Patricia Belcher facts for kids

Patricia Belcher is an American actress who has appeared in many movies, TV shows, and plays. You might know her as the funny and strict neighbor, Mrs. Dabney, in the Disney Channel show Good Luck Charlie. She also played the smart lawyer Caroline Julian in the popular TV series Bones.

Belcher has also been in many movies. Some of her famous film roles were in Jeepers Creepers (2001), 500 Days of Summer (2009), and Gatlopp (2022).

Life and Career

Patricia Belcher was born in Helena, Montana. Before she started acting, she was a contestant on the game show Jeopardy!.

Belcher is famous for playing characters who are in charge, like judges, doctors, and government workers. She often makes these serious roles funny. She has appeared in many popular TV shows, including Everybody Loves Raymond, Boston Legal, Seinfeld, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Famous Roles on TV and in Movies

In 2001, Belcher played a psychic named Jezelle Gay Hartman in the horror film Jeepers Creepers. The movie was very popular with audiences.

From 2006 to 2017, she had a recurring role on the show Bones. She played Caroline Julian, a tough but fair lawyer who helped the main characters solve crimes. A recurring role means she appeared in many episodes across different seasons.

In 2009, she appeared in the movie (500) Days of Summer. From 2010 to 2014, she became well-known to younger audiences as Mrs. Estelle Dabney on the Disney Channel show Good Luck Charlie. Mrs. Dabney was the main characters' grumpy but sometimes caring next-door neighbor.

More recently, Belcher has had a recurring role on another Disney Channel show, The Villains of Valley View, and appeared in the movie Father Stu (2022).

Selected Film and Television Roles

Patricia Belcher has acted in over 100 movies and TV shows. Here are some of her most well-known roles.

Film

• Flatliners (1990) - as Edna the Ward Nurse
• Clear and Present Danger (1994) - as an INS Officer
• Species (1995) - as a Hospital Clerk
• Message in a Bottle (1999) - as Annie
• Heartbreakers (2001) - as a Hotel Maid
• Jeepers Creepers (2001) - as Jezelle Gay Hartman
• The Number 23 (2007) - as Dr. Alice Mortimer
• 500 Days of Summer (2009) - as Millie Belcher
• Bad Words (2013) - as Ingrid
• I'll See You in My Dreams (2015) - as a Shelter Worker
• The Week Of (2018) - as Thelma
• Kajillionaire (2020) - as Althea
• Father Stu (2022) - as Maude
• Gatlopp (2022) - as Virginia
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) - as an Ant-Man Fan
• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) - as Judge Angelic

Television

• Beverly Hills, 90210 (1991) - as a Nun
• Seinfeld (1994) - as Woman #1
• Sister, Sister (1996-1998) - as Selma and later as Councilwoman Martha Hicks
• Everybody Loves Raymond (1997) - as Ruth
• The Hughleys (1998-2000) - as Jessie Mae
• The Norm Show (1999-2001) - as the Landlady
• The Proud Family (2003) - as the voice of Ms. Hightower
• Boston Legal (2004-2007) - as Judge Leslie Bishop
• How I Met Your Mother (2006) - as a Receptionist
• Bones (2006-2017) - as Caroline Julian
• The Middle (2009) - as Mrs. Rettig
• Better Off Ted (2009-2010) - as Janet S. Crotum
• Good Luck Charlie (2010-2014) - as Mrs. Estelle Dabney
• How to Get Away with Murder (2016) - as Corrine Stefano
• Trial & Error (2017) - as Judge Horsedich
• Young Sheldon (2019) - as Clara
• 9-1-1 (2020) - as a Neighbor
• The Villains of Valley View (2022-2023) - as Celia
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022-present) - as the voice of Principal Hightower
• Matlock (2024-present) - as Mrs. Belvin "Mrs. B"

Video Games

In 2013, Belcher provided a voice for the character Chimamanda in the video game Dead Island: Riptide.

See also

In Spanish: Patricia Belcher para niños