Kate Vernon
| Kate Vernon | |
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 Vernon in June 2011 |
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| Born | April 21, 1961 Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
Kate Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS soap opera Falcon Crest from (1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film Pretty in Pink (1986), Mary-John Lovejoy in The Lost Colony Feature of Lovejoy (co-starring with John Gielgud and Ian McShane) and Ellen Tigh on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica.
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[edit] Career
Vernon was briefly a regular on Who's the Boss? in 1990 as a girlfriend of Tony Micelli (Tony Danza). She appeared in four episodes of L.A. Law in 1994 as A.D.A. Belinda Fox and seven episodes of Nash Bridges as Whitney Thomas.[citation needed] In 1993, she starred in an episode of Tales from the Crypt entitled "Till Death Do We Part" with John Stamos.[citation needed]
Vernon is known for her recurring role as Ellen Tigh on Battlestar Galactica. In April 2009, she made a guest appearance on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation entitled "A Space Oddity" which also featured cameos by her former Galactica producer Ronald D. Moore and co-stars Grace Park and Rekha Sharma.[1] She appeared in one episode of Star Trek: Voyager as a member of Species 8472 impersonating a human in the episode "In the Flesh". She also guest stars in two episodes of Heroes ("Close to You" and "Pass/Fail") as Vanessa Wheeler.
Vernon's best known film role was in the 1994 erotic thriller Dangerous Touch, which has become a cult favorite on late night premium cable TV.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
Her father was actor John Vernon, who was most famous for playing Dean Vernon Wormer in Animal House, her mother is Nancy West, and her sister is singer/actress Nan Vernon.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Michael Ausiello (2009-03-05). "'CSI' plots fraktastic 'Battlestar' crossover". Entertainment Weekly. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/03/exclusive-csi-p.html. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ^ Adam Bernstein, "Actor John Vernon, 72; Animal House Dean," The Washington Post (February 4, 2005): B06.
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