Mary Pat Gleason is an American film and television actress, best known as Jane Hogan on CBS’ Guiding Light. Other television credits include Mrs. Gosnold on Nickelodeon’s Instant Mom, Patty on NBC’s 1600 Penn, Ms. Elenora Butters on ABC’s Desperate Housewives, and Ida on ABC Family’s The Middleman.

Film credits include Blended, Bottle Shock, Wristcutters: A Love Story, The Island, Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, Bruce Almighty, Traffic, The Crucible, No Easy Way, A Walk in the Clouds, Basic Instinct, Lorenzo’s Oil, Defending Your Life, Soapdish, Pastime, and Fat Man and Little Boy.

Off-Broadway credits include starring in her own one woman play, Stopping Traffic (Vineyard Theatre). Regional theatre credits include Ouiser Boudreaux in Steel Magnolias (Alliance Theatre) and Ann Kron in Well (Huntington Theatre).