Tayva Patch
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Tayva Patch is an actress who has played the role of Lucy Mack Smith
in many films. She also played the role of the FBI agent Meredith in Brigham City
.
Patch was born in Winslow, Arizona
. She studied acting at Brigham Young University
. Her and her husband Brian and the parents of four children. Patch is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Other roles played by Patch include that of Mary Magdalene
in The Testaments. Patch has played several roles alongside Rick Macy
, both in several films where he has played Joseph Smith, Sr.
and also in Out of Step.
In the leading years of Mormon cinema (through June 2002) Patch was the only female actor who had been cast in a top-billed role in more than one film in the genre.
Lucy Mack Smith
Lucy Mack Smith was the mother of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. She is most noted for writing an award-winning memoir: Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations. She was an important leader of the movement during...
in many films. She also played the role of the FBI agent Meredith in Brigham City
Brigham City (film)
Brigham City is a 2001 murder mystery film. It was written, directed by and starring Richard Dutcher in the main role. It is an independent film and was financed by private investors....
.
Patch was born in Winslow, Arizona
Winslow, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,520 people, 2,754 households, and 1,991 families residing in the city. The population density was 773.1 people per square mile . There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of 259.7 per square mile...
. She studied acting at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
. Her and her husband Brian and the parents of four children. Patch is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Other roles played by Patch include that of Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
in The Testaments. Patch has played several roles alongside Rick Macy
Rick Macy
Richard "Rick" Franklyn Macy is a Latter Day Saint actor who has played the role of Joseph Smith, Sr. in several films and has also played other roles in LDS Church produced films, in Mormon cinema and in films produced in Utah or by Latter-day Saints aimed at a wider audience.In 2006, Macy had a...
, both in several films where he has played Joseph Smith, Sr.
Joseph Smith, Sr.
Joseph Smith, Sr. was the father of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Joseph Jr. from the Golden Plates. In 1833 Joseph Sr...
and also in Out of Step.
In the leading years of Mormon cinema (through June 2002) Patch was the only female actor who had been cast in a top-billed role in more than one film in the genre.