Kathryn Walker

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Kathryn Walker (born January 9, 1943 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American actress .

Life

Walker received a Music and Acting Fellowship from the Fulbright Program after graduating from Wells College, Aurora . In 1971, she first appeared off-Broadway in her Broadway had debut in 1974 in the comedy The Goold Doctor of Neil Simon . She also made numerous appearances in television productions between 1972 and 1976, including the soap operas Another World and Search for Tomorrow , and the Emmy- winning television film The House Without a Christmas Tree, starring Jason Robards . In 1976, she was awarded an Emmy for best female lead actress in the miniseries The Adams Chronicles . She made her feature film debut in Blade in 1973 . She played other roles in Schlappschlag at Paul Newman's side , as the wife of John Belushi in The Crazy Neighbors and in the science fiction film D.ARYL - The Extraordinary .

In the late 1970s she was the partner of Douglas Kenny , who died in 1980. Between 1985 and 1995 she was married to James Taylor .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1977: Slap Shot ( Slap Shot )
  • 1978: We Fly on the Wind ( The Winds of Kitty Hawk )
  • 1979: Not From Bad Parents ( Rich Kids )
  • 1981: The Crazy Neighbors ( Neighbors )
  • 1981: The stranger and the Whale ( A Whale for the Killing )
  • 1985: DARYL - The Extraordinary ( DARYL )
  • 1986: Mrs. Delafield wants to marry ( Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry )
  • 1988: The case of Mary Phagan ( The Murder of Mary Phagan )
  • 1993: Emma and Elvis
  • 2000: Susan ( Suddenly Susan )

Broadway (selection)

  • 1974: The Good Doctor
  • 1977: A Touch of the Poet
  • 1983: Private Lives
  • 1986: Wild Honey

Awards

  • 1976: Emmy for The Adams Chronicles

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personal data
SURNAME Walker, Kathryn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States