▁politician <0x0A> </s> ▁Pat ric ia ▁Mc Ph erson ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁American ▁actress ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁TV ▁series ▁Knight ▁R ider ▁as ▁Bon nie ▁Bar st ow . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mc Ph erson ▁was ▁born ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁in ▁Oak ▁Har bor , ▁Washington . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁naval ▁officer . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁San ▁Diego ▁State ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁advert ising . ▁ ▁Career ▁Mc Ph erson ▁has ▁made ▁guest ▁appearances ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁television ▁shows ▁including ▁D ynast y , ▁ ▁Star man , ▁Mur der ▁She ▁W rote , ▁Mac G y ver , ▁Mat lock , ▁and ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation . ▁Mc Ph erson ▁retired ▁from ▁acting ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁although ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁came o ▁appearance ▁as ▁a ▁Reg ent ▁in ▁the ▁Sy f y ▁television ▁series ▁W are house ▁ 1 3 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁that , ▁she ▁has ▁stated ▁in ▁recent ▁inter views ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁no ▁plans ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁acting ; ▁however , ▁she ▁has ▁appeared ▁at ▁a ▁few ▁Knight ▁R ider ▁events ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁Knight ▁R ider ▁Mc Ph erson ▁is ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁TV ▁series ▁Knight ▁R ider ▁as ▁Bon nie ▁Bar st ow , ▁K IT T