Richardson was born in Bethesda, Maryland, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth (née Howard) and Lawrence Baxter Richardson, who was a corporate executive and retired naval officer. Richardson attended the Holton-Arms School in Maryland and then the Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas, Texas. She is a 1973 graduate of Southern Methodist University, where she was friends with classmates Beth Henley Read more...

Richardson began as an understudy in Angela Lansbury's Broadway production of Gypsy: A Musical Fable, eventually playing several parts. With early roles in programs such as Double Trouble, The Equalizer, and Quantum Leap, Richardson also appeared in the films C.H.U.D. and You Better Watch Out before finding her break-out part in 1991 as Jill Taylor in Home Improvement.

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Patricia Castle Richardson (born February 23, 1951) is an Emmy-nominated American television and film actress known for her role as Jill Taylor on Home Improvement. She also starred in The Parent Trap 3 as Cassie McGuire in 1989.