Catherine Hicks
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| Catherine Hicks | |
| Born | August 6, 1951 New York City[1] |
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Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Annie Camden on the long-running television series 7th Heaven.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Hicks was born in New York City, the daughter of Jackie and Walter Hicks, an electronics salesman.[1] She has Irish and English ancestry.[2] Her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona during her childhood.[3] After attending Saint Mary's College (Indiana), across the street from the University of Notre Dame, where she studied theology, Hicks won an acting fellowship to Cornell University. Hicks, whose parents were practicing Christians, is a devout Roman Catholic.[4][5] She is married to special effects expert Kevin Yagher and they currently live in Bel-Air. The two have a daughter named Catie, who was born in January 1992.
Hicks shares two things in common with her former 7th Heaven co-star Beverly Mitchell. Both are only children and former cheerleaders in high school.
[edit] Career
After appearing on Broadway in the stage version of Tribute, she first rose to prominence as Dr. Faith Coleridge on the soap opera Ryan's Hope 1976 - 1978. In 1979, she co-starred in the television version of The Bad News Bears. But it was her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the 1980 TV movie Marilyn: The Untold Story that first established Hicks as an actress. She took the lead role as Amanda Tucker in the 12-episode comedy/detective series Tucker's Witch opposite Tim Matheson as Rick Tucker. The program aired on CBS from October 6, 1982, sporadically through June 9, 1983.
Supporting roles in movies followed, with appearances in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as Dr. Gillian Taylor, Peggy Sue Got Married (both in 1986), and as the mother in the first horror film of the "Chucky" film series Child's Play & 2 (in 1988 & 1990). The next year, she starred opposite Tony Danza in She's Out of Control.
In the first half of the 1990s, Hicks found work in TV movies, but it wasn't until 1996 when she was cast as Annie Camden on the syndicated family drama 7th Heaven (opposite fellow Star Trek alum Stephen Collins) that she gained what is arguably her most famous role. 7th Heaven was picked up by The CW Television Network for an 11th season, making it the longest-running family drama on television. The show aired its final episode in May 2007.
Hicks also starred in the Lifetime Movie Poison Ivy: The Secret Society in 2008, this was her first appearance on television post 7th Heaven run. Hicks plays the Dean of a high-level university who is married to a professor and is the mother of a student. The movie faced moderate ratings and reviews.
In Summer 2009, Hicks will be co-starring in My Name Is Jerry, an independent film shot mostly in Muncie, Indiana. She co-stars with Doug Jones.
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Celebrity Collector - Catherine Hicks
- ^ Irish People and Ireland - Irish news, events in Ireland, Irish culture, genealogy, music, Ireland travel
- ^ Interview in Ability Magazine
- ^ Atlanta Christian Web
- ^ "'We All Have Tons of Blessings'". BeliefNet.com. http://www.beliefnet.com/story/190/story_19075_1.html#cont. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Catherine Hicks cast bio on The CW
- Catherine Hicks at the Internet Movie Database
- Catherine Hicks on Internet Broadway Database
- Catherine Hicks at TV.com
- Catherine Hicks at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
