Patricia Wettig

Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her roles in the television series' Thirtysomething, Prison Break and Brothers & Sisters. In film, she is known for her role in City Slickers.

Wettig, one of four sisters (Pam, Patricia, Phylis and Peggy), was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Florence (née Morlock) and Clifford Neal Wettig, a college basketball coach. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Temple University in 1975. She recently returned to her studies, receiving an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College in 2001. Wettig is married to actor and producer Ken Olin; they have two children, Clifford (b. 1983) and Roxanne (b. 1986).

Although Wettig has acted in a number of films (including City Slickers, Guilty by Suspicion, and The Langoliers), she is best known for her work on television. In particular, she received critical acclaim (and a number of awards) for her role as Nancy Weston on ABC's Thirtysomething. In particular Wettig's portrayal of Nancy's cancer struggle attracted considerable acclaim and attemtion. She also portrayed Joanne McFadden on the television program St. Elsewhere. In addition, Wettig appeared in a number of popular television programs during the 1980s and 1990s including L.A. Law, Frasier, Hill Street Blues, and Remington Steele.

Wettig is a featured cast member in the ABC series Brothers & Sisters, which debuted in September 2006, where she initially portrays the Walker family patriarch's mistress, Holly Harper. Her character is now co-CEO at Ojai Foods with Sarah Walker, the daughter of William Walker. Wettig also had the recurring role of CIA psychotherapist Dr. Judy Barnett on Alias, which was produced and directed by her husband, former Thirtysomething co-star Ken Olin. Before joining Brothers & Sisters, she played the fictional Vice President Caroline Reynolds on the 2005 Fox television drama, Prison Break. She turned down Fox's offer of becoming a series regular on Prison Break in order to pursue Brothers & Sisters. Although in 2007 ABC and FOX agreed that Wettig could briefly reprise her role as Caroline Reynolds, providing off- camera voice-overs and appearing in a scene with Wentworth Miller.