Table of Biography
Patricia Ann Watz was a celebrity mother. Patricia Ann Watz was the mother of a famous American Cinematographer, Daniel Moder. Besides, she was also popular as the wife of a famous film producer, Mike Moder.
Early Life and Education
A celebrity wife and celebrity mother, Patricia Ann Watz was born on April 22, 1938, in California, United States. The details about her parents and siblings are not available now.
However, Patricia Ann Watz belonged to American nationality and followed Christianity. Likewise, her horoscope sign according to her birth date was Taurus. Other information about her childhood and early life is unavailable.
Talking about her educational background, she hadn’t disclosed her academic qualifications. On the other hand, her son, Daniel Moder is a graduate student. He completed his graduation from Saint Monica Catholic High School in 1987.
Death
Patricia Ann Watz took her last breath at the age of 63 on August 20, 2001. The reason behind her death was a heart attack.
Relationship Status
Talking about her relationship status, Patricia Ann Watz was a married woman. She tied the knot with a famous Film Producer, Mike Moder. However, the details about their wedding and relationship are not made public.
Moreover, Patricia was the mother of five kids Daniel Moder, Jyl Moder, Debbie Moder, Jane Moder, and John Moder. Additionally, her son, Daniel is also a married man. Daniel tied the knot with Julia Roberts.
They both met for the first time in the year 2001 on the movie set of “The Mexican”. They officially tied the knot on July 4, 2002, at Robert Ranch in Taos. The couple welcomed twins named Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder born on November 28, 2004.
Caption: Daniel Moder posing for a photo with his wife
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Career and Professional Life
Like her other information, her career and profession are also unknown. Patricia Ann Watz might like to keep her private life out of social media. Though, Patricia was best known for being the mother of popular American Cinematographer, Daniel Moder.
Daniel Moder’s career
Daniel started his career as a production assistant in the year 1995 with the action thriller movie “Crimson Tide”. The movie was able to gather a huge success and got three “Academy Award” nominations.
Moreover, he was a camera loader for the movies “The Fan” in 1996 and “The Brave” in 1997. The latter resulted in a serious financial disaster. It was, however, shown at the “Cannes Film Festival.”
Caption: Daniel Moder posing for a photo Source: Apost
Moving with this, Daniel also served as a second-assistant cameraman in the movie “Enemy of the State” in 1997. The movie was very much appreciated by the critics.
These movies helped him understand more about cinematography and also motivated him to prepare for his debut in cinematography.
More about career
Before starting his career as a cinematographer, Daniel worked as a production assistant for the movies like “The Big Tease”, “Tuesdays with Morrie”, and “Lucky Numbers”. Finally, he made his official debut as a full-time cinematographer in 2000 with the short movie “Kid Quick”.
The comedy movie was praised as it was unique. However, Daniel was still not ready to work as a cinematographer in feature movies. Thus, he decided to give some more time to learn and he continued as an assistant in movies such as “The Mexican” and “Sand”.
Additionally, he served as the cinematographer for the 2002 movie “Grand Champion.” In addition to Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts, it was a kid’s movie.
The movie, which was primarily filmed in rural America, did not do well at the box office. No specific praise was given for the cinematography.
Moreover, he also served as an additional photographer for movies such as “Point Break” in 2015 and “Heaven’s Floor” in 2016. Likewise, Daniel made another comeback as a cinematographer in the movie “Ibiza”, a romantic comedy movie.
Patricia Ann Watz – Net Worth 2023
The late popular mother 0f Daniel Moder hasn’t disclosed her earnings and net worth. On the other hand, her son, Daniel earns a decent amount of money throughout his profession as a Cinematographer. Thus, he has made a net worth of $10 million.
Body Measurements
Moving to her physical feature, no information regarding her body stats are available. But looking at her pictures, we can assume that she had a pair of beautiful brown eyes with brown hair.
On the other hand, her son, Daniel has a height of 5 feet 10 inches and a weight of 68kg.
Caption: Daniel with his wife Source: People
Patricia Ann Watz – Social Media
Talking about her social media presence, Patricia Ann Watz hadn’t created an account on any social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Nevertheless, her son, Daniel was quite active on social media. He has more than 73k followers on his Instagram handles under the username @modermoder.