Biografía
Patricia Scanlon has earned widespread praise for her distinctive portrayal of Paula Pepperell, the earnest and enigmatic Union Rep, on HBO's critically acclaimed series Getting On.
Originally from a small Massachusetts town, Scanlon spent much of her childhood working on her grandmother's horse ranch in nearby Holliston. She attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she studied acting under Bill Pullman.
After relocating to New York, Scanlon received critical acclaim for her solo show Another Cup of Coffee, which she performed at various venues, including Home For Contemporary Theater and Art, The Public Theater, Lincoln Center, and the inaugural Lucille Ball Festival in Jamestown, Massachusetts.
Her performance in David Edelstein’s Blaming Mom at the Ohio Theater in New York earned notable praise, with Ben Brantley describing her as "a cripplingly high-strung femme fatale" who delivered one of the season's comic highlights. Scanlon has appeared in numerous productions across New York and Los Angeles. Her play What Is This Everything? is published by Smith and Kraus.
She cultivated a devoted cult following with her episodic theater series Hildy Hildy, which she wrote and starred in. The show sold out for three seasons at New York’s Cucaracha Theater before being staged at Soho Rep, where Scanlon co-starred alongside John C. Reilly. Hildy Hildy then transferred to Los Angeles, running for three seasons at the Bootleg Theater. Material from the series later evolved into the play Three Feet Under, presented by Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner. Hildy Hildy attracted guest stars such as Laurie Metcalf (as Hildy’s sister), Jane Lynch, Martin Donovan, Kevin Corrigan, Elizabeth Berridge, Blue Man Group, Siobhan Fallon, Tim Blake Nelson, and others. Disney animator Dan Lund later adapted the show into an animated format, and it was picked up for development by TBS.
Scanlon also wrote and performed in Death of a Salesgirl at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. Ovation named it one of the top ten critically acclaimed theatrical productions in the city, and it received seven LA Weekly Award nominations, including Best Two-Person Performance and Best Production of the Year.
