner, American Cancer Society and Wells Fargo.In 2001, Belcher was
cast as Jezelle Gay Hartman, a psychic, in the horror film Jeepers
Creepers. The film received mixed reviews from critics, however
received positive awards from audiences. The film was a commercial
success, opening in 2,944 theaters and took in a domestic gross of
$37,904,175; it later made $21,313,614 internationally, making a total
of $59,217,789 worldwide. In 2003, Belcher was originally going to
appear again as Jezelle Gay Hartman in Jeepers Creepers 2, as the plot
was about her character and Gina Philips' character hunting down The
Creeper, while a school bus full of teens terrorized by The Creeper
was just a subplot. But the more writer and director Victor Salva
worked on the script, the more the bus plot became more interesting.
So he decide to scrap both her and Philip's plot and concentrate the
film on the bus instead.
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