Patricia 'Pat' Crowley, the Golden Globe-winning actress known for roles in Port Charles and Dynasty, has died at the age of 91. Her son Jon Hookstratten, Executive Vice President of Administration & Operations for Sony Pictures Entertainment, confirmed she died of natural causes on Sunday in Los Angeles, two days before what would have been her 92nd birthday.
Crowley enjoyed a 60-year career in film and television. She was best known for playing Joan Nash in the 1960s sitcom Please Don’t Eat the Daisies from 1965 to 1967, alongside Mark Miller. She also appeared in series such as Hawaii 5-0 and Columbo in the 1960s and 1970s.
In the 1980s and 1990s, she became a series regular on several beloved shows. She played Rebecca Whitmore in 65 episodes of Generations from 1989 to 1990, and Mary Scanlon in 251 episodes of Port Charles from 1997 to 2003. In 2005, she appeared in The Bold and the Beautiful as Natalie DeWitt.
Crowley also featured in 10 episodes of the nighttime soap opera Dynasty in 1986, playing Emily Fallmont, wife of Senator Buck Fallmont and mother of Clay and Bart. Her storyline involved a former affair that questioned the legitimacy of her son. In the 1970s, she won a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for her performances in Forever Female and Money From Home.
She is survived by her husband, Andy Friendly, whom she married in 1986. She was previously married to Ed Hookstratten, a sports and entertainment attorney who represented Elvis Presley, Johnny Carson and Vin Scully. Crowley leaves behind two children, Jon and Ann Hookstratten Osher, and her sister was singer Ann Crowley.
