Patsy Garrett was born on May 4, 1921 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Benji (1974), Nanny and the Professor (1970) and The Parallax View (1974). She was married to Alexander Kokinacis. She died on January 8, 2015 in Indio, California, USA.
Lively, ever-beaming character actress who played the role of Mary Gruber in the "Benji" dog film series.
Did voicework for Saturday morning Hanna-Barbera cartoons in the late 1960s.
Her late husband, Alexander Kokinacis, was a composer who wrote under the name Nick Alexander.
Retired to Palm Springs, California, where she has continued to perform in local theater productions.
A singer before she became an actress, she sang with Fred Waring's radio show for five years (1938-1943). She helped popularize the standard Cole Porter tune "Begin the Beguine".
Being a character actor means you don't have to keep up your beauty while other girls are lucky to get 10 years out of work. When you get to a certain age and there's nothing more for you, character actors can work up into their 70s and 80s.
It's way better to be a second star than to be the top dog a lot of times.