Patricia Richardson

Biography

Patricia Castle Richardson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical. and for her role as Dr. Andy Campbell in Strong Medicine (2002-2005).

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Grey's Anatomy

NCIS

The Blacklist

The West Wing

Quantum Leap

The View

The Cosby Show

All Movies (29)

• Chantilly Bridge2023 · as Shelley
• County Line: No Fear2022 · as Maddie Hall
• County Line: All In2022 · as Maddie
• A Very Vintage Christmas2019 · as Margaret
• Cubby2019 · as Peggy Nabel
• A Christmas in Tennessee2018 · as Martha
• Dayworld2018 · as Mother
• Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting2018 · as Delores D'Amboise
• County Line2017 · as Maddie Hall
• Snow Bride2013 · as Maggie Tannenhill
• Chance at Romance2013 · as May
• Smart Cookies2012 · as Lola
• Beautiful Wave2012 · as Sue
• Avarice2012 · as Claire
• Bringing Ashley Home2011 · as Michelle McGee
• The Jensen Project2010 · as Ingrid
• California Dreaming2007 · as Bonnie
• Candy Paint2005 · as Linda Miller
• Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement2003 · as Jill Taylor (archive footage)
• Dead Simple2001 · as Helen / Wanda
• Ulee's Gold1997 · as Connie Hope
• Sophie and the Moonhanger1996 · as Bonnie Edgerton
• In Country1989 · as Cindy
• Lost Angels1989 · as Cheryl's Mother
• Parent Trap III1989 · as Cassie McGuire
• Hands of a Stranger1987 · as Helen
• Double Image1986 · as Joan Black
• C.H.U.D.1984 · as Ad Woman
• Christmas Evil1980 · as Moss' Mother

All TV Shows (26)

• E.B. White's Charlotte's Web2025 · as Widow Fussy (voice)
• Shifting Gears2025 · as Grief Group Member
• Blindspot2015 · as Dr. Nora Lee Roga
• The Blacklist2013 · as Matilda
• Last Man Standing2011 · as Helen Potts
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Tessa Hobbes
• NCIS2003 · as Judy Price Fielding
• Good Day Live2001 · as Self
• Blonde2001 · as Gladys Baker
• Strong Medicine2000 · as Dr. Andy Campbell
• The West Wing1999 · as Sheila Brooks
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Annabel Hayes
• The View1997 · as Self
• Undue Influence1996 · as Laurel Vega
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• Home Improvement1991 · as Jill Taylor
• FM1989 · as Lee-Ann Plunkett
• Quantum Leap1989 · as Rachel Porter
• Eisenhower and Lutz1988 · as Kay "K.K." Dunne
• Spenser: For Hire1985
• The Equalizer1985 · as Saleswoman
• The Equalizer1985 · as Sandy
• The Cosby Show1984 · as Mrs. Schrader
• Double Trouble1984 · as Beth McConnell
• Kate & Allie1984
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self