16 Facts About Patti Davis

Patricia Ann "Patti" Davis is an American actress and author.

Patti Davis is the daughter of US president Ronald Reagan and his second wife, Nancy Reagan.

Patti Davis is the older sister of Ron Reagan, and the younger adoptive sister of Michael Reagan as well as half-sister of the late Maureen Reagan.

Patti Davis went to grade school at The John Thomas Dye School in Bel Air, and graduated from the Orme School of Arizona in 1970.

Patti Davis matriculated at Northwestern University, where she studied creative writing and drama.

Patti Davis then attended the University of Southern California for two years.

Patti Davis changed her last name to her mother's maiden name, Davis, in an effort to have an independent career.

Patti Davis was active in the anti-nuclear movement before her father was elected president, and continued her activism through his term, stirring controversy and creating strife in the family.

Patti Davis has been a critic of the Republican Party, with which she has never been affiliated.

Patti Davis used elements of her own life to create a fictional story, and because of that the book became controversial and she was widely criticized.

Patti Davis has since spoken publicly about how she regrets the form, but not the content, of the critique she presented in the book.

Patti Davis has posed for other magazines such as More in 2011.

In 1969, Patti Davis applied to Ohio University and Northwestern to study journalism, and enrolled in the latter.

In 2014, Patti Davis expressed her frustration about having to date with the Secret Service monitoring her as they had time limits on evening dates and monitoring her and her partners' actions together, which is in part, why she rushed her relationship with her future husband, Paul Grilley.

Patti Davis is a vegetarian and has disagreed with laws that outlaw the use of marijuana.

Patti Davis released the piece in support of Blasey Ford when she had been criticized for not remembering details of the alleged assault.