Katherine LaNasa
| Katherine LaNasa | |
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 Dennis Hopper and LaNasa at the Academy Awards, March 1990 |
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| Born | December 1, 1966 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Dennis Hopper (1989-1992; 1 child) French Stewart (1998-2009; divorced) |
Katherine LaNasa (born December 1, 1966) is an American actress, who originally trained as a ballet dancer.
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[edit] Career
She has appeared in guest roles on numerous television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, Justice, Two and a Half Men, and Seinfeld. She portrayed recurring character Yvonne Dunbar on Judging Amy and Kim McPherson on The Guardian. She played the lead role of Bess in NBC's Three Sisters, which was cancelled after two seasons. She was a member of the cast of the short-lived 2006 series Love Monkey, playing Karen Freed, sister of the main character Tom. LaNasa also appeared in Steven Soderbergh's Schizopolis as Attractive Woman #1.
[edit] Personal life
LaNasa was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Annie (née Hardin) and Dr. James J. LaNasa, Jr., a plastic surgeon.[1] She was married to Dennis Hopper from June 17, 1989 to April 1992. Hopper and LaNasa had a son, Henry Lee Hopper (born 1990).[2]
On May 19, 1998, she married comedic actor French Stewart. They met when she made a guest appearance on a 1996 episode ("Green-Eyed Dick") of 3rd Rock from the Sun.[3] The couple owned and operated several zoos in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area until they divorced in December 2009.[citation needed]
[edit] Education
- North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Neighborhood Playhouse, New York, New York
[edit] Filmography
- Valentine's Day (2010) as Pamela Copeland
- House as Melissa (Season 6, Episode 10, 2009)
- Burn Notice as Shannon Park (Season 3 Episode 5 - "Signals and Codes", 2009)
- Ghost Whisperer as Betty (1 episode, 2008)
- 12 Miles of Bad Road as Juliet Shakespeare (6 episodes, 2006–2008)
- The Lucky Ones (2008) as Janet
- Boston Legal as Pat Ontario (1 episode, 2007)
- Justice as Suzanne Fulcrum (5 episodes, 2006)
- Two and a Half Men as Lydia (Seasons 4, 7 & 9; 4 episodes, 2006, 2010 & 2011)
- Pepper Dennis as Nadia (1 episode, 2006)
- Love Monkey as Karen Freed (8 episodes, 2006)
- Grey's Anatomy as Vera Kalpana (1 episode, 2005)
- Judging Amy as Atty. Yvonne Dunbar (9 episodes, 2003–2005)
- CSI: Miami as Carla Marshall (1 episode, 2005)
- Alfie (2004) as Uta
- The Deerings (2004) (TV) as Tricia
- Miss Match as Amy (3 episodes, 2003)
- The Division (2 episodes, 2003)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Ginger (1 episode, 2003)
- Greetings from Tucson as Lucy (1 episode, 2003)
- The Guardian as Kim McPherson (4 episodes, 2002–2003)
- NYPD Blue as Michelle Colohan (3 episodes, 2002)
- ER as Janet Wilco (1 episode, 2002)
- Three Sisters as Bess Bernstein-Flynn Keats (18 episodes, 2001–2002)
- Murder at the Cannes Film Festival (2000) (TV) as Kaki Lamb
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold as Joy Daly (1 episode, 1999)
- Almost Perfect as Allison (3 episodes, 1996–1997)
- The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1997) as Cathy
- The Practice as Sheila (1 episode, 1997)
- Take a Number (1997) as Victoria
- Touched by an Angel as Fran (1 episode, 1996)
- Sliders as Dr. Olivia Lujan (1 episode, 1996)
- The Sentinel as Monique Brackley (1 episode, 1996)
- Schizopolis (1996) (uncredited) as Diane
- Twilight Man (1996) (TV) as Kathy Robbins
- Shattered Mind (1996) (TV)
- Kiss & Tell (1996) as Georgia Montauk
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as Kathryn Lanasa (TV episode "Green-Eyed Dick", 1996)
- The Crew as Ariel (1 episode, 1996)
- Always Say Goodbye (1996) as Blond woman
- The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996) as Amy
- The Big Easy as Zelda Riley (1 episode, 1996)
- The Marshal as Penny (1 episode, 1995)
- Nothing But the Truth (1995) (TV) (as Katherine Lanasa) as Susie Marsh
- Seinfeld as Cathy (Season 6, Episode 101, 1995)
- Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (1994) (uncredited) as Reporter, Kristie Smithers
- Mortal Fear (1994) (TV) as Carol Donner
- Under Suspicion (1 episode, 1994)
- Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994) (TV) as Tiffany
- Flashfire (1993) as Monica Ambrose
- The Heart of Justice (1992) (TV) as Hannah
- Brain Donors (1992) as Dancer #1
- Catchfire (1990) as Waitress
