Patricia Ben Peterson (born c. 1959) an American Broadway and regional theater actress and geriatric social worker.
Patricia Ben enjoyed a successful stage career, making her Broadway debut in 1988 as Cinderella in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods directed by James Lapine.
She appeared in numerous national tours including Evita, Sweet Charity, directed by Bob Fosse and Urinetown.
She originated the role of Teilbele in Yiddle With a Fiddle at Town Hall and Helen Givens in Black No More at the Guthrie Theatre.
In July 2007, she was profiled in an article in The New York Times about continuing education and mid-life career changes.