Actress Patricia et al. refers to the actress Patricia Neal and her family. Patricia Neal was an American actress who won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1963 for her role in the film 'Hud'. Her family includes her husband, Roald Dahl, and their five children. The crossword solutions for this term are NEALS (5 letters) and NEAL (4 letters). NEALS is likely referring to the Neal family, while NEAL is likely referring to Patricia Neal herself.