Patricia Idlette
Patricia Ann Idlette is an American actress known for her role as List of [Dead Like Me characters#Kiffany|Kiffany] in Showtime's Dead Like Me. She also appeared in four episodes of Battlestar Galactica (2004 [TV series)|Battlestar Galactica] as politician Sarah Porter, and as Melanie Blackstone in the miniseries Amerika. Idlette portrayed Katherine Jackson, mother of Michael Jackson, in the 2004 biopic Man in the Mirror: The [Michael Jackson Story]. She appeared as Brenda's mother in Scary Movie 3 in 2003.
Early years
Originally from Miami, Florida, she trained as an actress in Florida and Michigan. When Idlette was a sophomore at Miami Dade College she won first place in oral interpretation of poetry and prose in the Florida State Speech Tournament, outdoing competition that included college seniors and graduate students.Career
She moved to Canada to join the repertory company of the Stratford Festival, acting in productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It and Medea. She remained based in Canada for many years, acting on stage in Toronto and Vancouver and appearing as a guest actor in television series such as Street Legal, The Littlest Hobo, Adderly, Katts and Dog and The X-Files.She garnered a Dora [Mavor Moore Award] nomination for Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role for her performance in Susan G. Cole's play A Fertile Imagination.
She moved back to Florida in the early 2000s.