Kathryn Harrold
| Kathryn Harrold | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1950 Tazewell, Virginia, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Lawrence O'Donnell (1994-present) |
Kathryn Harrold (born August 2, 1950) is an American television and movie actress.
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[edit] Background
Harrold was born in Tazewell, Virginia. She attended Mills College in Oakland, California, majoring in Drama.
[edit] Career
[edit] Television
She has appeared in a number of TV series, including The Rockford Files, MacGruder and Loud, The Bronx Zoo, I'll Fly Away, The Larry Sanders Show, and Mister Sterling'.
Harrold plays Helen Rowland in Desperate Housewives.
[edit] FIlms
She was Steve McQueen's leading lady in the screen legend's final film, The Hunter (1980), and Arnold Schwarzenegger's leading lady in the action vehicle Raw Deal (1986). She appeared in Nightwing (1979) and co-starred with Luciano Pavarotti in Yes, Giorgio (1982).
Harrold starred in Modern Romance (1981), as the ex-girlfriend of Albert Brooks' character. The film received a limited release and ultimately grossed under US$3 million domestically,[1] but it was well received by critics with one reviewer commenting that the film was "not Brooks at his best, but still amusing".[2] Modern Romance also has Harrold performing in a nude scene.
In Into the Night (1985), an action/suspense film directed by John Landis, she had a supporting role as Paul Mazursky's girlfriend. When a quartet of Middle Eastern thugs raid the beach house they share, her character is shockingly one of the few fatalities in this violent, yet comedic, film. The character is a trusted friend to the central character, Diana played by Michelle Pfeiffer, a courier of stolen gem stones who is pursued with antic zeal throughout the film by the same four thugs in a manner reminiscent of the Keystone Kops.
She has also appeared in several TV movies, most notably Bogie (1980) in which she played movie legend Lauren Bacall, reportedly against Bacall's wishes, and the HBO film Dead Solid Perfect (1988) in a leading role opposite Randy Quaid.
[edit] Personal life
Since 1994, Harrold has been married to Lawrence O'Donnell, former aide to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former staff director for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, and executive producer of the TV series The West Wing. He is currently the host of The Last Word on MSNBC, and replaced Keith Olbermann in his time slot in January 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ "http://www.boxofficemojo.com/". Modern Romance box office. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=modernromance.htm. Retrieved March 12, 2006.
- ^ "http://www.rottentomatoes.com/". Modern Romance (1981). http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/modern_romance/. Retrieved March 12, 2006.
