Patti Cohenour Biography (1952-)

Full name Patricia Ann Cohenour; born December 17, 1952, in Albuquerque, NM;daughter of William Edward (a physician) and Suzanne (an opera singer; maidenname, Miller) Cohenour; married Thomas Edward Bliss (a film producer).

Nationality

American

Birth Details

December 17, 1952

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Chava, Fiddler on the Roof, Harlequin Dinner Theater, Costa Mesa, CA, 1979.
• Let's Call the Whole Thing Gershwin Revue, Westwood Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA, 1980.
• Helga and understudy for Nora, A Doll's Life, Mark Hellinger Theatre, NewYork City, 1982.
• Julia Finsbury, The Wrong Box, Gene Dynarsky Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 1983.
• La Boheme, off-Broadway, 1984.
• Mary Jane Wilkes, Big River, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• Rosa Bud and Deirdre Peregrine, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1985, then Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1985-87.
• Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1988-89.
• Katherine, The Taming of the Shrew, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY, 1989-90.
• Sweet Adeline, New York City, 1997.
• Made stage debut in A Bluebell, Krasnoff School of Ballet Recital, Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM.
• Credits; Major Tours
• The New Christy Minstrels, U.S. and European cities, 1977.
• The New Christy Minstrels, U.S. and European cities, 1980.
• Also toured in Pirates of Penzance, U.S. cities.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• (Television debut) Singer and dancer, Music Hall America, Viacom, 1976-77.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• Appeared in episodes of Happy Days, ABC, and The Powers of Matthew Starr.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

• New York, December 23-30, 1985, p. 34.