Pat Finley

Pat Finley (born 14 October 1940) is an American stage and television actress. She was also credited as Patte Finley in From a Bird's Eye View, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Perry Mason.

She was the daughter of Robert Finley, a Washington state supreme court judge, and his wife Werdna, a philanthropist and promoter of children's theater.[1] She grew up in the Pacific Northwest with her siblings Mary Ellen "Sparkle" and younger brother Randy Finley, who would go on to operate a chain of movie theaters in the Pacific Northwest.[2][3]

Beginning in the early 1960s Finley worked in off-Broadway stage musicals,[4] including Bye Bye Birdie[5] and Greenwich Village, U.S.A.[6] For a time she was managed by Wally Amos, future cookie entrepreneur, then of the William Morris Agency.[7]

During the 1970s Finley she had recurring roles on a number of TV shows, including on the short-lived The Funny Side, The Bob Newhart Show (in 15 episodes, as the steady girlfriend of Howard, portrayed by Bill Daily), and The Rockford Files (in 6 episodes, as the wife of Dennis Becker, portrayed by Joe Santos). She reprised her role on The Rockford Files in the 1996 television film Godfather Knows Best.[8]

In 1990 Finley she became a co-host of Seattle Today,[9] a local daytime television show.

Since the 1980s she has divided her time between Seattle and Annecy, France.[1]