
Acting
Patsy Parsons
Also Known As: Patricia Parsons, Patsy Lee Parsons
Birth Date
June 9, 1931
Death Date
October 26, 2006
(passed away at 75)
Place of Birth
Parkersburg - West Virginia - USA
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Biography
From Wikipedia Patricia Parsons (June 9, 1931 – October 26, 2006), better known as Patsy Parsons, sometimes credited as Patsy Lee Parsons, was an American character actress who appeared in about a dozen films beginning in 1937. She was born in Parkersburg, W.Va,. but moved to Hollywood at age 5. She began acting at age 6, and mostly did child roles, notably in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), starring James Cagney. But she is perhaps best remembered for one of her few adult roles, as the evil space tyrant "Cleolanthe" on the TV show Rocky Jones, Space Ranger in 1954. Like many former child stars, Parsons had difficulty finding good adult roles. She retired shortly after leaving Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, making one last TV appearance on Science Fiction Theater in 1956. She was still only in her mid-20s when she stopped acting. Parsons had a busy post-entertainment career in California as the wife of banker and community activist Solon Soteras. As Pat Soteras, she worked at Pepperdine University and raised three children, Alexander, Nickoletta and Anthony. She also wrote a weekly column for the Malibu Times. In her later years, she was most remembered for her work with the Agoura/Oak Park/ Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce where, as its executive director, she increased membership eightfold. In memory of her work with the chamber, the Patricia Soteras scholarship fund was established.
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Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
1954 • 52 episodes

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Josie Cohan, as a girl of 12
1942

Menace from Outer Space
Queen Cleolanta
1956

You Can't Buy Luck
Orphan Girl (uncredited)
1937

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Marlene Titus
1942

Heroes of the Saddle
Peggy Bell
1940

Meet Dr. Christian
Patsy Hewitt
1939

Crash of Moons
Queen Cleolanta
1954

The Gypsy Moon
Cleolanta
1954

Silver Needle in the Sky
Cleolanta
1954

Manhunt in Space
Cleolanta
1954

They Wanted to Marry
Patsy
1937

Melody for Three
Nancy Highby (uncredited)
1941

Beyond the Moon
Queen Cleolanta
1954

They Meet Again
Susie
1941