Alisen Down

She also had a smaller guest role in an episode of The L Word, and is also cast for a role in the TV series Robson Arms. She is divorced from Roy Baker, with three children. Maria Donato), Stargate SG-1, Smallville, The Dead Zone and Cold Squad. Andy Campbell. In addition to the above, Down have also made some guest appearances on TV, on the shows Da Vinci's Inquest (where she was a regular guest as Dr. Since 2002, Richarson has had a recurring role on the Lifetime medical drama program Strong Medicine as Dr. She currently lives in Vancouver. After Home Improvement, Richardson appeared in several guest television roles, as well as made-for-TV movies, and won an Independent Spirit nomination in 1997 for her first starring film role, in Ulee's Gold.

During her freetime Down enjoys watching films or spending time with her friends at a coffee house. Richardson received four Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations in this role. Down's most famous appearance is most likely in the TV series Mysterious Ways, where she played the role of Miranda, a physics graduate student who, together with Professor Declan Dunn (often the enthusiast behind the investigations) and psychiatrist Dr. Peggy Fowler (the other skeptic besides Miranda), tries to solve a range of mysterious or paranormal events. Possibly Jane Kaczmarek's role on Malcolm in the Middle could be seen as a more extreme offshoot of this character type. Down studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in California, and then the British American Dramatic Academy in Oxford. Although considered sometimes overwrought and tightly-wound as a character, Jill Taylor was seen by critics as a fair representation of motherhood, on the whole more balanced than the usual sitcom representation. Down showed an interest for acting early, and during her younger years she used to write and produce her own plays. With early roles in programs such as Double Trouble and The Equalizer, Richardson also appeared in small roles in the films C.H.U.D. and You Better Watch Out, before finding her break-out part in 1991 as Jill Taylor in Home Improvement.

She was born in Langley, British Columbia. She began as an understudy in Angela Lansbury's Broadway production of Gypsy: A Musical Fable, eventually playing several parts. Alisen Down (born January 3, 1976) is a Canadian film and TV actress. Patricia Richardson (born February 23, 1951 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a American television and motion picture actress best known for her role as "Jill Taylor" on Home Improvement. Born to a Navy family, Richardson attended the Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas, Texas, and was a 1973 graduate of Southern Methodist University, where she was friends with classmate Beth Henley. Bad Money (1999). Late Night Sessions (1999).

Mysterious Ways (2000). A Good Burn (2000). The Life (2004). Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery (2005).

Tripping the Wire (2005).