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{{Short description|American actress and writer}}
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| birth_name = Kathryn Janis Grody
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|11|6|mf=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
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| occupation = Actress, writer
| occupation = Actress, writer
| yearsactive =
| yearsactive = 1975–1999, 2005, 2019
| spouse = [[Mandy Patinkin]] (1980-present; 2 children)
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Mandy Patinkin]]|1980}}
| children = 2
| children = Isaac and Gideon<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/magazine/mandy-patinkin-i-behaved-abominably.html?pagewanted=3&_r=0</ref>
| awards = [[Obie Award]] winner (twice)}}
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'''Kathryn Janis Grody''' (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress/writer.
'''Kathryn Grody''' is an American actress and writer.


==Early life and education==
==Biography==
After winning two [[Obie Award|Obies]] for her [[Off-Broadway]] work, she wrote an autobiographical play called ''A Mom's Life''.<ref name="imdb.com">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342852/bio IMDb profile]</ref>


Grody was born [[Los Angeles, California]]. She has been married to actor/singer [[Mandy Patinkin]] since 1980 and they have two children, Isaac and Gideon. Grody is actor [[Noah Wyle]]'s godmother.<ref name="imdb.com"/>
Grody was born in [[Los Angeles, California]]. She studied acting at [[HB Studio]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/ |title=Notable Alumni |work=HB Studio}}</ref> in New York City.


==Career==
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In 2013, Kathryn appeared as Lola in the [[Primary Stages]] production of ''The Model Apartment''.
Grody wrote, and acted in, the autobiographical play ''Mom's Life''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title='Mom's Life,' a Solo Show With Three Characters |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/108529017 |accessdate=November 4, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=March 15, 1990 |page=C 22|id={{ProQuest|108529017}} |via = [[ProQuest]]}}</ref>

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In 2013, Grody appeared as Lola in the [[Primary Stages]] production of ''The Model Apartment''.

==Personal life==

She has been married to actor and singer [[Mandy Patinkin]] since 1980 and they have two children, Isaac and Gideon.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/magazine/mandy-patinkin-i-behaved-abominably.html |title=Mandy Patinkin: 'I Behaved Abominably' |first=Alex |last=Witchel |date=August 21, 2013 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> In 2020, Gideon began filming and photographing Grody and Patinkin's daily lives, posting images and clips to multiple social media outlets. The couple soon developed a significant social media following.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lyall|first1=Sarah|title=Scenes from a marriage, Patinkin-style|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=February 1, 2022|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/arts/television/mandy-patinkin-kathryn-grody-videos.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203150702/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/arts/television/mandy-patinkin-kathryn-grody-videos.html|archive-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> Later that year, Grody and Patinkin partnered with [[Swing Left]], creating [[viral video|viral videos]] with their sons to encourage people to vote for [[Joe Biden]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election]].<ref name="Watts">{{cite news |last1=Watts |first1=Marina |title=Mandy Patinkin wants everyone to remain calm (and vote out Donald Trump) this election season |url=https://www.newsweek.com/mandy-patinkin-wants-everyone-remain-calm-vote-out-donald-trump-this-election-season-1536752 |accessdate=November 1, 2020 |work=Newsweek |date=October 6, 2020}}</ref>


==Filmography (as actress)==
==Filmography (as actress)==
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{|class=wikitable
!Year!!Title!!Role
!Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes
|-
|-
|1999||''[[Limbo (1999 film)|Limbo]]''||Frankie
|1975||''[[The Fortune]]''|| Police Secretary||
|-
|-
|1997||''[[Men with Guns]]''||Harriet
|1976||''[[Harry and Walter Go to New York]]''|| Barbara||
|-
|-
|1996||''[[Pie in the Sky (1996 film)|Pie in the Sky]]''||Amy's Mom
|1978||''[[The Big Fix (1978 film)|The Big Fix]]''||Wendy Linker||
|-
|-
|1993||''[[Life with Mikey]]''||Mrs. Corman
|1979||''[[Rich Kids (film)|Rich Kids]]''||Gym Teacher||
|-
|-
|1990||''[[The Lemon Sisters]]''|| Nola Frank
|1979||''[[The Rose (film)|The Rose]]''|| Reporter||
|-
|-
|1990||''[[Quick Change]]''|| Mrs. Edison
|1980||''[[My Bodyguard]]''|| Ms. Jump||
|-
|-
|1981||''[[Reds (film)|Reds]]''|| [[Crystal Eastman]]
|1981||''[[Whose Life Is It Anyway? (film)|Whose Life Is It Anyway?]]''||Mrs. Boyle||
|-
|-
|1980||''[[My Bodyguard]]''|| Ms. Jump
|1981||''[[Reds (film)|Reds]]''|| [[Crystal Eastman]]||
|-
|-
|1979||''[[The Rose (film)|The Rose]]''|| Reporter
|1988||''[[Another Woman (1988 film)|Another Woman]]''||Cynthia||
|-
|-
|1976||''[[Harry and Walter Go to New York]]''|| Barbara
|1989||''[[Parents (1989 film)|Parents]]''||Miss Baxter||
|-
|-
|1975||''[[The Fortune]]''|| Police Secretary
|1989||''[[The Lemon Sisters]]''|| Nola Frank||
|-
|1990||''[[Quick Change]]''|| Mrs. Edison||
|-
|1993||''[[Life with Mikey]]''||Mrs. Corman||
|-
|1996||''[[Pie in the Sky (1996 film)|Pie in the Sky]]''||Amy's Mom||
|-
|1997||''[[Men with Guns]]''||Harriet||
|-
|1999||''[[Limbo (1999 film)|Limbo]]''||Frankie||
|}
|}


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==External links==
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Actress; writer
| DATE OF BIRTH = November 6, 1946
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
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[[Category:American television actresses]]
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[[Category:Obie Award recipients]]
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Latest revision as of 01:48, 8 November 2023

Kathryn Grody
Born
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active1975–1999, 2005, 2019
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
Children2

Kathryn Grody is an American actress and writer.

Early life and education[edit]

Grody was born in Los Angeles, California. She studied acting at HB Studio[1] in New York City.

Career[edit]

Grody wrote, and acted in, the autobiographical play Mom's Life.[2]

In 2013, Grody appeared as Lola in the Primary Stages production of The Model Apartment.

Personal life[edit]

She has been married to actor and singer Mandy Patinkin since 1980 and they have two children, Isaac and Gideon.[3] In 2020, Gideon began filming and photographing Grody and Patinkin's daily lives, posting images and clips to multiple social media outlets. The couple soon developed a significant social media following.[4] Later that year, Grody and Patinkin partnered with Swing Left, creating viral videos with their sons to encourage people to vote for Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.[5]

Filmography (as actress)[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1975 The Fortune Police Secretary
1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York Barbara
1978 The Big Fix Wendy Linker
1979 Rich Kids Gym Teacher
1979 The Rose Reporter
1980 My Bodyguard Ms. Jump
1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway? Mrs. Boyle
1981 Reds Crystal Eastman
1988 Another Woman Cynthia
1989 Parents Miss Baxter
1989 The Lemon Sisters Nola Frank
1990 Quick Change Mrs. Edison
1993 Life with Mikey Mrs. Corman
1996 Pie in the Sky Amy's Mom
1997 Men with Guns Harriet
1999 Limbo Frankie

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notable Alumni". HB Studio.
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (March 15, 1990). "'Mom's Life,' a Solo Show With Three Characters". The New York Times. p. C 22. ProQuest 108529017. Retrieved November 4, 2020 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Witchel, Alex (August 21, 2013). "Mandy Patinkin: 'I Behaved Abominably'". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Lyall, Sarah (February 3, 2021). "Scenes from a marriage, Patinkin-style". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Watts, Marina (October 6, 2020). "Mandy Patinkin wants everyone to remain calm (and vote out Donald Trump) this election season". Newsweek. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

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