Patricia Patts (born July 31, 1967) is an American actress, singer,
songwriter and entrepreneur. She played the lead role in the 1978 Los
Angeles touring production of Annie, and the voice of Peppermint Patty
on the show Peanuts.Patts was born July 31, 1967, in California. She
is one of five children, all of whom were involved in acting or music.
She started as a child actor in the early 1970s performing in local
theatre companies in the Pasadena area. At age six, she appeared in
her first commercial for Mama Celeste Pizza.Patts attended Pasadena
Alternative School and, while a student, was appointed to a student
trustee's position on the Pasadena Board of Education.In 1977, Norman
Lear was casting for a new version of The Little Rascals. Patts had
originally auditioned for the role of Darla, but since she wasn't the
Darla type, they wrote in a new role for her; Rocky. That year she
also had a small role in the short lived TV show, A Year at the Top.
In 1978, she auditioned, along with 2,000 other girls, for a role in
the Los Angeles touring production of Annie. She won the title role
and went on to play the part in San Francisco and Los Angeles between
1978-1979. At the same time, she was also the voice of Peppermint
Patty for the Peanuts cartoons.
songwriter and entrepreneur. She played the lead role in the 1978 Los
Angeles touring production of Annie, and the voice of Peppermint Patty
on the show Peanuts.Patts was born July 31, 1967, in California. She
is one of five children, all of whom were involved in acting or music.
She started as a child actor in the early 1970s performing in local
theatre companies in the Pasadena area. At age six, she appeared in
her first commercial for Mama Celeste Pizza.Patts attended Pasadena
Alternative School and, while a student, was appointed to a student
trustee's position on the Pasadena Board of Education.In 1977, Norman
Lear was casting for a new version of The Little Rascals. Patts had
originally auditioned for the role of Darla, but since she wasn't the
Darla type, they wrote in a new role for her; Rocky. That year she
also had a small role in the short lived TV show, A Year at the Top.
In 1978, she auditioned, along with 2,000 other girls, for a role in
the Los Angeles touring production of Annie. She won the title role
and went on to play the part in San Francisco and Los Angeles between
1978-1979. At the same time, she was also the voice of Peppermint
Patty for the Peanuts cartoons.
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