Kathryn Kates
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| Born | New York, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Television | Seinfeld |
Kathryn Kates is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role on Seinfeld in the episodes "The Marble Rye" and "The Dinner Party".
Kathryn moved from New York to Los Angeles in 1974 to pursue her career. She was one of 25 actors (including fellow member John Larroquette) who became Founding Members of The Colony Theatre. They took up residence at The Studio Theatre in the Silver Lake District of Los Angeles and for the next 25 years produced award winning theatre. For the first six years (1975 to 1981), she, along with Barbara Beckley, was co general manager of The Colony and together they produced all of the company’s plays. She has the distinction of being the only actress to ever play opposite John Larroquette as his mother, lover, and wife: as his mother in Enter Laughing (Cast Theatre, 1974); his wife in A Company of Wayward Saints (Colony Theatre 1978); and his lover in The Lady's Not For Burning (Colony Theatre, 1979). Kathryn also appeared in many other of The Colony’s L.A.Drama Critics’ Circle award-winning productions such as The Grapes Of Wrath and Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (El Rey Theatre with Ed Harris). Over the years, The Colony Theatre has evolved from a small ensemble of actors into a well-established, award-winning, nationally recognized theatre, renowned for high quality productions. It has been listed in the Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac as one of “25 Notable US Theater Companies.”
Kathryn currently has a recurring role in the Network/Lionsgate series Orange Is the New Black, written by Jenji Kohan, creator of Weeds, as Jason Biggs' mother. Last season she was cast as a series lead in the CBS/Showtime pilot, Gurland on Gurland, playing Myrna Birnbaum, which was written, directed and produced by Andrew Gurland, and executive producer Glenn Gordon Caron. She also appeared in Reggie Rock Bythewood’s new pilot for the BET network, Gun Hill, as Bora. Kathryn is probably best known for her recurring role on Seinfeld as The Counter Woman in the iconic episodes The Dinner Party (1994) and The Rye (1996). Ms. Kates also had a recurring role on the Disney hit series Lizzie McGuire as the zany neighbor, Mrs. Carrabino (You’re a Good Man, Lizzie McGuire, 2002 and My Fair Larry, 2003 ). Other television appearances include her roles as the nosy neighbor, Mrs. Luckovich on Pan Am (2011), as June Starr in Judging Amy with Tyne Daly (2003), as Ginny in Caroline In The City with Lea Thompson, as Mrs. Bowman in Hudson Street with Tony Danza (1996), and as Mable Maloney in a 2 part Matlock, TV series, The Witness Killings (1991).
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