Kate McNeil
{{short description|American actress}}
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| name = Kate McNeil
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|8|7}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1981–present
| spouse = {{marriage| Roy Friedland|1987}}
| children = 2
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Kate McNeil (born August 7, 1958) is an American actress.Lavin, Cheryl. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/345334992 Celebrity fastrack]." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, February 1, 1991, p. D3 (subscription required). She starred in the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns from 1981 to 1984, and in 1983 had the leading role in the slasher film The House on Sorority Row. McNeil was also the female lead in the 1988 horror film Monkey Shines.
Early years
The daughter of the president of the U.S. Cocoa Corporation, McNeil grew up in Gladwyne, a suburb in Lower Merion Township, of Montgomery County, west of Philadelphia, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Walstad, David. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/177942642/ From Gladwyne to prime time]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 28, 1992, TV Week section, p. 4 (subscription required). In high school, she said, "I was in a lot of plays, and I was a bit wild."{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=Mike|title=Kate McNeil's role reflection of real life|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3723370/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/|agency=The San Bernardino County Sun|date=October 31, 1990|location=California, San Bernardino|page=34|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 2, 2015}} {{Open access}} She went on to study theater further at Ithaca College, in Ithaca, New York.
Career
McNeil began her acting career on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns in 1981. The following year of 1982, she appeared in the low-budget comedy Beach House. The next year, she starred in the slasher / horror film The House on Sorority Row.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v23384|title=The House on Sorority Row (1983) - Mark Rosman,Paul Schiff - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|first=Eleanor|last=Mannikka|work=AllMovie|accessdate=20 June 2015}} 1985, saw Kate McNeil appearing in the TV miniseries Kane & Abel and afterwards in 1986 she was featured in another miniseries, the historical epic about the American Civil War (1861-1865), the sequel / second of three in the series, North and South Book II, based on the thick three-volumes set of historical fiction books North and South by acclaimed author John Jakes (1932-2023). She later co-starred in director George A. Romero's horror film Monkey Shines two years afterwards in 1988. In the 1990s, Kate McNeil appeared as Janet Gilchrist, fiance and then wedded wife of famous TV teen-ager character of the 1970s, now older and more mature main character "John Boy" Walton (Richard Thomas, born 1951), in the final three of subsequent six sequel / reunion made-for-TV films aired in the 1990s (1993, 1995 and 1997), following the long-running The Waltons TV series of 1971/1972 to 1981.
Also in the early 1990s, McNeil was a cast member of two television shows, WIOU and Bodies of Evidence. McNeil has also made numerous individual television episodes with guest appearances. She has appeared on Amazing Stories (1985), Simon & Simon, Designing Women, Midnight Caller, Quantum Leap (1989), The X-Files, Murder, She Wrote, Babylon 5, Diagnosis Murder, Veronica Mars, Bones, The Mentalist, and Mad Men.
Personal life
McNeil has been married to Roy Friedland, a director and script writer, since 1987. They have two children.{{Citation needed |date=February 2022}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1982
|Beach House |Cindy | |
| 1983
|{{sortname|The|House on Sorority Row}} |Katherine 'Katey' Rose | |
| 1988
|Melanie Parker | |
| 1994
|Stacy | |
| 1995
|Kathi | |
| 1997
|Shadow Dancer |Det. Frances Hayes | |
| 2000
|Female Astronaut #1 | |
| 2001
|{{sortname|The|Caveman's Valentine}} |Betty | |
| 2001
|Karen Diana | |
| 2002
|Until Morning |Gillian Scott | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1981–1984
|Karen Haines Stenbeck Dixon |TV series |
| 1985
|Florentyna Rosnovski |TV miniseries |
| 1986
|Vital Signs |Kristi |TV film |
| 1986
|Augusta Barclay |TV miniseries |
| 1987
|Patty O'Neil |Episode: "Blue Man Down" |
| 1988
|Trish Van Alder |Episode: "The Richer They Are the Harder They Fall" |
| 1988, 1993
|Carrie Palmer, Kate Walden |Episodes: "Harbinger of Death", "A Virtual Murder" |
| 1989
|Libby Coker |Episode: "The Junies" |
| 1989–90
|Gail |Episodes: "Hearts and Bones", "Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow" |
| 1990
|Rev. Summer |Episode: "Planes" |
| 1990
|{{sortname|The|Bakery|nolink=1}} |Dana Buchanan |TV film |
| 1990–91
|WIOU |Taylor Young |Main role |
| 1991
|Carol |Episode: "Kirk's Ex-Wife" |
| 1992–93
|Det. Nora Houghton |Main role |
| 1993
|Olivia Barrett Covington |Episode: "The Leap Between States" |
| 1993
|A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion |Janet Gilchrist |TV film |
| 1994
|Janice Rosen |Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" |
| 1995
|Janet Gilchrist |TV film |
| 1995
|Best Defense |Michelle Best |TV film |
| 1996
|Jennifer Stratton / Joan |Episode: "Murder Murder" |
| 1996
|Sarah Ramsay |TV film |
| 1997
|Janet Gilchrist Walton |TV film |
| 1997
|Liz |TV film |
| 1997
|Laura Dunbar |Episode: "To Everything a Season" |
| 1998–99
|Pat Kennedy |Episodes: "Smooth Sailing", "Getting to Know You", "Love Floats: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" |
| 1999
|Randi |Episode: "Pig in Providence" |
| 1999
|Marianne Harper |Episode: "Let's Dance" |
| 1999
|Lynda Smirz |TV film |
| 2000
|{{sortname|The|X-Files}} |Nan Wieder |Episode: "Theef" |
| 2000
|Rose Torry |Episode: "Hard Cell" |
| 2000
|One Kill |Maj. Leslie Nesbitt |TV film |
| 2000
|Dr. Clarkson |TV film |
| 2001
|Jenny |TV series |
| 2001
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Sharon Woodbury |Episode: "Chaos Theory" |
| 2001
|ER |Mrs. Pendry |Episode: "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain" |
| 2002
|Sarah Berrington |Episode: "For All the Tea in China" |
| 2003–04
|Doris Mason |Episodes: "The Long Goodbye", "Chasing the Past", "No Way Out" |
| 2004
|NCIS |Comm. Margaret Green |Episode: "The Good Samaritan" |
| 2004
|Atty. Marian Costello |Episode: "Two Families" |
| 2005
|Beth Adams |Episode: "Blank Generation" |
| 2005
|Cmdr. Collins |Episode: "Affliction" |
| 2005
|Betina Casablancas |Episode: "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner" |
| 2005
|Audrey Schilling |Episode: "The Girl in the Fridge" |
| 2008
|{{sortname|The|Mentalist}} |Katherine Blakely |Episode: "The Thin Red Line" |
| 2010
|Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment |Christine Van Aken |TV documentary |
| 2010
|Patricia Nelson |Episode: "Pasadena" |
| 2011
|Sister Mary |Episodes: "A Seat at the Table", "Certain Poor Shepherds" |
| 2012
|Edith Huff |Episode: "Dark Shadows" |
| 2012
|Maureen Mace |Episode: "An Incredibly Beautiful Thing" |
| 2012
|Carol Adams |Episode: "Recruit" |
| 2016
|Anne Stringer |Episode: "Blood Sport" |
| 2016
|Tess' Mom |Episode: "I Am Not Waiting Anymore" |
| 2021
|Them |Dr. Frances Moynihan |Episodes: "Day 9", "Day 10" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0573896}}
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Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:Actresses from Philadelphia