Kathleen York
Kathleen "Bird" York is an actress, screenwriter and Oscar nominated songwriter-recording artist. As a screenwriter, York has written projects for John Wells Warner Brothers, Sony, Paramount and has just completed a one hour pilot for Fox Television Studios. She is an alumni of the prestigious Showrunners Training Program facilitated by the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. York achieved global recognition with her song "In the Deep", (co-written with Michael Becker) which appears on her album Wicked Little High and was written for the 2004 film Crash. "In the Deep" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song with York performing the song live at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Her self titled debut record was released in February 1999. As an actress, York has starred in over a hundred film and television projects. York starred as a young Naomi Judd in Love Can Build a Bridge, the four hour NBC miniseries about Judd's life (the second highest rated event on NBC that year). Other credits include six seasons of the multi Emmy Award winning series The West Wing as Andrea Wyatt, Northern Lights with Diane Keaton, "Cold Feet" with Tom Waits, "A Season In Purgatory" opposite Patrick Dempsey, "Nightjohn" opposite Beau Bridges, and Oscar winner Crash. Independent film credits include Cries of Silence, The Big Day, Ball Don't Lie. York was a series regular in the ABC series Vengeance Unlimited as well as Aaron's Way for NBC. Recurring roles include Stephen Bochco's Murder One, The O.C and Desperate Housewives. She appeared on the cult hit Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David's masseuse "Summer" in the show's second season . Fall 2010 she will be seen in the NBC drama Chase and A&E's The Glades. Other music credits include the main theme song in Sony Pictures Seven Pounds, the televised concert Where Music Meets Film along with Joss Stone, Lindsay Buckingham and Babyface as well as featured song placements in House, 2010 season of American Idol, Nip/Tuck, CSI: NY, In Justice, Jake 2.0 and Everwood. She was the featured musical artist for the 2001 season of the CBS TV series Family Law writing and producing songs for numerous episodes. Her EP Have No Fear was released on December 19, 2008 and a completed full record will be released in early 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen York, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Will Trent as Babs Carter
- 2022 · National Treasure: Edge of History as Gina
- 2019 · All Rise as Valerie Moore
- 2019 · In the Dark as Joy
- 2015 · Chicago Med as Roxanne
- 2014 · Nightcrawler as Jackie (uncredited)
- 2014 · Jane the Virgin as Angelique Harper
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Judge Vitkay
- 2013 · Sleepy Hollow as Ms. Hudson
- 2012 · Longmire as Penny VanBlarcom
- 2012 · The Client List as Jolene
- 2011 · Revenge as Sheila Lurie
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Councilwoman Jill Bennett
- 2010 · The Glades as Dr. Britney Newhall
- 2009 · Castle as Kat Kingsley
- 2008 · Front of the Class as Diane
- 2008 · True Blood as Madeline Kapneck
- 2007 · Sublime as Jenny
- 2006 · Fatal Desire as Paula
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Vivian Sembrook
- 2005 · Bones as Marianne Thorn
- 2005 · Crash as Officer Johnson
- 2004 · House as Dr. Schaffer
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Monique Polier
- 2003 · Miss Match as Dr. Jenna Fuller
- 2003 · NCIS as Stephanie Flynn
- 2003 · The O.C. as Renee Wheeler
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Masseuse
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as A.D.A. Hardt
- 2000 · Malcolm in the Middle as Ellie
- 1999 · The Big Day as Pamela
- 1999 · The West Wing as Andrea Wyatt
- 1999 · Family Law as Anna Antenelli
- 1998 · Vengeance Unlimited as KC Griffin
- 1998 · Northern Lights as Daphne
- 1997 · Dead Men Can't Dance as Victoria Elliot
- 1997 · To Dance with Olivia as Aurora Watling
- 1996 · Nightjohn as Callie Waller
- 1996 · A Season in Purgatory as Claire Rafferty
- 1996 · Cries of Silence as Dorrie Walsh
- 1995 · Murder One as D.D.A. Cheryl Dreyfuss
- 1995 · Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge as Naomi Judd
- 1993 · Dream Lover as Martha
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Lisa
- 1993 · Sad Inheritance as Terry
- 1993 · Gregory K as Rachel Kingsley
- 1992 · Darkman as Jenny
- 1991 · Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken as Marie
- 1990 · I Love You to Death as Dewey Brown
- 1990 · Flashback as Sparkle
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Coralee
- 1989 · Cold Feet as Laura
- 1988 · Checking Out as Diana
- 1988 · Aaron's Way as Susannah Lo Verde
- 1988 · Astronomy as The Mother
- 1987 · The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory as Mrs. Susannah Dickinson
- 1987 · Winners Take All as Judy McCormick
- 1986 · Thompson's Last Run as Louise
- 1985 · Chase as Darlene
- 1985 · This Child Is Mine as Janet Rasnick
- 1985 · This Child of Mine as Janet Rasnick
- 1985 · Not My Kid as Linda
- 1984 · Protocol as Charmaine
- 1978 · Dallas as Little Betty