- Born
- Died
- Birth nameVirginia Garrett
- Nickname
- The Chow-Chow-Chow Lady
- Patsy Garrett was born on May 4, 1921 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Benji (1974), Nanny et le professeur (1970) and À cause d'un assassinat (1974). She was married to Alexander Kokinacis. She died on January 8, 2015 in Indio, California, USA.
- SpouseAlexander Kokinacis (his death, 2 children)
- Lively, ever-beaming character actress who played the role of Mary Gruber in the "Benji" dog film series.
- Did voicework for Saturday morning Hanna-Barbera cartoons in the late 1960s.
- Her late husband, Alexander Kokinacis, was a composer who wrote under the name Nick Alexander.
- Retired to Palm Springs, California, where she has continued to perform in local theater productions.
- A singer before she became an actress, she sang with Fred Waring's radio show for five years (1938-1943). She helped popularize the standard Cole Porter tune "Begin the Beguine".
- Being a character actor means you don't have to keep up your beauty while other girls are lucky to get 10 years out of work. When you get to a certain age and there's nothing more for you, character actors can work up into their 70s and 80s.
- It's way better to be a second star than to be the top dog a lot of times.
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