Patty Petersen

Patty Petersen
Born	December 2, 1954 in Glendale, California, USA
Sometimes credited as	Patti Petersen
Notable Roles	Trisha Stone in The Donna Reed Show
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Biography

The youngest of three, Patty Petersen was born December 2, 1954 in Glendale, California. When her parents divorced in 1962, Patty and her older brother Paul went to live with their mother, who later remarried.

Paul was one of the stars of The Donna Reed Show and Patty wanted to be on the show with him. In late 1962, producer Tony Owen said she could be on the show and thus, in January 1963 Patty joined the cast as Trisha, an adopted child. She stayed on until the end in 1966.

After several commercials and industrial films, she semi-retired to marry and raise a family. She continued her professional training with emphasis as a country songwriter/singer. Patty, who now spells her name Patti, is also a writer and owner of Internovel, an Internet company for various novice authors.

Patti Petersen Mirkovich now is a teacher of English and computer science at a Catholic school and volunteer coach for the girls' softball team. She has two children, Tim and Melissa.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Donna Reed Show	Trisha Stone	1963–1966	5	6	7	8

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Judd for the Defense (credited as Patti Petersen)	Terry Ann Brendle	1x01 - Tempest in a Texas Town	September 8, 1967

Trivia

As a coach, has taken two girls' softball teams into the Southern California finals.