Dale Dickey

Diana Dale Dickey was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and attended Bearden High School. She played several roles in High School productions, notably as Emily in Our Town. She later attended the University of Tennessee from 1979 to 1984, but left to pursue her acting career. On December 10, 2015, she returned to the University of Tennessee as a guest speaker, where she gave the commencement speech to fall graduates and was awarded an honorary Master of Fine Arts degree from the university.\n', '

Dickey has been working as a character actress in both mainstream and independent films since the 1990s. She is known for her recurring roles as Nash on the hit HBO series Vice Principals and as Patty on NBC comedy series My Name Is Earl and as Opal McHone in CBS historical drama Christy. Dickey has had several roles in films such as The Pledge, Our Very Own, Domino, Super 8, Being Flynn and The G…