Career
She is known for her stage performances, and for her roles in comedy, drama and thriller films, such as Mistress Lancaster in Groundhog Day (1993), Grandma in American Wedding (2003) and Mistress Holmes in Lolita (1997).
Paton was born in Brooklyn, New New York
A "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco, Paton is a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (ACT), and also one of Allied Command Transformation"s leading actresses in its first few seasons. She has since appeared in 38 films and over 50 television series.