Patricia McRae Is An Actress – 5 Facts to Know About Adia Barnes Mother

Patricia McRae is an African-American actress who is known for her appearances in movies and TV series such as Shy’s Way, Bad Girl, Being Mary Jane, Saints & Sinners, Dynasty, and The Haves and The Have Nots. Aside from being an actress, her further claim to fame rests on the fact that she is the birth mother of Adia Barnes. For clarity, Adia Barnes is the daughter Patricia McRae had with her now late ex-husband, Peter Barnes, and she is also the current head coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats Women’s Basketball team.

Adia Barnes’ life and coaching career has been covered across several platforms but it’s time to meet the people responsible for bringing her into this world and we will begin with her mother. Without further ado, here are some facts to know about Adia Barnes’ mother, Patricia McRae.

1. Patricia McRae is in her 60s

The exact details of Patricia McRae’s date of birth are unknown and every effort geared towards finding out has proved abortive so far as the only people who seem to have that piece of information about the actress are those close to her. Going by the fact, however, that she is the birth mother of 47 year-old Adia Barnes, one can easily assume that the talented actress was born in the 1950s and could easily be in her 60s or early 70s.

There is no way to know for sure but one clear thing about Patricia McRae’s birth circumstance is the fact that she was born in Long Island, New York, in the United States of America. It then automatically means that Patricia McRae is an American citizen. She belongs to the African-American ethnic group but there is no information about her birth parents or if she has any living siblings.

Patricia McRae evidently spent the majority of her early years in Long Island, New York City. Information on her formal educational background does not include details of her preschool, middle school, or high school years, and is restricted to the fact that she is a graduate of Washington State University, although her particular area of study is unknown at the moment.

2. Patricia McRae made her on-screen debut in 2013

Most actors and actresses will tell you that they developed or found a passion for acting when they were very young, and a trip down memory lane usually confirms these bold statements. However, without knowing what Patricia McRae was like as a youngster, it will be a challenge to come up with the motivating factor behind her decision to become an actress.

That being said, it will interest you to know that she made her on-screen debut as an actress in 2013 when she was cast in the role of Momma for the 2013 film, Shy’s Way. In the same year, she appeared as one of the Church Goers in a single episode of Doctor Who: The Forgotten Doctor, and also a Jury Member in another solitary episode of Advocate & Solicitor.

From 2014 to 2015, she appeared in a couple of episodes of Fatal Attraction as Carla Neely/Jacqueline Goodall. It’s been nearly 10 years since Patricia McRae made her debut as an actress on the silver screen and she already has over 30 movie and TV series credits under her belt. She has appeared in several popular shows along the way, including in Tyler Perry’s The Haves and The Have Nots, Being Mary Jane, Saints & Sinners, and many more.

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3. Patricia McRae’s movies and TV shows

TV series

• 2013 – Doctor Who: The Forgotten Doctor as Church Goers (1 Ep)
• 2013 – Advocates & Solicitors as Jury Member (1 Ep)
• 2014 – 2015 – Fatal Attraction as Carla Neely/Jacqueline Goodall (2 Eps)
• 2015 – Love Chemistry as Ida Martin (1 Ep)
• 2016 – Men & Kings as Ms, Gertrude (1 Ep)
• 2016 – D.A.T. Life Decisions After Temptation as Liz (1 Ep)
• 2016 – Swamp Murders as Lena Jackson (1 Ep)
• 2017 – Murder Calls as DFCS Agent (1 Ep)
• 2017 – Being Mary Jane as Mildred (1 Ep)
• 2018 – Dynasty as Nell Winters (1 Ep)
• 2018 – Saints & Sinners as Marilyn Cunningham (4 Eps)
• 2018 – The Pre-Quarter Life Crisis as Dean Lundy
• 2019 – The Haves and the Have Nots as Diane (7 Eps)
• 2019 – Tell Me a Story as Hattie (1 Ep)
• 2021 – Bigger as Sheila (1 Ep)

Movies

• 2013 – Shy’s Way as Momma
• 2015 – Switching Lanes as Reporter
• 2016 – Before I Go as Mary
• 2016 – Bad Girl as Church Member Two (Uncredited)
• 2016 – Things My Daddy Should’ve Told Me as Diane Jones
• 2017 – Dirty South House Arrest as Judge Harris
• 2018 – Swipe Club as Mrs. Carter

TV movie

• 2016 – Merry Ex-Mas as Diane
• 2018 – Down For Whatever as Anita’s Mother
• 2020 – Diamond Knight Year One as Venus (Knights Guardian)
• 2020 – USS Christmas as Mildred Kennedy

Short movies

• 2015 – All I Want Is You as Mother
• 2016 – Ripple Effect as Anisa’s mother
• 2018 – Missed Fortune as Ann
• 2019 – The Invention of Mathias Walden as Debra Walden

Unreleased

• 2014 – Plague of Misery as Sabrina Winters
• 2017/II – Dance as Yvonne
• (Post-production) – Soul Searching as Evelyn

4. Patricia McRae is Adia Barnes’ birth mother

Patricia McRae has been married twice in her life, first to the late NFL star Pete Barnes and later to a man named Bruce McRae. Patricia and her late ex-husband, Pete Barnes had a child together, a daughter whom they named Adia Barnes.

Adia Barnes was born Adia Oshun Barnes on February 3, 1977, under the zodiac sign of Pisces in San Diego, California, United States of America. The daughter of a sportsman, Adia followed her father’s career footprints but in a different field. She is a former women’s basketball player and the current head coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball team. Patricia McRae’s daughter is happily married to Salvo Coppa, also a basketball coach and the couple have 2 children named Matteo and Capri.

5. Patricia McRae is still alive

Patricia McRae has shown no signs of ill health and is very much alive. The talented actress is also very active in her chosen profession and her fans hope it is an arrangement that will continue for the foreseeable future.