Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 9, 1942
Place of Birth:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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K Callan
Biography
K Callan, born Katherine Elizabeth Borman on January 9, 1942, in Dallas, Texas, is an American actress and author. She began her professional acting career at the Margo Jones Theatre and gained national attention for her role as Peter Boyle’s mousy wife in the film “Joe” in 1970. Callan has had a diverse career spanning film, television, and theater, with notable roles including Martha Kent in the TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” and Elizabeth in the Christian drama “The Chosen.” She has also appeared in films such as “American Gigolo” (1980) and “Knives Out” (2019). Callan has authored several books on the entertainment industry and received her acting training at HB Studio in New York City. She was married to author James Ruskin Callan and they have three children.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sew Torn | Ms. Engel |
| 2022 | Shedding Angels | Candice Murphy |
| 2022 | The Magic Of Passion | Leslie |
| 2019 | Knives Out | Greatnana Wanetta |
| 2012 | Not That Funny | Toogey Richmonde |
| 2009 | Coyote County Loser | |
| 2006 | Midnight Clear | Eva |
| 2005 | Crazylove | Mrs. Hallstrom |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Marisa |
| 2005 | Midnight Clear | Eva |
| 2003 | Home | Grammy Lou |
| 2002 | Devious Beings | Lady Jane |
| 1999 | A Fare to Remember | Ginny |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Alice Stillwater |
| 1998 | Border to Border | Mrs. Piston |
| 1995 | Saved By The Light | Dannion's Mother |
| 1991 | Flight of Black Angel | Mrs. Gordon |
| 1991 | Frankie and Johnny | Frankie's Mother |
| 1991 | The Unborn | Martha Wellington |
| 1987 | The Return of the Shaggy Dog | Betty's Mom |
| 1984 | Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac | Barbara Hamilton |
| 1982 | Fast-Walking | Motel Manager |
| 1982 | Leadfoot | Pam's Mother |
| 1981 | Splendor in the Grass | Miss Metcalf |
| 1981 | This House Possessed | Lucille |
| 1980 | American Gigolo | Lisa Williams |
| 1980 | A Change of Seasons | Alice Bingham |
| 1979 | The Onion Field | Mrs. Powell |
| 1979 | Ike | Mrs. Westerfield |
| 1979 | Fast Break | Ms. Tidwell |
| 1978 | A Question of Love | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1977 | James at 15 | Mrs. Stevens |
| 1973 | Hail | Mrs. Burd |
| 1973 | A Touch of Class | Patty Menkes |
| 1972 | The Rimers of Eldritch | Evelyn Jackson |
| 1971 | Lady Liberty | Subway Lady (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Joe | May Lou Curran (as K. Callan) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Poker Face | Betty |
| 2019 | The Chosen | Elizabeth |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Carol |
| 2012 | Veep | Judy Sherman |
| 2012 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Lorraine Parks |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Louise Hammond |
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Mrs. Monroe |
| 2009 | Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns | |
| 2009 | Castle | Delores Marsh |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Annabelle Draber |
| 2007 | Drive | Ceal Cousins (uncredited) |
| 2006 | 'Til Death | Mrs. Bauer |
| 2006 | Heroes | Charlie Andrews |
| 2006 | Heist | |
| 2006 | Four Kings | Mrs. Grayson |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Grandma Lois |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Janis |
| 2005 | The Closer | Julia Rose |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Eileen Britt |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Eleanor McGill |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Helen Russell (2006) |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | |
| 2003 | NCIS | Grace Mullen |
| 2003 | NCIS | Bertha Jones-Delacroix |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Luanne Countryman |
| 2001 | The Division | |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Penelope Zimmerman |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Martha Abernathy |
| 1999 | Family Law | Myra Hollenbeck |
| 1998 | Dawson's Creek | Miss Constance Freckling |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Tilly Hill (voice) |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Grandma James |
| 1995 | JAG | Esther Gale |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | ER | Kelly Robinson |
| 1994 | Birdland | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Jake's Landlady |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Martha Kent |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Lenore Mackenzie |
| 1989 | Coach | Marion |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Florence Hackett |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Carolyn Kandinsky |
| 1985 | Sara | |
| 1984 | Night Court | Jane Fletzker |
| 1984 | Hunter | Mrs. Jorgensen |
| 1984 | E/R | |
| 1984 | Hunter | Linda Ryan |
| 1983 | Cutter to Houston | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Martha Ryan |
| 1982 | Newhart | |
| 1982 | Police Squad! | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Patty Galecki |
| 1981 | Father Murphy | |
| 1980 | Bosom Buddies | |
| 1980 | It's a Living | Harriet Higgins |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Mrs. Dunne |
| 1979 | Married: The First Year | |
| 1979 | Joe's World | Katie Wabash |
| 1978 | Kaz | |
| 1978 | Dallas | Amy Stevens |
| 1977 | Fish | |
| 1977 | Rafferty | |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time | Alice Butterfield |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Gwen Baxter |
| 1974 | Rhoda | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Veronica Cartright |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Evelyn Jackson |
| 1960 | Route 66 |