Patty Petersen Explained
Patti Petersen Mirkovich (born December 2, 1954) is a retired American child actress.[1]
Petersen's brother costarred on ABC's The Donna Reed Show.[2] She was written into the cast as Trisha, an adopted child after Shelley Fabares left the series.[3] She stayed with the show until it ended in 1966.
After many commercials and industrial films, she semi-retired to marry and rear a family of her own. She was a country songwriter/singer for a while.[1] Now known as Patti Petersen Mirkovich, she is the founder of an Internet company for novice authors.[1] She has two children.[1]
She also serves on the board of the Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts.[4]
Filmography
- The Donna Reed Show (1963–66) (Trisha Stone) (99 episodes)
- Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) (Trisha Stone, archive footage)
- Real People with Stephanie Allensworth (2018) (Self) (Interview)
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Garver . Kathy . Kathy Garver . Ascher . Fred . X Child Stars: Where Are They Now? . 15 April 2016 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-63076-114-1 . 74 . en.
- News: Pestiferous . Courier-Journal . Louisville . 5 April 1964 . 101 .
- Book: LoBrutto . Vincent . TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes] ]. 2018 . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-4408-2973-4 . January 30, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Happy birthday, Patti . Donna Reed Foundation . 25 May 2023 . en . 2 December 2020.
