Barbara Whinnery
{{Short description|American actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2010}}
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| name = Barbara Whinnery
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| birth_name = Barbara K. Whinnery
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|07|01|df=yes}}
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1981–present
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Barbara K. Whinnery (born July 1, 1953) is an American actress from Berkeley, California, best known for the role of Dr. Cathy Martin on the television drama St. Elsewhere. She has made guest appearances in several other television shows and has also appeared in movies and on stage.
She trained at the Actor's Conservatory Theater in San Francisco (where her classmates included her future St. Elsewhere co-stars Denzel Washington and Cynthia Sikes [https://web.archive.org/web/20070123112805/http://www.americanprofile.com/article/1827.html]), and with Milton Katselas. She currently is a studio faculty member at The Acting Place in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1986
|Hamburger: The Motion Picture |Sister Sara | |
| 1986
|The Hooker | |
| 1986
|Harriet Watkins | |
| 1988
|Denise | |
| 2006
|Street of Death |Homeless Woman |Short |
| 2020
|{{sortname|The|Killing of Two Lovers}} |Mrs. Staples | |
| 2020
|{{sortname|The|Wolf of Snow Hollow}} |Mrs. Fairchild | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1981
|Joleen Hickerson |Episode: "Daniel's First Love" |
| 1982–1986
|Dr. Cathy Martin |32 episodes |
| 1984
|Janice Simpkins |Episode: "Be True to Your School" |
| 1985
|Gretchen Pashko |Episode: "Broadway Malady" |
| 1987
|Amy Fields |Episode: "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose" |
| 1988
|Lucille |Episode: "Blues in the Night" |
| 1988–1990
|Anna Moore, Arlene, Doreen Ferguson |Episodes: "The Lovelorn", "The Black Widow", "The Brothers" |
| 1990
|People Like Us |Dodo Fitz Allen |TV miniseries |
| 1991
|Seeds of Tragedy |Alex |TV film |
| 1993
|Bobbie Walters |Episode: "Big Boys Don't Cry" |
| 1994
|Wanda |Episode: "1.10" |
| 1995
|Ella |Episode: "Miracle Under 34th Street" |
| 1996
|Mrs. Sylvia |Episode: "Transplanted Affection" |
| 1996
|Nancy |2 episodes |
| 1996
|Lola Morrow |TV film |
| 1997
|Mrs. Anderson |Episode: "The Pack" |
| 1997
|Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction |Maggie |Segment: "Imaginary Friend" |
| 1998
|Lorraine Bare |Episode: "Baby Boom" |
| 1998
|ER |Mrs. Draper |Episode: "Day for Knight" |
| 1998–1999
|Sister Bertrille |Recurring role |
| 1999
|Katherine |Episode: "Faces" |
| 2008
|Child Psychologist |Episode: "The First Taste" |
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0924172|name=Barbara Whinnery}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071026112038/http://actingplace.com/home.html?Id=67 The Acting Place] acting school
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Category:Actresses from Berkeley, California
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American women
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