Patty Dunning was born on September 11, 1951 in supposedly Des, Moines, Iowa, USA. Her first role was as Patty Myers in A Thief in the Night (1972). She then would go on to be uncredited in All the King's Horses (1977). She was then featured in the second installment of the thief in the night film series in, A Distant Thunder (1978) as the same character. Her last appearance in the series would be the third installment, Image of the Beast (1981). She then would go on to be featured in The Shepherd (1984) and Life Flight: The Movie (1987). Dunning largely fell out of the industry entirely after the franchise wrapped up and now lives quietly in Iowa after her time in the limelight. In 2019 and 2020, she appeared in two short films, Knee High (2019) and Domicile (2020). In an interview she gave a few years ago, she said she hadn't been totally on board with the message of the movie at first but, She rapidly fell into line. Now she lives quietly in Iowa after her time in the limelight. She seems to be doing pretty well. She is married and is a Physical Therapist.