| Patricia Wheel | |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1925 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1949–1976 |
| Children: | 2 |
Patricia Wheel (December 9, 1925 – June 3, 1986) was an American actress who appeared in films and TV series from the 1940s to the 1970s.[1]
Wheel was the daughter of Lester H. Wheel and his wife, Helene, and she had a sister, Lesley. She was born in New York City in 1925. She graduated from St. Agatha's school in New York and attended Hunter Model School. When she was 15, she received a dramatic scholarship and performed with a Long Island summer stock company.[2]
During World War II, Wheel participated in a six-month USO tour through the South Pacific. Her activities with the troupe included tap dancing and acting in a production of Doughgirls. She also presented plays using people selected from the military personnel at Army camps.[3]
Wheel began her acting career in 1949, appearing in TV series like A Woman to Remember, Ford Theatre, Cameo Theatre, Somerset Maugham TV Theatre, The Billy Rose Show, and Lux Video Theatre among others.[4]
She also appeared in the films Cry Uncle! and Jeremy.[1] In the 1950s she had the title role in The Doctor's Wife, a soap opera on NBC radio.[5]
Wheel appeared in several Broadway Productions during the 1950s and 1960s like Cyrano de Bergerac, Charley's Aunt and Butterflies Are Free.[1]
On September 27, 1954, Wheel married industrial designer Eric Henry Alba Teran.[6] They had two sons, Andrew and Timothy Teran. She died on June 3, 1986, aged 61, in New York City after a long illness.[7]