anth rop ist ▁while ▁living ▁in ▁both ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁don ating ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁to ▁various ▁educational , ▁health , ▁and ▁art ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁SE ED ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Maryland ▁and ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art . ▁She ▁also ▁helped ▁open ▁the ▁H osp ice ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁at ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁C lin ic . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Pat ric ia ▁Rose ▁Bres lin ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Edward ▁( a ▁judge ) ▁and ▁Mar jor ie ▁Bres lin . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁Catholic ▁of ▁Irish ▁descent ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁of ▁Scottish ▁descent . ▁Bres lin ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Park chester ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁the ▁S out heast ▁Bron x . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mount ▁St . ▁Urs ula ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x ▁before ▁att ending ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁New ▁Ro ch elle ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁State . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁she ▁guest - star red ▁with ▁Peter ▁Mark ▁Rich man ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁N BC ' s ▁legal ▁drama , ▁Justice , ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁threatened ▁by ▁h ood l ums . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁supporting ▁role ▁as ▁Syl via ▁Franklin ▁S aper stein ▁in ▁the ▁sports ▁film ▁Go , ▁Man , ▁Go ! ▁( 1 9 5 4 ), ▁opposite ▁Ruby ▁De e , ▁Sid ney ▁Po it ier , ▁and ▁the ▁Har lem