This Golden Globe nominee starred in a 90s sitcom and there's a Toy Story link… can you guess who it is?
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A Golden Globe nominee from a long-running sitcom was spotted looking stylish in black when she surfaced in Los Angeles this week. However her star-making role came in the 1990s, when she was the leading lady on a TV comedy that became one of the biggest hits of the decade.
![[When she was glimpsed this week, she wore a fashionable checked blazer over a matching black top, teamed with a fitted set of trendily faded blue jeans]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/00/93692365-14245557-When_she_was_glimpsed_this_week_she_wore_a_fashionable_checked_b-m-9_1735863268802.jpg)
This year, she took a public swipe at her co-star on that show, whom she accused of 'lying to people' that she was 'on board' for a spin-off. Since the series ended, she has guest-starred on other iconic TV programs, including an beloved hospital show and two classic police procedurals.
![[Patricia is pictured in a publicity still for Home Improvement with (from left) Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Zachery Ty Bryan, Tim Allen and Taran Noah Smith]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/00/83052155-14245557-Patricia_is_pictured_in_a_publicity_still_for_Home_Improvement_w-m-5_1735862867615.jpg)
With just one degree of separation, this Maryland-born actress even has a connection to Pixar's thunderously successful Toy Story franchise. Can you guess who she is?. A Golden Globe nominee from a long-running sitcom was spotted looking stylish in black when she surfaced in Los Angeles this week.
![[Patricia and Tim became household names on the sitcom, which ran a whopping eight seasons from 1991 until 1999 on ABC; Patricia earned two Golden Globe nods and four Emmy nods]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/00/83052153-14245557-Patricia_and_Tim_became_household_names_on_the_sitcom_which_ran_-m-6_1735863044572.jpg)
When she was glimpsed this week, she wore a fashionable checked blazer over a matching black top, teamed with a fitted set of trendily faded blue jeans. The actress in question is Patricia Richardson, 73, who is loved by fans as Jill Taylor on Home Improvement, starring Tim Allen as her husband Tim.
![[In 1995, in the midst of the show's run, Tim lent his voice to the character of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story; Buzz is pictured with the film's lead character Woody (left), voiced by Tom Hanks]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/00/36710632-14245557-Tom_also_led_the_cast_of_Toy_Story_as_the_jovial_cowboy_Woody_al-a-7_1735863168277.jpg)
When she was glimpsed this week, she wore a fashionable checked blazer over a matching black top, teamed with a fitted set of trendily faded blue jeans. Patricia and Tim became household names on the sitcom, which ran a whopping eight seasons from 1991 until 1999 on ABC.
