Kathryn Morris

Kathryn Morris

Infobox actor


name = Kathryn Morris
birthname = Kathryn Morris
birthdate = birth date and age|1969|1|28
birthplace = Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1991-present

Kathryn Morris (born January 28, 1969) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her lead role in the CBS series "Cold Case".

Biography

Career

Morris' first role was a minor one in the 1991 tele-movie "Long Road Home". Several other small parts followed, including a bit part as a psychiatric patient in the Oscar-winning "As Good as It Gets". Her breakthrough role came as Lt. Annalisa "Stinger" Lindstrom in the television series ' in 1997. She played it for two seasons. Morris continued to work in films (notably ones directed by Rod Lurie) and had a brief stint on the ' series in 1999.

After seeing her in the film "The Contender", which Dreamworks distributed, Steven Spielberg cast her in two successive films, but her scenes as a rock star in "" which required her to take singing and guitar lessons were cut by the director while the next production, "Minority Report", was filming. In the latter, she portrayed the tormented wife of Tom Cruise's character. [http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/6161/index.html Spielberg: Don't Hate Me] , from the June 24, 2002 column by Marc S. Malkin in "New York"] [http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_05-09-2004/in_step_with_0 In Step With... Kathryn Morris] , a May 2004 article from "Parade" magazine]

In 2003, Morris won the lead role of detective Lilly Rush in the CBS dramatic series "Cold Case" in which she plays a passionately concerned but relationship-shy detective assigned to solving murders that frequently are decades old. The actress also appeared in the 2004 films "Mindhunters" and "Paycheck".

Personal life

Most sources report Morris was born in Cincinnati, Ohio (though CBS News identifies her birthplace as Dallas [cite web | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/27/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main651762.shtml | title = Morris: "Cold Case" Is Red Hot | date = 2004-10-28 | accessdate = 2007-06-11] ). She was raised in the Church of Christ in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and toured the country in the family's singing group, Morris Code, along with her 6 other siblings. Some people call her Kathy. [ [http://www.tvguide.com/detail/celebrity.aspx?tvobjectid=160031 TV Guide biography] ] She attended two colleges in the Philadelphia area, including Temple University.

She lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2003, she was briefly engaged to Randy Hamilton, a financial advisor. She is currently dating David Barrett, a director and producer who has worked on "Cold Case".

Filmography

* "Resurrecting the Champ" (2007) .... Joyce

* "Mindhunters" (2004) .... Sara Moore

* "Paycheck" (2003) .... Rita Dunne

* "" (2002) .... Linda Delacroix (The Hostage) (one of the BMW films)

* "Minority Report" (2002) .... Lara Anderton

* "Role of a Lifetime" (2001) .... Chelsea

* "The Last Castle" (2001) .... DOD investigator (scenes deleted)

* "" (2001) .... Teenage Honey (scenes deleted)

* "And Never Let Her Go" (2001) (TV) .... Anne Marie Fahey

* "The Contender (2000)" .... Special Agent Paige Willomina

* "" (2000) (TV) .... Patricia Williams

* "Hell Swarm" (2000) (TV)

* "Deterrence" (1999) .... Lizzie Woods

* "Screenplay" (1999)

* "Inherit the Wind" (1999) (TV) .... Rachel Brown

* "Inferno" (1998) (TV) .... Ryan Tibbet

* "The Prophecy II" (1998) (V) .... Anxious Mother

* "Pensacola: Wings of Gold" (1997) TV Series .... 1st Lt. Annalisa Lindstrom (1997-1998)

* "As Good as It Gets" (1997) .... Psychiatric Patient

* "The Prince" (1996/I) .... Emily

* "Sleepstalker" (1995) .... Megan

* "Family Values" (1995) (TV) .... Borgyork Grumm

* "W.E.I.R.D. World" (1995) (TV) .... Lucy, Monochian's Assistant

* "A Friend to Die For" (1994) (TV) .... Monica

* "Sweet Justice" (1994) TV Series .... Remy

* "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All" (1994) (TV) .... Zundro (Sandra)

* "Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story" (1994) (TV) .... Angela

* "Double Cross" (1992) .... Andy

* "Cool as Ice" (1991) .... Jen

* "Long Road Home" (1991) (TV) .... Billy Jo Robertson

Notable television appearances

* "Cold Case" (2003-present) TV Series .... Lilly Rush

* "The Wright Stuff" (2000) playing "Herself" 3 December 2002

* "The Mind of the Married Man" (2001) playing "Sandy" in two episodes:
**"Just Thinking of You" (episode # 1.7) 4 November 2001
**"When We Were Nice" (episode # 1.8) 11 November 2001

* "Providence" (1999) playing "Molly" in episode: "The Third Thing" (episode # 2.1) 24 September 1999

* "" (1995) playing "Najara" in two episodes:
**"Crusader" (episode # 4.8) 16 November 1998
**"The Convert" (episode # 4.18) 19 April 1999

* "The Magnificent Seven" (1998) playing "Charlotte Richmond" in two episodes:
** "Wagon Train: Part 1" (episode # 2.5) 12 February 1999
**"Wagon Train: Part 2" (episode # 2.6) 19 February 1999

* "Poltergeist: The Legacy" (1996) playing "Laura Davis" in episode: "Silent Partner" (episode # 2.15) 20 June 1997

* "Ink" (1996) playing "Woman" in episode: "Above the Fold" (episode # 1.1) 21 October 1996

* "Silk Stalkings" (1991) playing "Judith Millay" in episode: "Compulsion" (episode # 6.2) 22 September 1996

Charity Work

*Toys for Tots at Pole Position Raceway in 2007 [http://joshuaescandon.blogspot.com/2007/12/go-kart-heaven-at-pole-position-raceway.html]

References

External links

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