Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 21, 1961
Place of Birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kate Vernon
Biography
Katherine Elizabeth Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS Primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (from 1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film Pretty in Pink (1986), Sophia in the 1992 Spike Lee film, Malcolm X, and Ellen Tigh in the 2004 Syfy series Battlestar Galactica.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | A Gettysburg Christmas | Caroline |
| 2023 | Meet the Killer Parents | |
| 2019 | Anniversary Nightmare | Barbara |
| 2018 | Valentina's Wedding | Melanie Tate |
| 2018 | His Master's Voice | Camille |
| 2018 | Groomzilla | Olivia |
| 2017 | Chicanery | Billie Endicott |
| 2017 | Amelia 2.0 | Dr. Ellen Beckett |
| 2015 | A Christmas Truce | Helena |
| 2014 | Prelude to Axanar | Captain Sonya Alexander |
| 2014 | 108 Stitches | President Jennine Wormer Pratt |
| 2013 | Battledogs | Dr. Ellen Gordon |
| 2011 | Red Faction: Origins | The Matriarch |
| 2011 | National Lampoon's Snatched | Diane |
| 2010 | The Last Song | Susan Blakelee |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Ellen Tigh |
| 2006 | Last Chance Cafe | Hallie Boyer |
| 2005 | Knights of the South Bronx | Pat |
| 2005 | Family Plan | Victoria |
| 2005 | School of Life | Elli Warner |
| 2005 | Confession | Detective Robin Mallory |
| 2004 | Grave Matters | Christine |
| 2004 | Buds For Life | Valerie Quinlan |
| 2003 | Wilder Days | Dorothy Morse |
| 1999 | The Secret Life of Girls | Kay (Age 40) |
| 1999 | Y2K | Alix Cromwell |
| 1998 | Blackjack | Dr. Rachel Stein |
| 1997 | Flood: A River's Rampage | Pat Mallory |
| 1996 | Downdraft | Alexa |
| 1996 | Joe's Wedding | Uta Mann |
| 1995 | Soft Deceit | Anne Fowler |
| 1995 | Bloodknot | Kaye |
| 1995 | The Sister-in-Law | Rae Phillips / Sally Preston / Kelly Richards |
| 1994 | Dangerous Touch | Amanda Grace |
| 1994 | Probable Cause | Lynn Reilly |
| 1993 | House of Secrets | Laura Morrell |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Sophia |
| 1992 | Cyber Eden | Prudence |
| 1991 | Daughters of Privilege | Diana |
| 1991 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin | Terry Weidner |
| 1989 | Hostile Takeover | Sally |
| 1989 | Mob Story | |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Benny Hanson |
| 1986 | Banter | Brent Holliday |
| 1984 | Alphabet City | Angie |
| 1984 | Roadhouse 66 | Melissa Duran |
| 1984 | Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac | Donna Adams |
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Cellmate |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | True Lies | Sharon Heinz |
| 2023 | Sullivan's Crossing | Helen |
| 2019 | Another Life | Ava Beckenbridge |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Geneva Micklen |
| 2014 | The 100 | Diana Sydney |
| 2012 | Perception | Mary Morrison |
| 2012 | The Firm | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Arden |
| 2006 | Heroes | Vanessa Wheeler |
| 2005 | Reunion | |
| 2005 | Bones | Rowan |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica | Ellen Tigh |
| 2003 | Black Sash | |
| 2003 | NCIS | Caroline Morrow |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Penelope Russell |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Raina Press |
| 1998 | Dawson's Creek | Woman |
| 1997 | The Hunger | Lanie |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | |
| 1996 | Kindred: The Embraced | Alexandra Serris |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Cmdr. Valerie Archer |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Tricia Lange |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Judy Warren |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Lucy Chadwick |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan | Nanette Alexander |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | DDA Belinda Fox |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Mary-John Lovejoy |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Donna |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Rhonda Sykes |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Connie Norton |
| 1982 | Family Ties | Christy |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Nancy Evans |
| 1982 | Hotel | Sandy Hoyle |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Lorraine Prescott |