Pat Crawford Brown

Pat Crawford Brown portrays Ida Greenberg in the first 4 seasons of Desperate Housewives

Biography
Pat Crawford Brown (born June 29, 1929) is an American actress, aunt of American folksinger/songwriter Christine Lavin (who adores her Aunt Patsy). Brown has appeared in such films as Sister Act, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Reality Bites, Little Giants, Romy &amp; Michele's High School Reunion, Jack Frost, Forces of Nature, Daredevil, Stuck on You, You Me and Dupree and Norbit. In addition, Brown has guest-starred on over 100 television shows, including L.A. Law, Coach, Quantum Leap, Growing Pains, Murder She Wrote, The Wonder Years, The New Adventures of Superman, Married with Children, Home Improvement, ER, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Ellen, Beverly Hills 90210, The Drew Carey Show, Suddenly Susan, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NYPD Blue, Lizzy McGuire, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Judging Amy, Monk, Ghost Whisperer, Arrested Development, Gilmore Girls, CSI and Desperate Housewives, where she played Ida Greenberg for four seasons.

Career
Crawford has starred or appeared in the following: