Kitty Swink

Swink was born in Portland, Oregon in 1954,{{cite web|url=https://www.premiere.fr/Star/Kitty-SWINK|work=Première|language=fr|title=Kitty Swink|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240729010552/https://www.premiere.fr/Star/Kitty-SWINK|archive-date=July 29, 2024|issn=0894-9263}} where her father, Don Swink, worked as an attorney.{{Cite web|url=https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/don-swink-obituary?id=19477543|work=The Oregonian|title=Don Germain Swink Obituary|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240729010802/https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/don-swink-obituary?id=19477543|archive-date=July 29, 2024}}

Swink made her film debut in a minor role in the 1987 comedy Like Father Like Son, followed by a supporting part in Paul Schrader's biopic Patty Hearst (1988).{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bad0c6a52|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221011542/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bad0c6a52|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2017|work=The British Film Institute (BFI)|title=Kitty Swink|accessdate=February 20, 2017}} She has worked primarily in television, including guest appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999), Judging Amy (2005), and Without a Trace (2006).

In addition to film and television, Swink has appeared in theater, including productions of Ladyhouse Blues in 2013 for the Andak Stage Company in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|url=https://thisstage.la/2013/02/swinks-got-the-blues-as-andaks-last-stand-begins/|work=This Stage|title=Swink's Got the Blues as Andak's Last Stand Begins|date=February 14, 2013|accessdate=February 20, 2017|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528220710/http://thisstage.la/2013/02/swinks-got-the-blues-as-andaks-last-stand-begins/|url-status=dead}}

Swink married actor Armin Shimerman{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/armin-shimerman-and-wife-kitty-during-star-trek-deep-space-news-photo/112343679?adppopup=true|title='Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' Series Wrap Party, 1999|publisher=Getty Images|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=April 12, 1999|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240203081829/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/armin-shimerman-and-wife-kitty-during-star-trek-deep-space-news-photo/112343679?adppopup=true}} in May 1981.{{cite web|title=Armin Shimerman Biography (1949-)|publisher=Film Reference|language=en-US|access-date=February 3, 2024|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/85/Armin-Shimerman.html|archive-date=July 30, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730211251/http://www.filmreference.com/film/85/Armin-Shimerman.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}

Swink survived breast cancer and in 2004, was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer after experiencing chronic back pain, unexplained weight loss, and jaundice.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/star-trek-actress-kitty-swink-pancreatic-cancer-survival-exclusive-8630002#:~:text=A%20CT%20scan%20and%20a,49%2C%20she%20had%20pancreatic%20cancer.&text=%22Seventeen%20days%20later%2C%20I%20came,chance%20of%20surviving%20five%20years.%22|work=People|title=Star Trek Actress Kitty Swink Had a 4% Survival Rate After Pancreatic Cancer — It's Been 20 Years (Exclusive)|last=Telling|first=Gillian|date=April 25, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240729010145/https://people.com/star-trek-actress-kitty-swink-pancreatic-cancer-survival-exclusive-8630002|archive-date=July 29, 2024}} Seventeen days after her diagnosis, she underwent surgery to remove lymph nodes, half of her stomach, pancreas, gallbladder, and part of her intestines. She was given a 4% chance of surviving the next five years. Swink is involved in pancreatic cancer organizations to raise awareness and funds for patients with the disease.

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Category:1954 births

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