The Donna Reed Show: Freeing The Housewife One Episode At A Time

Sibling Connection

Patty Petersen, who played the character of Trisha on the show’s later seasons, was actually Paul Petersen’s real-life sister. On “The Donna Reed Show,” she starred as his adopted sister. It probably was not too hard for them to fake having a brother-sister relationship since they actually had one in real life!