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Por ocho años,Patricia Richardson starred on Mejoras para el hogar as Jill, the mother to the three Taylor boys and the wife to Tim, who was played by series star Tim Allen. For the show, Richardson was nominated for four Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and it's the role she's still most associated with. But, it's been 23 years since the series ended—due to Richardson wanting to move on—and she's had many other roles since, from TV to movies to being a real-life mother to her own three kids. Read on to find out more about Richardson today.

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By the time Richardson was cast on Mejoras para el hogar, she had been acting on stage for years and had made appearances in a number of TV shows. She still acts today, but there are periods in her résumé during which she was less active. Richardson took breaks in order to spend more time with her family. For instance, when Mejoras para el hogar ended in 1999, it was because she didn't want to continue with the show.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"The reason I turned down the ninth year of Mejoras para el hogar was because I was a single [divorced] parent and away from my kids too much," she told Más cerca in 2018. "I left the show, and I have put my children first since then. That's why I've kept quitting the business: to be with them." Additionally, she told Más cerca that she "really hated fame."

DespuésMejoras para el hogar, Richardson went on to star in the show Strong Medicine and also had a recurring role on El ala oeste. More recently, she has played guest roles onNCISDePunto ciego, yLa lista negra, and has appeared in the TV movies A Christmas in Tennessee yA Very Vintage Christmas. She's also continued toact in the theater.

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You may have also spotted Richardson on Último hombre de pie, Allen's sitcom, which ran from 2011 to 2021. Richardson reunited with her Mejoras para el hogar co-star for two episodes in 2015 and 2016. She told Entertainment Tonight in 2020 that when she came to work on his new show, Ella estaba preocupada that Allen had "never really forgiven [her] for not wanting to do the ninth year [of Mejoras para el hogar]."

Richardson also talked toEntertainment Tonight about the actors who played her sons on the show—Zachery Ty BryanDeJonathan Taylor Thomas, yTaran Noah Smith—saying that she's kept in touch with Thomas in particular, as they both worked on the SAG-AFTRA board.

Like Jill Taylor, Richardson also has three children. Ella comparteEnriqueDeRoxanne, yJoseph Baker with her ex-husband, actor Ray Baker. Baker and Richardson were married from 1982 to 1995.

"My oldest son is married to a wonderful girl I adore, and they live in Brooklyn," Richardson told Más cerca in 2018. "My second son is a really talented stand-up comic, actor, and writer. And my daughter [recently] started a job at an ad agency. I think I've done my best and, while I'm sure they have their complaints, they know whatever happens, I'm here for them. Mom is always at their beck and call!"

In 2019, Richardson revealed that she became a grandmother. She posted photos of herself and her grandchild on Facebook and wrote, "I am a proud grandmother for the first time of the very lucky boy born to my beloved son Henry and his beautiful heroic wife Allie hace unos días. This is Bobby and a peak happiest moment in my life."

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