STAR GONE. Longtime ‘Dallas’ actress passes away after suffering three strokes
Pat Colbert died at the age of 77.
She was in DALLAS and various soap operas.
The actress who played Dora Mae on the comedy show
Within the past ten years, she had three strokes.
Pat made an appearance in Season 7 of Dallas in 1983.
Her personality Dora managed the Oil Baron’s Club and played the lead role in the show until its last season in 1991.
Up to and including the 14th and final season, she was in more than 65 episodes.
She appeared in episodes of Sisters (1991) and True Colors (1991) after Dallas ended.
She got her first acting credit in Eischiled in 1979, playing a model in the show that also starred Joe Don Baker.
Her acting resume also includes roles in Fall Guy and Capitol.
Soap opera Capitol ran from 1982 to 1987. Patricia played Cora Mullens on the show.
Additionally, the actor was in the 1987 movie Leonard Part 6 with Bill Cosby. Patricia Colbert played Allison Parker in the spy comedy about a former spy who runs a restaurant.
This actress later appeared in movies like Thom & Dusty Go to Mexico: The Lost Treasure (2014) and If Not for His Grace (2015).
The sixteenth of January 1947 saw Colbert born in Los Angeles.
Others TV roles she had were in Flamingo Road (1998–1981) and the 1985 TV miniseries “A Death in California.”
In addition to her sister, she is survived by two other siblings and her son Michael.
The Hollywood Reporter quoted movie and TV blogger Shaun Chang as saying, “As the only African-American character who appeared more than once, Dora Mae never had a storyline because Dallas never tried to be anything other than the story of the Ewing family, but she played the part with elegance and intelligence.”
“The show’s main characters and itself treated her with respect, never making fun of her.
“In Dallas, there were a lot of recurring supporting characters who helped make the show feel like a community, and Dora Mae was an important part of that.”
It began airing in 1978 as Dallas. Reports say that the show was canceled in 1991 because it was “too expensive for its own good.”