Early life

Patterson was raised as an only child by her mother in Los Angeles, California, where she was born. Her name is her mother's middle name: Marnette. Her aunt is Dana Dillaway, former child actress who appeared in Giant (1956) as Elizabeth Taylor's and Rock Hudson's daughter Judy (age 4). In 1989, Patterson was the junior vocalist winner on Star Search.

Career

In 1996, Patterson appeared briefly as a volleyball schoolgirl attracting the attentions of Tommy in the premiere episode of 3rd Rock From The Sun.

Patterson portrayed Nicole Farrell on the NBC series Something So Right.

Patterson also starred in the short-lived WB sitcom Movie Stars and the made-for-TV movie The Stalking of Laurie Show. She has appeared in films such as Camp Nowhere (1994), Pattersonmade appearance in That '70s Show as Shelly in the episode: "Eric's Panties" in 2000. Who's Your Daddy? (2003), Pope Dreams (2005), and Cloud 9 (2005). She also voiced Lucy van Pelt in It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown and It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown. In 2004, Patterson appeared on Grounded For Life as an underage drinker. In 2005, she guest starred on Supernatural as a young high school student, Charlie, in the episode Bloody Mary.

In 2006, Patterson landed the role of Christy Jenkins in Charmed, a witch that was kidnapped from her home as a child by Scabber Demons at the age of seven. These demons hold her captive within The Underworld for fifteen years and intend to use her as the key to the "ultimate power" under the orders of The Triad, a trio of powerful upper-level demons who had originally sent the demon mercenary Belthazor/Cole Turner undercover to defeat The Charmed Ones, her character can mentally cause objects and beings to burst into flame. She appeared in Charmed for eight episodes.

Patterson also portrays Holly Little in the 2008 film Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. She starred as Maggie Schaffer on the web series, called LG15: The Resistance. In 2009, she appeared on an episode of the TV series House, where she starred as Ashley. In 2011, she appeared briefly on an episode of The Mentalist ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn") as a con artist who would sleep with wealthy men and then blackmail them. Her character was named Naomi/Victoria. Patterson is close friends with Jennifer Finnigan, her co-star on The Stalking of Laurie Show.

Personal life

Patterson's Charity work includes an animal advocacy group called the Amanda Foundation. Her hobbies include singing, horseback riding, hiking, kickboxing, and cooking.

On September 4, 2011, married James "Jimmy" Verzino, an advertising executive, at a ranch in Malibu, California.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Mama's Family	Dorrie	Episode: "Santa Mama"
1990	Good Grief	Little Girl	Episode: "Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers on Kittens"
1991	Under Cover	Emily Del'Amico	Series
1992	It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown!	Lucy van Pelt (voice)	TV short
1992	It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown	Lucy van Pelt (voice)	TV short
1994	Boy Meets World	Allison Cheever	Episode: "Turnaround"
1995	Unhappily Ever After	Cindy Stalling	Episode: "Boxing Mr. Floppy"
1995	Something Wilder	Granddaughter	Episode: "Hanging with Mr. Cooper"
1995	Kirk	Amanda	Episode: "Night at the Movies"
1995	Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story	Jane Powell	Movie
1995	Great Mom Swap, TheThe Great Mom Swap	Nicole	Movie
1996	3rd Rock from the Sun	Volleyball Girl	Episode: "Brains and Eggs"
1996	Minor Adjustments	Joanna Emsen	3 episodes
1996-1998	Something So Right	Nicole Farrell	Main role (37 episodes)
1997	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Robyn Peterson	Episode: "Big Sister Blues"
1999	Odd Man Out	Caroline	Episode: "The Unbelievable Truth"
1999-2000	Movie Stars	Lori Lansford	Main role (21 episodes)
2000	Touched by an Angel	Katie	Episode: "With God as My Witness"
2000	That '70s Show	Shelly	Episode: "Eric's Panties"
2000	Stalking of Laurie Show, TheThe Stalking of Laurie Show	Lisa Michelle Lambert	Movie
2001	Dead Last	Brandy	Episode: "Jane's Exit"
2003	Nip/Tuck	Fluffer	Episode: "Sofia Lopez"
2003	Run of the House	Jessica	Episode: "The Party"
2003	Secret Santa	Callie	Movie
2004	Cracking Up	Eve	Episode: "Birds Do It "
2005	Supernatural	Charlie	Episode: "Bloody Mary"
2005	Grounded for Life	Jenna	Episode: "Oh, What a Knight"
2006	Charmed	Christy Jenkins	8 episodes in season 8
2006	Untitled Brad Copeland Project	Jen	Movie
2007	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Aimee	Episode: "Ending Happy"
2007	By Appointment Only	Angie	Movie
2008	LG15: The Resistance	Maggie Schaeffer	Episode: "A Call to Arms"
2009	House	Ashley	Episode: "Wilson"
2011	Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist	Viktoria Shays	Episode: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
2011	Keeping Up with the Randalls	Samantha	Movie
2015	Major Crimes	Donna Cochran	Episode: "Reality Check"

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, AA Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child	Little Girl
1990	Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten, TheThe Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten	Annie	Direct-to-video
1993	Sliver	Joanie Ballinger
1993	Secret Adventures: Spin	Arlene Blake	Video short
1994	Secret Adventures: Snag	Arlene Blake	Video short
1994	Secret Adventures: Smash	Arlene Blake	Video short
1994	Secret Adventures: Shrug	Arlene Blake	Video short
1994	Camp Nowhere	Trish Prescott
1995	Secret Adventures: Slam	Arlene Blake	Video short
1996	Final Vendetta	Young Jenny
2001	Clover Bend	Claire
2003	Who's Your Daddy?	Brittany Van Horn	Direct-to-video
2005	Candy Paint	Stefanie Petrowski	Short film
2005	Standing Still	Sarah
2006	Cloud 9	Crystal
2006	Pope Dreams	Brady Rossman
2006	Standard, TheThe Standard	Gina
2007	Kush	Taylor
2007	Ghosts of Goldfield	Julie	Direct-to-video
2007	Remember the Daze	Stacey Cherry
2008	Starship Troopers 3: Marauder	Holly Little
2009	Beacon, TheThe Beacon	Christina Wade
2010	Wild Things: Foursome	Rachel Thomas	Direct-to-video
2011	Meet the Randalls	Sam
2014	American Sniper	Sarah

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1994	Young Artist Awards	Outstanding Youth Mini-Video Series	Secret Adventures: Spin	Nominated
1995		Best Young Performer in a Film Made for Video	Secret Adventures	Won
1997		Best Performance in a TV Comedy: Supporting Young Actress	Something So Right	Nominated

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