Kathryn Walker

Kathryn Walker

actress

Kathryn Walker was born on Jan 09, 1943 in USA. Kathryn Walker's big-screen debut came with The House Without a Christmas Tree directed by Paul Bogart in 1972. Kathryn Walker is known for The Murder of Mary Phagan directed by William Hale, Jack Lemmon stars as Gov. John Slaton and Richard Jordan as Hugh Dorsey. The most recent award Kathryn Walker achieved is Primetime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new movie Kathryn Walker plays is Emma and Elvis which will be released on Jan 01, 1992.

Philadelphia-born Kathryn Walker's classy career began on the off-Broadway New York stage with her performance in "Slag" in 1971. On Broadway she appeared in "The Good Doctor" (1974), "A Touch of the Poet" (1977), "Private Lives" (1983) and "Wild Honey" (1986), among others. She also has been a sporadic presence on daytime drama, including 'Search for Tomorrow" and "Another World," and received an Emmy award for her outstanding performance as "First Lady" Abigal Adams in PBS' 13-part epic miniseries The Adams Chronicles (1976). On film she has played co-star or secondary femme roles in Blade (1973), La Castagne (1977), Girlfriends (1978) and Rich Kids (1979), and played John Belushi's wife in the dark, oddball comedy Les voisins (1981). She was once married to singer James Taylor.With the late William Alfred, she co-founded The Athens Street Company. In 1997, she was Rothschild Artist in Residence at Radcliffe College. Her six-part documentary series The Millennium Journal has been shown on the PBS cable channel, Metro Arts. Over the years, she has become a strong force outside of acting. She has helmed many of the 92nd Street Y's classical theater productions, directing and/or adapting such plays as Euripides' "Hekabe" (2004); Sophocles' "Elektra" (2002); Euripides' "Medea" (2001); "The Bacchae of Euripides" (2000); and her own adaptation of Fagles' "The Iliad" (2006). She lives in both New York City and Tesuque, New Mexico.

  • Birthday

    Jan 09, 1943
  • Place of Birth

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Also known

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards
1976
Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series
Winner - Primetime Emmy

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