<P> Williams graduated with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts from California State University, Long Beach . </P> <P> Williams is an actress who has appeared in numerous theatre productions in the Los Angeles and Seattle areas . Working with such companies in Los Angeles as Playwrights Arena at LATC, East West Players, South Coast Repertory, LoudRMouth, The Garage Theatre Company, to name a few . She garnered a "Leading Female Performance" nomination from LA Weekly in 2009 for her role as Ruby in Boni B. Alvarez's play Ruby, Tragically Rotund . </P> <P> Williams is best known for her recurring role as Patrice on How I Met Your Mother . </P> <P> Her mother is Filipina, Chinese, and Spanish, and her father is of English, Irish, Scottish descent . Williams is openly gay . </P>

Who played patrice in how i met your mother
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