| Kathleen Wilhoite | |
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| Born | June 29, 1964 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | David Harte (1997 - present) |
Kathleen Wilhoite (born June 29, 1964) is an American film and television actress, as well as a singer-songwriter. She also voiced the title character in the animated series Pepper Ann. She is also known for her roles on ER and Gilmore Girls.
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Wilhoite is 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), which she also starred in, Valerie Flake (1999), and East of A (2000), as well as on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ("Wish We Never Met" from Pitch Like a Girl appeared in the season three episode "Consequences".) She continues to perform, with the latest date on her web site having been August 27, 2011.
Wilhoite has starred in films such as: Private School (1983), Angel Heart (1987), Road House (1989), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Fire in the Sky (1993), 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, Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, The 4400, The Cleaner, Boston Legal, Ghost Whisperer, and The Mentalist, as well as recurring roles on L.A. Law as Benny Stulwicz's wife, Rosalie Hendrickson Stulwicz, ER as Susan Lewis' sister, Chloe Lewis, 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.
Wilhoite married writer/producer/actor David Harte in 1997. She and her husband have two children.
Wilhoite has a condition termed heterochromia, meaning her right eye is blue-green and her left is brown.