Pat Stevens
Pat Stevens | |
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Born |
Patricia Szczepaniak September 16, 1945 Linden, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died |
May 26, 2010 64) Rutland, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged
Cause of death | Breast cancer |
Occupation | Actress, voice actress |
Years active | 1973–1984 |
Spouse(s) | Jess Nadelman (m. 1980; her death 2010) |
Children | 2 |
Patricia "Pat" Stevens (née Szczepaniak September 16, 1945 – May 26, 2010) was an American actress and voice actress.[1] She is perhaps best known for her various nurse roles, particularly as Nurse Baker on M*A*S*H and her role as the second voice of the character Velma Dinkley on two Saturday morning cartoon series The Scooby-Doo Show and Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo during the same period (1976–1979).[2]
Career
Stevens voiced the character of Velma Dinkley from 1976 to 1979, leaving the show midway through Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo. She appeared on the long-running television series M*A*S*H from 1974 through 1978 as various nurses in 15 non-consecutive episodes. Stevens was first credited as Nurse Mitchell, then Nurse Baker, Nurse Stevens, Nurse Brown and Nurse Able, before appearing again as Nurse Baker in the episode “Margaret’s Marriage” in Season Five, and then finally in “Major Ego” during Season Seven, when she was credited as a Duty Nurse. [3]
Personal life and death
Stevens married former 1970s TV character actor Jess Nadelman in 1980; they had two children, Sara and David. According to an obituary published in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Stevens later transitioned from acting to teaching, where she worked “with elementary and secondary education teachers, integrating art into the regular curriculum including science and history.” [4]
Stevens died May 26, 2010, after a long battle with breast cancer at the age of 64 in Rutland, Massachusetts.[1] She was surrounded by her husband, Jess Nadelman and their children, Sara and David, as well as her six siblings.[5]
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1979 | Scooby Goes Hollywood | Velma Dinkley | Credited as Pat Stevens |
1984 | Crimes of Passion | Group Member #5 | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1973 | The Girl with Something Extra | Saleslady #2 / Marian | 2 episodes: And Baby Makes Two, Sugar and Spice and Quarterback Sneak |
1974 | Police Woman | The Secretary | 1 episode: The End Game |
1974–78 | M*A*S*H | Nurse Mitchell Nurse Baker Nurse Stevens Nurse Brown Nurse Able |
15 episodes:
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1975 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Tuck's Mother | 1 episode: The Skating Rink |
Karen | Wendy | 1 episode: Dena Might | |
1976–78 | The Scooby-Doo Show | Velma Dinkley | 40 episodes: 16 episodes – as part of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976) |
1976 | The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour | Velma Dinkley | 16 episodes (Scooby-Doo), 3 episodes (Dynomutt) |
1977 | We've Got Each Other | Role Unknown | 1 episode: My Brother's Keeper |
1978 | Dynomutt, Dog Wonder | Velma Dinkley | 3 episodes: The Wizard of Ooze, What Now, Lowbrow?, Everybody Hyde |
The Bob Newhart Show | Wanda Moss | 1 episode: Crisis in Education | |
ABC Weekend Specials | Mrs. Small | 1 episode: The Contest Kid and the Big Prize | |
1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Velma Dinkley | 11 episodes |
1980 | Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | Loni | 1 episode: Cavey and the Volcanic Villain |
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Preceded by Nicole Jaffe |
Voice of Velma Dinkley 1976–1979 |
Succeeded by Marla Frumkin |