Cast & creator
Patricia Richardson
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS
Patricia Castle Richardson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical. and for her role as Dr. Andy Campbell in Strong Medicine (2002-2005).
30
film credits
27
television credits
55
1949–2025 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (57)
Showing 57 of 57 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Annabel Hayes
1999
Grey's Anatomy
Tessa Hobbes
2005
NCIS
Judy Price Fielding
2003
The Blacklist
Matilda
2013
The View
Self
1997
The West Wing
Sheila Brooks
1999
Quantum Leap
Rachel Porter
1989
Strong Medicine
Dr. Andy Campbell
2000
Home Improvement
Jill Taylor
1991Home Improvement
Director
1991
Blindspot
Dr. Nora Lee Roga
2015
The Cosby Show
Mrs. Schrader
1984
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Last Man Standing
Helen Potts
2011
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
The Equalizer
Saleswoman
1985The Equalizer
Sandy
1985
Kate & Allie
1984
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Shifting Gears
Grief Group Member
2025
Double Trouble
Beth McConnell
1984
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Widow Fussy (voice)
2025
Undue Influence
Laurel Vega
1996
Eisenhower and Lutz
Kay "K.K." Dunne
1988
C.H.U.D.
Ad Woman
1984
FM
Lee-Ann Plunkett
1989
Blonde
Gladys Baker
2001
Chantilly Bridge
Shelley
2023
In Country
Cindy
1989
County Line: No Fear
Maddie Hall
2022
Hands of a Stranger
Helen
1987
Double Image
Joan Black
1986
A Christmas in Tennessee
Martha
2018
County Line
Maddie Hall
2017
Chance at Romance
May
2013
Christmas Evil
Moss' Mother
1980
A Very Vintage Christmas
Margaret
2019
Lost Angels
Cheryl's Mother
1989
Snow Bride
Maggie Tannenhill
2013
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Delores D'Amboise
2018
Bringing Ashley Home
Michelle McGee
2011
Parent Trap III
Cassie McGuire
1989
Ulee's Gold
Connie Hope
1997
Candy Paint
Linda Miller
2005
Sophie and the Moonhanger
Bonnie Edgerton
1996
Cubby
Peggy Nabel
2019
The Jensen Project
Ingrid
2010Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement
Jill Taylor (archive footage)
2003
California Dreaming
Bonnie
2007
Long Story Short
Executive Producer
2008
County Line: All In
Maddie
2022
Smart Cookies
Lola
2012
Avarice
Claire
2012
Beautiful Wave
Sue
2012
Dayworld
Mother
2018
Dead Simple
Helen / Wanda
2001