Pat Stanley is an American retired actress, dancer and singer.

Career [ edit ]

Stanley won her Tony Award in the category of Best Featured Actress in a Musical in the 1958-1959 season, for her performance as "Lois Lee" in the musical Goldilocks . She was nominated in 1962 for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as "Eileen Taylor" in Sunday in New York . ^[1]

Stanley made frequent appearances in prime time television on Breslin's Neighborhood , Thieves Carnival (Play of the Week 1959), Omnibus (1958), NBC Comedy Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show (1958) and A George Abbott Special (1955). On daytime television, she has played Mrs. Goodman #2 on The Edge of Night in 1982 and 1983. In films, she was featured in the Jerry Lewis movie The Ladies Man (1961).

Personal life [ edit ]

Stanley was married to songwriter Johnny Burke, and later to writer William Hanley . ^[1]

Since 1980 she had been married to third husband, actor and artist Gerry Matthews. ^{[2] [3]} She lives in retirement in Walla Walla, Washington . ^[4]

Broadway stage productions [ edit ]

• 1952: Of Thee I Sing as dancer
• 1953: Carnival in Flanders as Siska
• 1957: Carousel as Carrie
• 1958: Blue Denim as Lillian
• 1958: Goldilocks as Lois Lee
• 1959: Fiorello! as Dora
• 1961: Sunday in New York as Eileen Taylor
• 1981: The Five O'Clock Girl as Susan Snow

National Tours [ edit ]

• 1953: Pajama Game as Gladys
• 1952: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as dance lead

Summer Stock [ edit ]

• 1950's: Lend an Ear , Brigadoon , Pajama Game , One Touch of Venus

Night Clubs [ edit ]

• 1980: Solo act at Once Upon a Stove

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Pat Stanley at the Internet Broadway Database
• Pat Stanley at IMDb
• About Gerry Matthews
• The Museum of Un-Natural History