Pat Colbert, the Compton, Los Angeles-raised actress who ran the Oil Baron’s Club as hostess Dora Mae on the hit TV series “Dallas,” has died. He was 77 years old.
One of the actresses from the phenomenon series Dallas has died PHOTO Deutsche Welle
Pat Colbert, the actress best known for her role on “Dallas,” died uneventfully June 23 at her home in Compton, her younger sister, Tami Colbert, confirmed to The Times.
She had suffered three strokes in the past decade. The cause of death was not disclosed, but “we just know it must be the result of various strokes”Tami stated.
“She was just good. She was good at everything she started doing”, Tami said. “He was aiming to get there and do it right“.
Colbert had a career spanning several decades, from the late 1970s to 2015, but was best known for her 67-episode run on the hit series “Dallas” from CBS. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Colbert was the show’s only recurring black character, turning a minor role into a memorable one. As the posh figure of the Oil Baron’s Club, the character Dora Mae, played by Pat Colbert, shared the screen with members of the main Ewing family, portrayed by Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, and Linda Gray, among others.
The actress appeared on “Dallas” from 1983 to 1991, according to IMDB. Prior to the Emmy Award-winning series, Colbert had minor roles in “Flamingo Road,” “Capitol,” “The Fall Guy” and “Knots Landing.” After the role of Dora Mae, Colbert appeared in the series “Sisters” and “True Colors”.
Pat Colbert also appeared in a slew of movies, including “Leonard Part 6,” in which she played Bill Cosby’s on-screen wife. His credits also include “SOB,” “Hysterical,” “Thom & Dusty Go to Mexico: The Lost Treasure” and “If Not for His Grace,” according to IMDB.
Sandra Patricia Colbert was born on January 16, 1947, in Los Angeles, but lived most of her life in Compton. Her father, LeRoy, worked in construction and her mother, Eula, worked in foster care. As a child, Pat Colbert was also interested in fashion and modeling.
Inspired by their mother, Colbert worked with her sister and used her Hollywood connections to organize film screenings — including some at theaters in Westwood — for her adopted community, Tami said.
“We’d gather a bunch of kids and some of their foster parents and go and do screenings for movies that hadn’t been released yet.”, Tami said. “It was interesting”.
Tami said that the actress has also worked with “celebrities and friends he knew” to make it possible for adopted children to watch a golf tournament.
For Tami, Colbert should be remembered “as a person with initiative”.
In addition to Tami, Colbert has an older sister, Johnetta Driscoll, a brother, Aaron Colbert, a son, Michael, and nephews and nieces. The family has scheduled a wake and funeral service for next week.
