Something So Right

Background:

American actress Marne Patterson is most famous to TV audiences for her portrayal of Nicole Farrell in the NBC sitcom “Something So Right” (1996-1998), in which she picked up a Young Artist nomination. The 1989 Junior Vocalist Winner on “Star Search” played Lori Lansford in the WB short-lived comedy “Movie Stars” (1999-2000) and had a recurring role as Christy Jenkins in the hit series “Charmed” (2006). She has also guested in a number of TV series, including “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “Nip/Tuck,” “That '70s Show,” “Supernatural,” Grounded For Life” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Miss Patterson's fans can see her in such movies as “Camp Nowhere” (1994), “Final Vendetta” (1996), “The Stalking of Laurie Show” (2000, TV), “Who's Your Daddy?” (2003), “Standing Still” (2005), “Cloud 9” (2006), Pope Dreams” (2006), “The Beautiful Ordinary” (2007) and the upcoming “Starship Troopers 3: Marauder” (2008) and “The Beacon” (2009).

Patterson is the girlfriend of New Jersey-born actor Paul Wasilewski (born on July 23, 1982), whom she met on the set of the 2006 comedy film “Cloud Nine.” The Los Angeles native is a longtime animal lover and actively supports an animal advocacy group, Amanda Foundation. She states she would love to have a pet because she loves them, but with her busy schedule she would not be home enough to be a suitable parent.

Junior Vocalist

Childhood and Family:

Marnette Provost Patterson, more known as Marne Patterson, was born on April 26, 1980, in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is a make-up artist in California and her aunt is ex-child actress Dana Dillaway. Marne was educated at L.A. Valley College.

In 1989, Marnie became the winner of Junior Vocalist on Star Search.

In her free time, blond-haired, hazel-eyed Marnie enjoys horseback riding, cooking, hiking, kickboxing, singing and others. Besides, she likes to watch her favorite movies, which include “Gone With the Wind,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “The Usual Suspects.”

“I’m actually kind of a tomboy. I’m a guy’s kind of girl. I love hanging out with just like a group of guys and being real. I’m a total dork! I like snowboarding, surfing, doing fun, cheesy, crazy things. I love reading. I love to go out to dinner, go on hikes, do nature things and travel.” Marne Patterson

The Beacon

Career:

Like her aunt, former child actress Dana Dillaway, Marne Patterson began acting at a very young age. She appeared in commercials for Barbie dolls and Jell-O pudding. At age 6, Patterson moved on to have a guest starring role on “Mama's Family,” an old school sitcom starring Vicki Lawrence which ran from 1983 to 1990, and made her big screen debut three years later in Stephen Hopkins' horror, “A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child” (1989), which starred Robert Englund and Lisa Wilcox.

After appearing in a 1990 episode of “Good Grief,” Patterson landed the role of Emily Del'Amico on the short-lived drama series “Under Cover” (1991), about a husband-and-wife team of spies working for the National Intelligence Agency, and followed it up with a string of voice over gigs. She voiced Lucy Van Pelt on the based-on-comics telepics “It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown!” and “It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown” (both 1992) and Amy on the direct-to-video animated film “The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten” (also 1992).

1993 saw Patterson play Arlene on the short/family film “Secret Adventures: Spin” and went on to reprise the role in “Secret Adventures: Snag,” “Secret Adventures: Smash” and “Secret Adventures: Shrug” (all 1994) and “Secret Adventures: Slam” (1995). In between the projects, she was featured on Phillip Noyce' “Sliver” (1993), playing Joanie Ballinger. The uneven psychological sex-thriller starred Sharon Stone, William Baldwin and Tom Berenger. She was also cast in the supporting role of Trish Prescott on the Jonathan Prince-directed family/adventure “Camp Nowhere” (1994), along side John Putch and Peter Scolari, and appeared as Allison Cheever in a 2004 episode of “Boy Meets World” called “Turnaround.”

Next up for Patterson, she portrayed Jane Powell in “Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story” (1995), a biopic made-for-TV-film starring Sherilyn Fenn in the title role, and Nicole in “The Great Mom Swap” (1995), a high school comedy TV movie which reunited her with director Jonathan Prince, in addition to guesting in such shows as “Unhappily Ever After,” “Something Wilder,” “Kirk” and “3rd Rock from the Sun.” However, the then-16-year-old girl did not earn her big breakthrough until she won the role of Nicole Farrell on the NBC comedy series “Something So Right” (1996-1998), which starred Mel Harris and Jere Burns. Delivering a fine performance, she received a 1997 Young Artist nomination in the category of Best Performance in a TV Comedy - Supporting Young Actress.

Patterson joined the cast of the short-lived sitcom “Minor Adjustments” in the role of Joanna Emsen in 1996. She appeared in three episodes during January to May before the show was canceled in June. Also in 1996, she played Young Jenny on the thriller movie “Final Vendetta,” which starred Peter Boyle, Bridgette Wilson and Scott Cohen. Guest spots in “Saved by the Bell: The New Class” and “Odd Man Out” ensued in 1997 and 1999, respectively.

It was also in 1999 that Patterson made her return to series TV as a regular. She starred as Lori Lansford on the WB sitcom “Movie Stars,” opposite Harry Hamlin as Reese Hardin, Jennifer Grant as Jacey Wyatt and Mark Benninghoffen as Todd Hardin, among others. Unfortunately for Patterson, the show only lasted two seasons.

2000 saw Patterson in “Touched by an Angel” and “That '70s Show” and in the TV film “The Stalking of Laurie Show,” in which she costarred as Michelle Lambert, opposite Mary-Margaret Humes and Jennifer Finnigan. She then supported Robert Urich and David Keith for the drama film “Clover Bend” (2001), portrayed Brittany Van Horn in the comedy “Who's Your Daddy?” (2003), appeared with Jennie Garth in the award-winning drama “Secret Santa” (2003, TV), had a feature role on the lesbian-themed “Standing Still” (2005), directed by Matthew Cole Weiss, as well as appeared in the episodes of “Dead Last” (2001), “Nip/Tuck” and “Run of the House” (both 2003) and “Cracking Up” (2004).

In October 2005, Patterson was seen as Charlie, a young high school student caught in the madness of Bloody Mary, on an episode of the popular WB series “Supernatural” called “Bloody Mary.” Still in October, she also guest starred as an minor drinker named Jenna on the comedy series “Grounded For Life.” In February 2006, Patterson started her recurring role on the hit WB show “Charmed,” playing Christy Jenkins. She stayed with the show until May 2006. On the movie front, she was cast in the Burt Reynolds/Paul Rodriguez comedy “Cloud 9” (2006), which also starred future boyfriend Paul Wasilewski, costarred as Brady Rossman in the Patrick Hogan drama “Pope Dreams” (2006), which was a festival darling, and teamed up with Alex Frost for the drama “The Standard” (2006). Her acting credits in 2007 included small roles in the action/crime movie “Kush,” directed and penned by York Shackleton, and Jess Manafort's comedy/drama, “The Beautiful Ordinary,” a supporting role in the made-for-TV-film “By Appointment Only” and a guest starring role in the CBS well-liked show “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”

Currently, Patterson has completed filming “Starship Troopers 3: Marauder” (2008), an adventure starring Casper Van Dien and Jolene Blalock. She will play Christina Wade in the forthcoming “The Beacon” (2009). The thriller is directed and penned by Michael Stokes and stars Teri Polo, David Rees Snell and Elaine Hendrix.

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