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{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Short description|American actress}}
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[[File:Patty Petersen Donna Reed 1963.JPG|thumb|Petersen and [[Donna Reed]] in 1963]]
[[File:Patty Petersen Donna Reed 1963.JPG|thumb|Petersen and [[Donna Reed]] in 1963]]
'''Patti Petersen Mirkovich''' (born December 2, 1954) is a retired American [[child actress]].<ref name="garver">{{cite book |last1=Garver |first1=Kathy |authorlink1=Kathy Garver |last2=Ascher |first2=Fred |title=X Child Stars: Where Are They Now? |date=15 April 2016 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-63076-114-1 |page=74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3GoCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA74 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Patti Petersen Mirkovich''' is a retired American [[actress]].


Petersen's brother costarred on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]''. She was written into the cast as Trisha, an [[adoption|adopted]] child after [[Shelley Fabares]] left the series.<ref>{{cite book |last1=LoBrutto |first1=Vincent |title=TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes] |date=2018 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-2973-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMVADwAAQBAJ&q=%22Patty+Petersen%22+actress&pg=PA384 |accessdate=January 30, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She stayed with the show until it ended in 1966.
Petersen's brother costarred on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pestiferous |newspaper=Courier-Journal |location=Louisville |date=5 April 1964 |page=101 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/107470903}}</ref> She was written into the cast as Trisha, an [[adoption|adopted]] child after [[Shelley Fabares]] left the series.<ref>{{cite book |last1=LoBrutto |first1=Vincent |title=TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes] |date=2018 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-2973-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMVADwAAQBAJ&q=%22Patty+Petersen%22+actress&pg=PA384 |accessdate=January 30, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> 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 music|country]] [[songwriter]]/singer for a while. Now known as Patti Petersen Mirkovich,{{Citation needed |date=January 2023}} she is the founder of an Internet company for novice authors, and is a teacher of computer studies for elementary, high school and adults. She has two children, Tim and Melissa.{{Citation needed |date=February 2023}}
After many commercials and industrial films, she semi-retired to marry and rear a family of her own. She was a [[country music|country]] [[songwriter]]/singer for a while.<ref name="garver"/> Now known as Patti Petersen Mirkovich, she is the founder of an Internet company for novice authors.<ref name="garver"/> She has two children.<ref name="garver"/>

She also serves on the board of the [[Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy birthday, Patti |url=https://www.donnareed.org/post/happy-birthday-patti |website=Donna Reed Foundation |access-date=25 May 2023 |language=en |date=2 December 2020}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*[[The Donna Reed Show]] (1963–66) (Trisha Stone) (99 episodes)
* [[The Donna Reed Show]] (1963–66) (Trisha Stone) (99 episodes)
*Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) (Trisha Stone, archive footage)
* Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) (Trisha Stone, archive footage)
*Real People with Stephanie Allensworth (2018) (Self) (Interview)
* Real People with Stephanie Allensworth (2018) (Self) (Interview)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.paulpetersen.com/patty.html Patti Petersen website]
* [http://www.paulpetersen.com/patty.html Patti Petersen website]


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Latest revision as of 18:30, 10 February 2024

Petersen and Donna Reed in 1963

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[edit]

  • 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)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Garver, Kathy; Ascher, Fred (15 April 2016). X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-63076-114-1.
  2. ^ "Pestiferous". Courier-Journal. Louisville. 5 April 1964. p. 101.
  3. ^ LoBrutto, Vincent (2018). TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-2973-4. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Happy birthday, Patti". Donna Reed Foundation. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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