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Patricia Belcher

Patricia Belcher is an American film, stage, and television actress, known for her roles as Mrs. Dabney in the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie and as United States Attorney Caroline Julian in the FOX crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones. In film, she is known for starring in Jeepers Creepers (2001), 500 Days of Summer (2009), Bad W... more

Patricia Belcher is an American film, stage, and television actress, known for her roles as Mrs. Dabney in the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie and as United States Attorney Caroline Julian in the FOX crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones. In film, she is known for starring in Jeepers Creepers (2001), 500 Days of Summer (2009), Bad Words (2013), Kajillionaire (2020), and Gatlopp (2022).

Born in Helena, Montana, Belcher is of African-American descent. Prior to becoming an actress, Belcher was a contestant on Jeopardy!, losing to then-attorney Ron Black in one of his five games.

Belcher is known for playing judges, doctors, nurses, government officials, and other authority figures, often to comic effect. She has made many appearances in films and television series, including The Number 23, Unknown, Jeepers Creepers, Heartbreakers, and (500) Days of Summer. She made appearances in television series, including The Norm Show (on which she had a recurring role), The Hughleys (on which she had a recurring role), Everybody Loves Raymond, Boston Legal, The Jake Effect, Twins, The Proud Family, Seinfeld, Sister, Sister, In Plain Sight, The Middle, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Still Sitting Down, Beverly Hills, 90210, and How to Get Away with Murder.

In 2001, Belcher was cast as Jezelle Gay Hartman, a psychic, in the horror film Jeepers Creepers. The film was a commercial success, making a total of $59,217,789 worldwide.

From 2006 until 2017, she recurred on Bones as attorney Caroline Julian. In 2009, she played Millie in the romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer. The film was a box office success, earning over $60 million in worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget. Also that year through 2010, she had a recurring role on Better Off Ted as Janet S. Crotum, the head of human resources of Veridian Dynamics.

On May 13, 2010, ABC cancelled the series due to low viewing figures. After the cancellation of Better Off Ted, Belcher moved on and began another recurring role on the Disney Channel sitcom. Good Luck Charlie, playing neighbour Estelle Dabney. It ran for four seasons, ending in 2014.

In 2013, she appeared as Ingrid in Bad Words, and she voiced Chimamanda Lobo in the video game Dead Island: Riptide. Later that year, Belcher again teamed with Jeepers Creepers writer and director Victor Salva for his horror film Dark House. In 2022, she made a brief appearance in the film Father Stu, playing the role of a meat and seafood grocery store clerk. She also began recurring on another Disney Channel sitcom, The Villains of Valley View.

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(500) Days of Summer
(2009)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Marc Webb
Cast:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Chloë Grace Moretz, Geoffrey Arend, Matthew Gray Gubler
7.7
85%
76
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The Number 23
(2007)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Joel Schumacher
Cast:
Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Danny Huston
6.4
8%
N/A
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Flatliners
(1990)
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
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Runtime:
115 min
Director:
Joel Schumacher
Cast:
Kiefer Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin
6.6
48%
55
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Jeepers Creepers
(2001)
Horror, Thriller
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Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Victor Salva
Cast:
Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck, Patricia Belcher, Eileen Brennan
6.2
46%
49
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Bad Words
(2013)
Comedy
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6.7
65%
57
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(1999)
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Runtime:
131 min
Director:
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Cast:
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6.3
32%
39
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(2006)
Thriller
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Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Simón Brand
Cast:
Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan, Joe Pantoliano, Barry Pepper
6.5
38%
44
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(1995)
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
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Runtime:
108 min
Director:
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Cast:
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5.8
42%
49
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(1999)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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106 min
Director:
Rick Famuyiwa
Cast:
Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Taye Diggs, Malinda Williams, Sean Nelson
7.0
61%
52
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(2004)
Action, Comedy, Thriller
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87 min
Director:
Gregory Jacobs
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6.4
69%
61
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(2005)
Drama, Thriller
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82 min
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Stuart Gordon
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6.2
47%
61
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(2008)
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95 min
Director:
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Cast:
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5.2
14%
30
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Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Brett Haley
Cast:
Blythe Danner, June Squibb, Rhea Perlman, Mary Kay Place, Aarti Mann
6.7
80%
75
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I Love Your Work
(2003)
Drama
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Runtime:
111 min
Director:
Adam Goldberg
Cast:
Marisa Coughlan, Christina Ricci, Judy Greer, Shalom Harlow, Jared Harris
5.2
N/A
39
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Walking the Halls
(2012)
Drama, TV Movie, Thriller
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Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Doug Campbell
Cast:
Jamie Luner, Caitlin Thompson, Marie Avgeropoulos, Al Sapienza, Matthew Alan
5.9
N/A
N/A
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(2010)
Drama, Romance
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97 min
5.8
41%
41
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(2000)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
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Runtime:
88 min
5.7
N/A
N/A
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(2010)
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Runtime:
87 min
Director:
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Cast:
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4.7
N/A
N/A
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Dry Cycle
(2003)
Comedy, Crime, Romance
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Runtime:
88 min
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N/A
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Runtime:
92 min
Director:
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Cast:
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2.5
11%
29