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Patsy Parsons
Parsons in Crash of Moons (1954)
Born	Patricia Parsons (1931-06-09)June 9, 1931
Died	October 26, 2006(2006-10-26) (aged 75)
Other name	Patsy Lee Parsons
Occupation	Character actress
Years active	1937–1956

Patricia Parsons (June 9, 1931 – October 26, 2006) was an American character actress who appeared in about a dozen films beginning in 1937. She was sometimes credited as Patsy Lee Parsons.

Parsons's appearance in a benefit show at Madison Square Garden led to a contract with RKO Pictures.^[1] She began acting at age 6, and mostly did child roles, notably in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). But she is perhaps best remembered for one of her few adult roles, as the evil space tyrant "Cleolanta" on the TV show Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.

Like many former child stars, Parsons had difficulty finding good adult roles. She retired shortly after leaving Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, making one last TV appearance on Science Fiction Theater in 1956. She was still only in her mid-20s when she stopped acting.

Parsons had a busy post-entertainment career in California as the wife of banker and community activist Solon Soteras. As Pat Soteras, she worked at Pepperdine University and raised three children, Alexander, Nickoletta and Anthony. She also wrote a weekly column for The Malibu Times. In her later years, she was most remembered for her work with the Agoura/Oak Park/ Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce where, as its executive director, she increased membership eightfold.

• Patsy Parsons at IMDb
• Patsy Parsons at epguides.com
• Patsy Parsons^{[link removed]} at The Acorn community newspaper
• Crash of Moons movie review
• Space Hero Files: Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
• Descriptions and credits for Rocky Jones, Space Ranger episodes, and one of the few on-line sources to spell "Cleolanthe" correctly
• Database and cover gallery of Rocky Jones, Space Ranger comics at comics.org