The munsters pat priest biography wikipedia

Patricia Ann Priest born August 15, is an American actress known for being the second person to portray Marilyn Munster on the television show The Munsters — after the original actress, Beverley Owen , left after 13 episodes. Priest was born and raised in Bountiful, Utah. American paper currency printed during Ivy Baker Priest's tenure bore her signature.

Priest resided in Washington, D. As a benefit of the influence of her mother, Priest served as a page girl at the Republican National Convention.

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Priest replaced actress Beverley Owen on the television sitcom The Munsters ; Owen departed the series after the first 13 episodes in order to get married. Marilyn's character was a running gag, as she was a beautiful blonde treated as the ugly member of a family composed of a Frankenstein's monster for an uncle, a vampire for an aunt, a vampire for a grandfather, and a werewolf for a cousin.

Priest retired from acting in the s, but continues to attend some of the nostalgia conventions and Munsters revivals around the country. She had previously restored and sold homes in Idaho , where she has lived for over two decades, before retiring. Priest has been married twice and has two sons. In , Priest was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute and was later determined to be in remission. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.