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 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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Lucifer

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(500) Days of Summer

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

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How I Met Your Mother

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Malcolm in the Middle

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The Number 23

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Bones

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Jeepers Creepers

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Young Sheldon

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9-1-1

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The Rookie

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American Dad!

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Seinfeld

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Community

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Species

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How to Get Away with Murder

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Flatliners

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Clear and Present Danger

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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

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Married... with Children

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My Name Is Earl

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Heartbreakers

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Weeds

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ER

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Bad Words

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The Week Of

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Message in a Bottle

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Beverly Hills, 90210

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Santa Clarita Diet

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The Middle

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Father Stu

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Mom

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Everybody Loves Raymond

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Kajillionaire

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Over Her Dead Body

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Unknown

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Good Luck Charlie

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Cold Case

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Step by Step

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Eye for an Eye

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According to Jim

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Boston Legal

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Ally McBeal

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Who's the Boss?

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Without a Trace

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Code Black

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Mike & Molly

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Las Vegas

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Better Off Ted

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Edmond

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Touched by an Angel

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I'll See You in My Dreams

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A.P. Bio

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The Drew Carey Show

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Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

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NYPD Blue

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United States of Tara

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The Neighborhood

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The Proud Family

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Criminal

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Martin

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Sister, Sister

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The Practice

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The Wood

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In Plain Sight

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Dark House

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Will & Grace

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The Proud Family Movie

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Chicago Hope

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I Didn't Do It

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Molly

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Bob Hearts Abishola

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Single Parents

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Lower Learning

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No Good Nick

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Forever

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Indictment: The McMartin Trial

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Still Standing

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Gatlopp

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Coach

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Call Me Kat

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Trial & Error

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Living Single

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Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

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The Villains of Valley View

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Matlock

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Teachers

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Girlfriends

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Dream On

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The Millers

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Yes, Dear

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Shuffle

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The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

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One on One

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Five Star Day

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Cybill

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The Guest Book

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The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood

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Murder One

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Walking the Halls

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You Lucky Dog

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Asking For It

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The Tiger Hunter

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Emily Owens, M.D

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I Love Your Work

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The Norm Show

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I Do

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The Way We Weren't

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Close to Home

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Follow the Stars Home

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Andy Richter Controls the Universe

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The Cleaner

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That Girl Lay Lay

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The Loop

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Partners

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National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

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The Hughleys

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Body Language

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Family Law

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The Parent 'Hood

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Out of Jimmy's Head

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Sisters

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Homefront

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Not Another Church Movie

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Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

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Dry Cycle

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

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Hot Properties

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Brooklyn South

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Reasonable Doubts

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Thea

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Sister

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Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

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The Jake Effect

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Players

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Dad, the Angel & Me

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Tracey Takes On...

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The Still Life

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Woman Undone

3.7

Doorways

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The Single Guy

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Twins

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The New V.I.P.'s

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Sparks

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The Trouble with Normal

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Rodney

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The Big House

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Rude Awakening

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Lush Life

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Civil Wars

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Break

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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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Life's Work

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Doorways

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Leap of Faith

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Maggie Winters

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Cut & Run

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Orpheus Star

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Juan Frances: Live

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The Martin Short Show

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