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Kate Vernon

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Kate Vernon
Vernon at Comic Con 2013
Born
Katherine Elizabeth Vernon

1961 (age 62–63)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Known forBattlestar Galactica
Falcon Crest
Who's the Boss
L.A. Law
Star Trek: Voyager
PartnerChuck Negron
Children1
ParentJohn Vernon (father)
RelativesNan Vernon (sister)

Katherine Elizabeth Vernon[1] (born 1961)[2] is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film Pretty in Pink (1986), Sophia in the 1992 film Malcolm X, and Ellen Tigh in the 2004 Syfy series Battlestar Galactica.

Early life

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Vernon was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] to Nancy West and actor John Vernon.[3] At age seven, she moved with her family to Los Angeles, California, where her father was pursuing his career.[2] Her sister is singer Nan Vernon.[3]

Career

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Vernon portrayed Lorraine Prescott on the CBS prime time soap opera Falcon Crest from 1984 to 1985.[4][5][6] During the 1980s she appeared on various TV series, including Family Ties, Dallas, Remington Steele, Hotel, Murder, She Wrote and the 1987 miniseries I'll Take Manhattan, as well as the 1986 comedy-drama film Pretty in Pink,[7] and the 1989 gangster comedy Mob Story, in which she appeared opposite her father. Other early film credits included Alphabet City (1984) and Roadhouse 66 (1985).[citation needed]

In 1990 Vernon portrayed Kathleen Sawyer in a four-episode arc on Who's the Boss?, followed by extended appearances on L.A. Law in 1994 as A.D.A. Belinda Fox (four episodes) and on Nash Bridges in 1996–1997 as Whitney Thomas (seven episodes). Among many other roles, she co-starred as Sophia in the 1992 film Malcolm X, appeared in the 1992 Italian sci-fi film Jackpot, portrayed Alexandra on the 1996 series Kindred: The Embraced and appeared in a 1998 episode of Star Trek: Voyager entitled "In the Flesh". She played Dr. Rachel Stein in the 1998 TV movie Blackjack.[citation needed]

From 2004 to 2009, Vernon portrayed the recurring role of Ellen Tigh on Battlestar Galactica,[8][9] as well as the 2009 television film Battlestar Galactica: The Plan.[10] In April 2009, she made a guest appearance in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "A Space Oddity", which also featured cameos by her former Galactica producer Ronald D. Moore and co-stars Grace Park and Rekha Sharma.[11]

In 2010, Vernon guest starred in two episodes of Heroes ("Close to You" and "Pass/Fail") as Vanessa Wheeler,[12] and in 2014 portrayed Diana Sydney on The 100 and Starfleet captain Sonya Alexander in the fan film Star Trek: Prelude To Axanar. In 2016, Vernon played Caroline Morrow in an episode of NCIS.[citation needed] She appeared in several episodes of the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show in 2019.[citation needed]

In 2021, Vernon appeared on the science fiction TV series Another Life with her Battlestar Galactica co-stars Sharma and Katee Sackhoff.[13]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1983 Chained Heat Cellmate Paul Nicholas
1984 Alphabet City Angie Amos Poe
Roadhouse 66 Melissa Duran John Mark Robinson
1986 The Last of Philip Banter Brent Hervé Hachuel
Pretty in Pink Benny Hanson Howard Deutch
1988 Hostile Takeover Sally George Mihalka
1989 Mob Story Mindy Gabriel & Jancarlo Markiw
1992 Jackpot Prudence Mario Orfini
Malcolm X Sophia Spike Lee
1994 Soft Deceit Anne Fowler Jorge Montesi
Dangerous Touch Amanda Grace Lou Diamond Phillips
1996 Joe's Wedding Uta Mann Michael Kennedy
1999 The Secret Life of Girls Kay Holly Goldberg Sloan
2004 Buds for Life Valerie Quinlan Gabriel Bologna
Grave Matters Christine Aimee Stevenson
2005 Confession Detective Robin Mallory Jonathan Meyers
2007 Safe Harbour Sally Bill Corcoran
2010 The Last Song Susan Blakelee Julie Anne Robinson
2011 National Lampoon's Snatched Diane Joe Cacaci
2014 108 Stitches President Jennine Wormer Pratt David Rountree
Prelude to Axanar Captain Sonya Alexander Christian Gossett Short
2017 Chicanery Billie Endicott Charles Dennis
Amelia 2.0 Dr. Ellen Beckett Adam Orton
12 Round Gun Catherine Sam Upton
2018 His Master's Voice Camille György Pálfi
La Boda de Valentina Melanie Tate Marco Polo Constandse
Barking Mad Arabella Gravesend Charles Dennis

Television

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1984 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac Donna Adams Robert Michael Lewis TV movie
Dallas Peter's friend Larry Hagman 1 Episode
Family Ties Christy Will Mackenzie 1 Episode
Remington Steele Nancy Evans Don Weis 1 Episode
1984–1985 Falcon Crest Lorraine Prescott Reza Badiyi, Barbara Peeters, ... 25 Episodes
1985–1986 Hotel Erica Atwood / Sandy Hoyle Charles S. Dubin & James L. Conway 2 Episodes
1987 I'll Take Manhattan Nanette Alexander Douglas Hickox & Richard Michaels TV Mini-Series
The Law & Harry McGraw Kate Hossler Peter Crane 1 episode
1987–1989 Murder, She Wrote Rhonda Sykes / Connie Norton Peter Crane & Anthony Pullen Shaw 2 Episodes
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse Ellen Sanders Jonathan R. Betuel 1 Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Donna Atom Egoyan 1 Episode
1990 FM Stephanie Andy Cadiff 1 Episode
Who's the Boss? Kathleen Sawyer Asaad Kelada & Tony Singletary 4 Episodes
1991 Daughters of Privilege Diana Michael Fresco TV movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin Terry Weidner Christian I. Nyby II TV movie
Tropical Heat Veronica Mario Philip Azzopardi 1 Episode
Jake and the Fatman Rachel Garraty Daniel Attias 1 Episode
Father Dowling Mysteries Rita Winters James Frawley 1 Episode
1993 House of Secrets Laura Morrell Mimi Leder TV movie
Lovejoy Mary-John Lovejoy Geoffrey Sax 1 Episode
Tales from the Crypt Lucy Chadwick W. Peter Iliff 1 Episode
1994 Probable Cause Lynn Reilly Paul Ziller TV movie
L.A. Law DDA Belinda Fox Mark Tinker, Elodie Keene, ... 4 Episodes
1995 Bloodknot Kaye Jorge Montesi TV movie
The Sister-in-Law Rae Phillips / Sally Rae Preston Noel Nosseck TV movie
The Outer Limits Tricia Lange Tibor Takács 1 Episode
1996 Downdraft Alexa Michael Mazo TV movie
Kindred: The Embraced Alexandra Serris Peter Medak 1 Episode
1996–1997 Nash Bridges Whitney Thomas Greg Beeman, Neal Israel 7 Episodes
1998 Blackjack Dr. Rachel Stein John Woo TV movie
Flood: A River's Rampage Pat Mallory Bruce Pittman TV movie
The Outer Limits Judy Warren Jorge Montesi 1 Episode
Star Trek: Voyager Valerie Archer David Livingston 1 Episode
1999 Y2K Alix Cromwell Dick Lowry TV movie
The Hunger Lanie Luke Scott 1 Episode
Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Jody Frost / Nadya Rinkova Peter Bloomfield 1 Episode
2000 Any Day Now Della Mae Connor Artie Mandelberg 1 Episode
2001 Largo Winch: The Heir Monique Winch-Hastings David Wu TV movie
Largo Winch Monique Winch Laurent Brégeat 1 Episode
Dawson's Creek Woman Lev L. Spiro 1 Episode
2003 Wilder Days Dorothy Morse David Mickey Evans TV movie
Black Sash Jenny Stuart Gillard 1 Episode
Hunter Maggie Tawnia McKiernan 2 Episodes
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Raina Press Deran Sarafian 1 Episode
2004–2009 Battlestar Galactica Ellen Tigh Michael Rymer, Rod Hardy, ... 23 Episodes
2005 Family Plan Victoria David S. Cass Sr. TV movie
School of Life Elli Warner William Dear TV movie
Knights of the South Bronx Richard's wife Allen Hughes TV movie
Reunion Brenda Moretti Rick Rosenthal & Lou Antonio 2 Episodes
2006 Last Chance Cafe Hallie Boyer Jorge Montesi TV movie
2009 Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Ellen Tigh Edward James Olmos TV movie
The Mentalist Arden Plaskett Chris Long 1 Episode
Saving Grace Ellen Cooper Rohn Schmidt 1 Episode
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Penelope Russell Michael Nankin 1 Episode
2010 Bones Rowan François Velle TV series (1 Episode)
Heroes Vanessa Wheeler Roxann Dawson & Michael Nankin TV series (2 Episodes)
2011 Red Faction: Origins The Matriarch Michael Nankin TV movie
2012 The Firm George Mihalka 1 Episode
2013 Battledogs Dr. Ellen Gordon Alexander Yellen TV movie
Arctic Air Irene Ivarson Kevin Fair 1 Episode
2014 Perception Mary Morrison LeVar Burton 1 Episode
The 100 Diana Sydney John Showalter, John Behring, ... 3 Episodes
2015 Christmas Truce Helena Hammond Brian Skiba TV movie
2016 NCIS Caroline Morrow Leslie Libman 1 Episode
2017 Groomzilla Olivia Bradford May TV movie
There's... Johnny! Mrs. De Cordova David Gordon Green 1 Episode
2018 Condor Lily Partridge Lawrence Trilling, Kari Skogland 4 Episodes[14]
2019 Anniversary Nightmare aka Wrongfully Accused Barbara Michael Feifer TV movie
The Morning Show Geneva Micklen Mimi Leder, David Frankel, ... 5 Episodes
2021 Another Life Ava Breckenridge Kevin Dowling, Kellie Cyrus TV series

Personal life

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Vernon shares a daughter with Chuck Negron, founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Three Dog Night.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kate Vernon". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "About Kate". KateVernon.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Veteran TV and film actress Kate Vernon was born in Canada in 1961. She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 7...
  3. ^ a b Bernstein, Adam (February 4, 2005). "Actor John Vernon, 72; Animal House Dean". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Boxer, Tim (October 21, 1984). "Kate Vernon on Dad John". The Winnipeg Sun. p. 98. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 443. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (1st ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 95–98. ISBN 0-345-32459-5.
  7. ^ Mackie, Drew (August 29, 2022). "30 Things You Might Not Know About Pretty in Pink, 30 Years Later". People.
  8. ^ "Battlestar Galacticast Episode 12: Remembering 'Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down'". SyFy. February 27, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  9. ^ McNamara, Mary (March 20, 2009). "Battlestar Galactica finale is satisfying—so say we all". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  10. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (March 6, 2009). "Battlestar's Final Cylon Says, 'The Ending is Like Nothing You'd Ever Expect'". New York Post. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  11. ^ Ausiello, Michael (March 5, 2009). "CSI plots fraktastic Battlestar crossover". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  12. ^ French, Dan (November 12, 2009). "'Battlestar' actress cast in 'Heroes'". Digital Spy.
  13. ^ Yohannes, Alamin (September 27, 2021). "Netflix Series Another Life Is Hosting a Battlestar Galactica Reunion in Season 2". Entertainment Weekly.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (April 26, 2017). "'Condor' Adds Kate Vernon; Lyndie Greenwood Joins 'Flint'".
  15. ^ Zach Farnum (June 16, 2017). "Chuck Negron Releases New Album, Negron Generations, June 30, Features Unreleased Three Dog Night Tracks". 117 Entertainment Group.
  16. ^ Lynch, Lorrie (March 15, 2009). "Who's News". The Albany Herald. Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Google Books.
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