Kathleen Wilhoite
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Kathleen Wilhoite (born June 29, 1964 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American film and television actress. She and her husband David Harte have one son, Jimmy-Ray, born in 1995. She also voiced the title character in the animated series Pepper Ann.
She is also an accomplished musician with two widely released albums, Pitch Like a Girl (1997, Daves' Record Company) and Shiva (2000, Ruby Ray Records). Her songs have appeared in such films as Murphy's Law (1986), Valerie Flake (1999), and East of A (2000), as well as on the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer ("Wish We Never Met" from Pitch Like a Girl appeared in the season three episode, "Consequences").
Wilhoite has starred in films such as: Private School (1983), Road House (1989), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Color of Night (1994), The Edge (1997), Drowning Mona (2000) and Pay It Forward (2000). She has guest starred in dozens of television series including Cop Rock, Twin Peaks, Mad About You, Ally McBeal, Family Guy, Quantum Leap, Boomtown, Will & Grace, Charmed, 24, The 4400 and Boston Legal; and has had recurring roles on L.A. Law, ER and Gilmore Girls, as Liz Danes, sister of Luke Danes and mother of Jess Mariano.
In May 2006, Wilhoite wrote and performed a one-woman show, Stop Yellin, directed by Kathy Najimy. The show consisted of autobiographical monologues and performances of songs from her CDs.
