Kathryn Morris

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Morris in 2003, at the L.A. premiere of Paycheck.
Morris in 2003, at the L.A. premiere of Paycheck.

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

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[edit] Biography

Her first role was a minor part in the 1991 telemovie Long Road Home. Over the next few years, several minor roles followed, including a bit part as a psychiatric patient in the Oscar-winning As Good as It Gets.

Her breakthrough role came when she won the role of Lt. Annalisa "Stinger" Lindstrom in the series Pensacola: Wings of Gold in 1997. She played the role for two seasons. She continued to appear regularly in films, and gained some attention with a brief stint on the Xena series in 1999.

Steven Spielberg cast her in two successive films: her scenes as a rock star in A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, which required her to take singing and guitar lessons, were cut by the director while Minority Report was filming, a film in which she portrayed the tormented wife of Tom Cruise's character.[1][2]

In 2003, Morris won the lead role of detective Lilly Rush in the CBS series Cold Case, in which she plays a passionately concerned but relationship-shy detective assigned to solving murders that are frequently decades old. This brought her some international attention, with the series being picked up in numerous countries.[citation needed]

While starring in Cold Case Morris has also taken on roles in the 2004 films Mindhunters and Paycheck.

Kathryn Morris (right) as "Lara Clarke Anderton" in Minority Report, with Tom Cruise.
Kathryn Morris (right) as "Lara Clarke Anderton" in Minority Report, with Tom Cruise.

[edit] Filmography

  • The Hire: Hostage (2002) .... Linda Delacroix (The Hostage) (one of the BMW films)
  • Role of a Lifetime (2001) .... Chelsea
  • The Last Castle (2001) .... DOD investigator (scenes deleted)
  • And Never Let Her Go (2001) (TV) .... Anne Marie Fahey
  • Hell Swarm (2000) (TV)
  • Deterrence (1999) .... Lizzie Woods
  • Screenplay (1999)
  • Inferno (1998) (TV) .... Ryan Tibbet
  • Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1997) TV Series .... 1st Lt. Annalisa Lindstrom (1997-1998)
  • The Prince (1996/I) .... Emily
  • 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
  • Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story (1994) (TV) .... Angela
  • Long Road Home (1991) (TV) .... Billy Jo Robertson
Morris with the rest of the cast of Cold Case.
Morris with the rest of the cast of Cold Case.

[edit] Notable television appearances

  • 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
  • Xena: Warrior Princess (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

[edit] Personal life

Most sources report Morris was born in Cincinnati, Ohio[2] (though CBS News identifies her birthplace as Dallas[3]). She was raised in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and toured the country in the family's gospel band, Morris Code. [4] She attended two colleges in the Philadephia area, including Temple University.[2]

As of 2004 she lives in Los Angeles, California.[2][5]

[edit] Trivia

Morris appeared in a 1998 television commercial for NationsBank.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Spielberg: Don't Hate Me, from the June 24, 2002 column by Marc S. Malkin in New York
  2. ^ a b c d In Step With...Kathryn Morris, a May 2004 article from Parade magazine
  3. ^ Morris: Cold Case Is Red Hot, an October 2004 article from the CBS News website
  4. ^ TV Guide bigography
  5. ^ Biography of Morris from the CBS website for Cold Case
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