Patricia Belcher

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Patricia Belcher is an American film, stage and television actress, known for her roles as Ms. Dabney in the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie , and as United States Attorney Caroline Julian in the FOX crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones . In film, she is known for starring in Jeepers Creepers (2001), 500 Days of Summer (2009), Bad Words (2013), Kajillionaire (2020), and Gatlopp (2022).

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Life and career

Born in Helena, Montana, [1] Belcher is of African-American descent. [2] Prior to becoming an actress, Belcher was a contestant on Jeopardy! losing to then attorney Ron Black in one of his five games. [3]

Belcher is known for playing judges, doctors, nurses, government officials, and other authority figures, often to comic effect. She has made many appearances in films and television series including The Number 23 , Unknown , Jeepers Creepers , Heartbreakers and (500) Days of Summer . She also has made appearances in television series, including The Norm Show (on which she had a recurring role), Everybody Loves Raymond , Boston Legal , The Jake Effect , Twins , The Proud Family , Seinfeld , Sister, Sister , In Plain Sight , The Middle , It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , Still Sitting down , Beverly Hills, 90210 , Bones, and How to Get Away with Murder . She is also one of the most active actors appearing in commercials. Products include GEICO, Staples, Time Warner, American Cancer Society and Wells Fargo.[ citation needed ]

In 2001, Belcher was cast as Jezelle Gay Hartman, a psychic, in the horror film Jeepers Creepers . The film was a commercial success, making a total of $59,217,789 worldwide. [4]

From 2006 until 2017, she recurred on Bones as attorney Caroline Julian. Belcher produced her 2008 role in the film Lower Learning as Colette.[ citation needed ]

In 2009, she played Millie in the romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer . The film was a box office success earning over $60 million worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget. Also that year through 2010, Belcher had a recurring role on Better Off Ted as Janet S. Crotum, the head of human resources of Veridian Dynamics.[ citation needed ]

On May 13, 2010, ABC canceled the series due to low viewing figures. [5] After the cancellation of Better Off Ted Belcher moved on and began another recurring role on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie , playing the strict and easily annoyed neighbor, Estelle Dabney. [6] It ran for four seasons ending in 2014. [7] [8]

In 2013, she appeared as Ingrid in Bad Words , and she voiced Chimamanda Lobo in the video game Dead Island: Riptide . Later that year Belcher again teamed with Jeepers Creepers writer and director Victor Salva for his horror film Dark House . As well as appearing on The Millers , and Partners .[ citation needed ]

In 2015, she appeared in the GEICO commercial with the band Europe. She was Grandmother in Wells Fargo's 2017 commercial "Lost Debit Card". She also appeared in 2 other GEICO commercials, once as a DMV picture taker and a waitress in a 24 hour diner.[ citation needed ]

In 2022, she made a brief appearance in the film Father Stu playing the role of a meat and seafood grocery store clerk. She also began recurring on another Disney Channel sitcom, The Villains of Valley View . [9]

Filmography

Film

List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Flatliners Edna the Ward Nurse
1993 Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story Nurse KittyTelevision film
1994 Doorways MadgeTelevision film
Clear and Present Danger INS Officer
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women Female JudgeTelevision film
1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial Juror #1Television film
Species Hospital Admittance Clerk
Body LanguageJudge MayTelevision film
Favorite Deadly Sins Modesto JudgeTelevision film
Dad, the Angel & MeChristineTelevision film
1996 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace Impatient Customer
Eye for an Eye Quarreling Woman
Woman UndoneJudgeTelevision film
1998 You Lucky Dog Judge TannerTelevision film
1999 Message in a Bottle Annie
Molly Margaret Duffy
The Wood Mrs. Hughes
2000 The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood Deacon Denise MillerTelevision film
2001 Heartbreakers Hotel Housekeeping Maid
Follow the Stars Home CounselorTelevision film
Jeepers Creepers Jezelle Gay Hartman
2002The Board RoomStephens
2003Dry CycleAbagail
I Love Your Work Dr. Fein
2004Cut and RunRobertaShort
Criminal Female Bank Executive
Reflections: A Story of RedemptionMomShort
2005 The Proud Family Movie Ms. Hightower (voice)Television film
Edmond Woman on Subway
2006 The Still Life Meter Maid
Unknown Depot Supervisor
2007 The Number 23 Dr. Alice Mortimer
2008 Over Her Dead Body Helen
El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan FrancesSister Agatha
Lower Learning Colette Bamboo
DesertionBarbara
2009 500 Days of Summer Millie Belcher
20105 Star DayPatty the Waitress
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer Maybelle
2011ShufflePsychiatrist
Forever Young at HeartMae Belle-Jackson-Jenksins-DuboisShort
2012Walking the HallsPrincipal Jenkins
I Do Gloria
Sistaah FriendSuper Shero of UnityShort
2013 Bad Words Ingrid
2014 Dark House Lee Knox
SisterMiss Thompson
2015 I'll See You in My Dreams Shelter Worker
2016 The Tiger Hunter Sandy Maxwell - HR Officer
2017The New V.I.P.'sMyrtleTelevision film
2018 The Week Of Thelma
2019The Way We Weren'tDr. Dietz
I Am Evelyn RoseNancyShort
2020 Kajillionaire Althea
Andy Richter Controls the Universe- The ReunionMs. MachadoVideo
Orpheus StarBeula DavisShort
2021 Asking for It Nana
2022 Father Stu Maude
Gatlopp Virginia
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Ant-Man Fan2024 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Judge Angelic

Television

List of television appearances and roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Beverly Hills, 90210 NunEpisode: "A Walsh Family Christmas"
1992 Who's the Boss? NurseEpisode: "Allergic to Love"
Reasonable Doubts Vivian MorganEpisode: "Mercury in Retrograde"
1993 Civil Wars Jury ForepersonEpisode: "Alien Aided Affection"
Sisters ReceptionistEpisode: "Different"
Homefront Customer #2Episode: "The Lacemakers"
NYPD Blue DetectiveEpisode: "Brown Appetit"
1994 Thea Mrs. BrownEpisode: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"
Seinfeld Woman #1Episode: "The Pie"
Dream On NurseEpisode: "A Face Worse Than Death"
1995 Cybill NurseEpisode: "As the World Turns to Crap"
Martin InezEpisode: "Wedding Bell Blues"
Coach Neighbor #1Episode: "Is It Hot in Here, or Is It Me?: Part 2"
ER Ward NurseEpisode: "What Life?"
Step by Step Mrs. SawyerEpisode: "Hello, Mister Chips"
1996 Murder One Mrs. HarrisEpisode: "Chapter Eleven"
Touched by an Angel Ms. RaphaelEpisode: "Dear God"
Life's Work GloriaEpisode: "Pilot"
Married... with Children EunettaEpisode: "A Bundy Thanksgiving"
Sister, Sister SelmaEpisode: "When a Man Loves Two Women"
1997 The Single Guy Newsweek InterviewerEpisode: "Starting Over"
Everybody Loves Raymond RuthEpisode: "Neighbors"
Good News Lorraine HudsonEpisode: "Pilot"
Brooklyn South Regina HopkinsEpisode: "Pilot"
Living Single Florence JacobsEpisode: "Mother Inferior" & "Reconcilable Differences"
Chicago Hope Stephanie PlummerEpisode: "White Trash"
Players Tante FlorenceEpisode: "Three of a Con"
The Practice The ForepersonEpisode: "Pilot"
The Parent 'Hood Principal Bobbit/JudgeEpisode: "When Robert Met Jerri" & "House Arrest"
1997–
1998
Sister, Sister Councilwoman Martha HicksGuest: season 5, recurring cast: season 6
1998–
1999
Tracey Takes On... IdaRecurring cast: season 3, guest: season 4
1998–
2000
The Hughleys Jessie MaeRecurring cast: season 1-2, guest: season 3
1999 Maggie Winters RuthEpisode: "Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut"
Rude Awakening Dr. LloydEpisode: "The Grateful Living"
The Drew Carey Show Judge HollowayEpisode: "Drew and the Gang Law"
The Parent 'Hood Mrs. GriffithEpisode: "Wedding Bells Blues"
1999–
2001
The Norm Show LandladyRecurring cast: season 2-3
2000–
2001
The Trouble with Normal LilaRecurring cast
2001 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Professor HutchinsEpisode: "Do You See What I See?"
The Practice Candace LevyEpisode: "The Candidate"
Family Law Judge Wilhelmina ChaisEpisode: "Sex, Lies, and Internet"
2001–
2002
One on One Dr. GilkesRecurring cast: season 1
2002 Yes, Dear BerniceEpisode: "You're Out... of Dreams"
Girlfriends Iva DentEpisode: "Willie or Won't He II: The Last Chapter?"
Leap of Faith Nurse #2Episode: "The Baby Snugglers"
Ally McBeal Marsha ForresterEpisode: "Love Is All Around: Part 2"
2002–
2003
Andy Richter Controls the Universe Ms. MachadoEpisode: "We're All The Same, Only Different" & "Duh Dog"
2002–
2004
Still Standing Miss Wanda BodinRecurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2
2003 The Proud Family Ms. Hightower (voice)Recurring cast: season 2
2004 Malcolm in the Middle Dr. Lucille ArmstrongEpisode: "Reese's Apartment"
Without a Trace Georgia RestonEpisode: "Upstairs Downstairs"
2004–
2007
Boston Legal Judge Leslie BishopGuest Cast: season 1-2 & 4
2005 Close to Home Judge RikerEpisode: "Suburban Prostitution" & "Double Life Wife"
Hot Properties Nurse GracieEpisode: "Killer Bodies"
2005–
2006
Twins DollyRecurring cast
2006 My Name Is Earl ReceptionistEpisode: "Stole P's HD Cart"
Rodney RenetteEpisode: "A Tisket, a Casket"
The Jake Effect Vice Principal CurtisMain cast
How I Met Your Mother ReceptionistEpisode: "Atlantic City"
2006–
2017
Bones Caroline JulianGuest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2-12
2007 The Loop Pat SwansonEpisode: "Stride"
Weeds Miriam WaltersEpisode: "The Brick Dance"
2008 Las Vegas Thelma CannonEpisode: "Three Weddings and a Funeral: Part 2"
Out of Jimmy's Head Lunchlady EdnaEpisode: "Lunch Tables"
The Cleaner Sister AlmaEpisode: "Rag Dolls"
Cold Case Margaret Trudlow '08Episode: "True Calling"
2009 United States of Tara GloriaEpisode: "Snow"
According to Jim Mrs. KretzerEpisode: "I Hate the High Road"
Community Cafeteria LadyEpisode: "Pilot"
The Middle Mrs. RettigEpisode: "Pilot"
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Judge FishburnEpisode: "The World Series Defense"
2009–
2010
Better Off Ted Janet S. CrotumRecurring
2010–
2014
Good Luck Charlie Mrs. Estelle DabneyRecurring; 24 episodes
2011 In Plain Sight Mrs. AndersEpisode: "Girls, Interrupted" & "A Womb with a View"
2012 Emily Owens M.D. DoloresEpisode: "Emily and... the Question of Faith"
2014 The Millers SunniEpisode: "Cancellation Fee"
Partners Judge ReissEpisode: "Paralegal Activity"
2015 Mike & Molly RoseEpisode: "Molly's Neverending Story"
I Didn't Do It CandyEpisode: "The Doctor Is In"
2016 How to Get Away with Murder Corrine StefanoEpisode: "She Hates Us"
2017 Santa Clarita Diet RobertaEpisode: "So Then a Bat or a Monkey"
Trial & Error Judge HorsedichRecurring: season 1
Mom GloriaEpisode: "An Epi-Pen and a Security Cat"
2017–
2018
The Guest Book Bernice DooleyEpisode: "Story Six" & "Counting Problems"
2018 Code Black GloriaEpisode: "Home Stays Home"
Forever EllenEpisode: "June"
2018–
2019
Teachers MavisRecurring: season 3
2018–
2021
A.P. Bio Superintendent Marsha GreenGuest: season 1-2 & 4
2019 No Good Nick IngridEpisode: "The Man in the Middle Attack"
Young Sheldon ClaraEpisode: "An Entrepreneurialist and a Swat on the Bottom"
Will & Grace EllieEpisode: "Eat, Pray, Love, Phone, Sex"
2020 Single Parents Vice Principal Sara YarbleEpisode: "Welcome to Hilltop!"
911 The Wallaces' NeighborEpisode: "Fools"
American Dad! Citizenship and Immigration Services Clerk (voice)Episode: "One Fish, Two Fish"
2021 The Neighborhood Sister SabrinaEpisode: "Welcome to the Turnaround"
Lucifer LorettaEpisode: "A Lot Dirtier Than That"
The Rookie Mrs. CrouchEpisode: "A.C.H."
2022 Bob Hearts Abishola EstherEpisode: "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" & "Who Raised You"
That Girl Lay Lay Grandma FloEpisode: "Fami-Lay-Lay-Reunion"
Call Me Kat BarbaraEpisode: "Call Me Thor"
The Villains of Valley View CeliaRecurring
2022–
2023
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Principal Hightower (voice)Recurring

Video games

List of video game voice roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Dead Island: Riptide Chimamanda [10] Uncredited Voice Role

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