Kate Williamson
{{short description|American actress (1931-2013)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kate Williamson
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| birth_name = Robina Jane Sparks
| birth_date = September 19, 1931
| birth_place = Ellenville, New York, U.S.
| death_date = December 6, 2013 (aged 82)
| death_place = Encino, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = Al Ruscio (1954–2013; his death)
| children = 4
| mother = Nydia Westman
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| years_active = 1977–2003}}
Robina Jane Sparks, also known as Kate Williamson (September 19, 1931 – December 6, 2013) was an American actress, whose career spanned nearly three decades.[http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/tv/tvguide/article/Ellen-Actress-Kate-Williamson-Dies-at-83-5044875.php Notice of death of actress Kate Williamson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212040151/http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/tv/tvguide/article/Ellen-Actress-Kate-Williamson-Dies-at-83-5044875.php |date=2013-12-12 }}, Seattle Post-Intelligencer; accessed December 10, 2013.
Biography
Williamson was born as Robina Jane Sparks in 1931, the daughter of actress/singer Nydia Westman and writer/producer Salathiel Robert Sparks, sometimes called Robert S. Sparks.[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/07/kate-williamson-dead_n_4405251.html?ir=Entertainment Kate Williamson Dead], huffingtonpost.com, December 7, 2013. She began her acting career in 1977. Most of Williamson's credits were television appearances. She was best known for her roles on Ellen (1995), Disclosure (1994), and Dahmer (2002).[https://deadline.com/2013/12/r-i-p-ellen-actress-kate-williamson-648763/ "R.I.P. 'Ellen' Actress Kate Williamson"], deadline.com, December 2013.
Personal life
She married character actor Al Ruscio in June 1954, and was known to her loved ones as "Jane Kate Ruscio".{{cite web|url=http://forestlawn.tributes.com/show/Jane-Kate-Ruscio-97299612|title=Obituary|publisher=forestlawn.tributes.com|accessdate=July 25, 2023}} The couple had four children and remained together until Ruscio's death in November 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/16/al-ruscio-dead-actor_n_4289781.html|title=Al Ruscio Dead: Veteran Character Actor Dies At 89|date=November 17, 2013|work=The Huffington Post}} Less than one month later, Williamson died following a prolonged illness on December 6, 2013, aged 82, in Encino, Los Angeles, California. She was survived by her four children and five grandchildren.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actress-kate-williamson-dies-at-663985|title=Actress Kate Williamson Dies at 82|author=Erik Hayden|date=December 7, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0932074}}
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Category:American television actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from New York (state)
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