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Patterson in 2019, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Edi Christine Patterson
Place of Birth: Texas City, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 19, 1974
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Welsh, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, possibly other
Edi Patterson is an American actress and writer. Her roles include the films Tekken: The Motion Picture , Jesus People: The Movie , Troop Zero , Between Two Ferns: The Movie , Knives Out , Plan B (2021), Violent Night , Thelma the Unicorn , in voice performance, and Nutcrackers (2024); and the series The Underground , which she also wrote for; Partners , Black-ish , Vice Principals , The Last O.G. , The Righteous Gemstones , which she also wrote for; Resident Alien , Knuckles , We Bare Bears , The Fungies! , Ten Year Old Tom , Teenage Euthanasia , Fairfax , The Great North , and Harley Quinn , the last seven in voice performance; and the music video for “Try Jesus.”
Her father was a plumber. Her mother was a teacher.
Edi’s maternal grandfather was Inman Garrett Jobe (the son of William Claube Jobe and Lydia Eleanor “Tina” Heslep). Inman was born in Texas. William was born in Texas, the son of William Harvey Jobe and Nancy Ellen Inman. Lydia was born in Texas, the daughter of John Thomas Heslep and Susan Elizabeth Garrett.
Edi’s maternal grandmother was Mary Lee Dearen (the daughter of Jesse Sylvester “Jessie” Dearen/Deering and Ruby Odessa Newton). Mary was born in Texas. Jesse was born in Texas, the son of William Bedford Dearen and Valrie Nora Siegler. Ruby was born in Texas, the daughter of Green Washington Newton and Sarah Margaret May Headrick.