Patricia Kalember

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|12|30}}

| birth_place = Schenectady, New York, U.S.

| years_active = 1981–present

| education = Indiana University Bloomington (BA), Temple University (MFA)

| occupation = Actress

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{{marriage|Mark Torres|August 1, 1980|1983|end=divorced}}
{{marriage|Daniel Gerroll|February 26, 1986}}

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| children = 3

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Patricia Kalember (born December 30, 1956){{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/36689/Patricia-Kalember/biography | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819092822/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/36689/Patricia-Kalember/biography | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 19, 2014 | department=Movies & TV Dept. | work=The New York Times | date=2014 | title=Patricia Kalember | accessdate=August 14, 2014}} is an American actress, best known for her role as Georgiana "Georgie" Reed Whitsig in the NBC drama series Sisters (1991–1996). Kalember also had the leading roles in a number of television films, co-starred in the feature films, including Fletch Lives (1989), Jacob's Ladder (1990), A Far Off Place (1993), Signs (2002), The Company Men (2010), and Limitless (2011), and recurring roles in thirtysomething (1989–1991) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004–2010).

Early life and education

Kalember was raised in Westport, Connecticut, and Louisville, Kentucky. She received her BA in Theater from Indiana University and a MFA from Temple University.{{cite web|url=https://www.somedayprods.com/talking/pillow-talkings-interview-with-patricia-kalember|title=Pillow Talking's interview with Patricia Kalember|accessdate=August 26, 2016}}

Kalember has been married to British actor Daniel Gerroll since 1986. They have three children. She was previously married to Mark Torres, an actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.patriciakalember.com/biography.html|title=Biography at Kalember website|accessdate=August 14, 2014}}

Career

Kalember made her television debut in 1981, on the daytime soap opera Texas. She later was a regular cast member on Loving. She was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in the play The Foreigner (1986). In 1986, she had the leading role in the short-lived CBS drama series, Kay O'Brien. She also starred alongside Tim Matheson in the short-lived ABC sitcom Just in Time (1988). From 1989 to 1991, she appeared in a recurring role on thirtysomething.

Kalember may be best known for her role as Georgiana "Georgie" Reed Whitsig in the NBC drama series, Sisters, alongside Swoosie Kurtz, Sela Ward, and Julianne Phillips,{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/patricia-kalember/biography.html|title=Patricia Kalember profile at Yahoo!|accessdate=August 14, 2014}} from 1991 to 1996. She later had the leading roles in a number of made-for-television films. Kalember had roles in such films as Cat's Eye (1985), Fletch Lives (1989), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992), and A Far Off Place (1993).

She played the role of Margaret Craig McNamara in the HBO biographical film Path to War (2002) and appeared as Mel Gibson's character's wife in the science-fiction thriller, Signs that same year. She had guest roles on such television series as Touched by an Angel, Gossip Girl, The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, and Orange Is the New Black. Kalember played two different characters in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; in 2001, she appeared in an episode of the second season, and from 2004 to 2010, she played Judge Karen Taten. Kalember co-starred in such films as The Girl in the Park, The Company Men, Rabbit Hole, and Limitless.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
1985 \|Cat's Eye \|Marcia \|
1988 \|Little Girl Lost \|Andrea Newman \|Television film
1989 \|Fletch Lives \|Amanda Ray Ross \|
1990 \|Kaleidoscope \|Alexandra \|Television film
1990 \|Jacob's Ladder \|Sarah \|
1992 \|Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even \|Barbara \|
1993 \|{{sortname\|A\|Far Off Place}} \|Elizabeth Parker \|
1993 \|Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story \|Linda Karney \|Television film
1995 \|{{sortname\|The\|Unspoken Truth\|nolink=1}} \|Margaret Trainor \|Television film
1995 \|Degree of Guilt \|Judge Caroline Masters \|Television film
1996 \|Angel Flight Down \|Teresa Bagshaw \|Television film
1997 \|Home Before Dark \|Dolores James \|
1998 \|When Husbands Cheat \|Tess McCall \|Television film
1999 \|Jump \|Mother \|
1999 \|Final Run \|Connie Phipps-Singer \|Television film
2000 \|Killing Cinderella \|Cinderella \|
2000 \|Labor Pains \|Delia \|
2000 \|{{sortname\|A\|Time for Dancing}} \|Sandra Michaels \|
2002 \|Path to War \|Margaret Craig McNamara \|
2002 \|Signs \|Colleen Hess \|
2003 \|Straight from the Heart \|Laurie Woods \|Television film
2004 \|Fatal Lessons: The Good Teacher \|Samantha Stephens \|Television film
2007 \|Ben's Plan \|Shelly Stephens \|
2007 \|{{sortname\|The\|Girl in the Park}} \|Amanda \|
2010 \|{{sortname\|The\|Company Men}} \|Cynthia McClary \|
2010 \|Rabbit Hole \|Peg \|
2010 \|Kalamity \|Terry Klepack \|
2011 \|Limitless \|Mrs. Atwood \|
2012 \|Girl Most Likely \|Virginia \|
2015 \|Run All Night \|Rose Maguire \|
2016 \|Custody \|Wendy Fisher \|
2020 \|Morning Into Night \|Delilah \|Short film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

1985

|Cat's Eye

|Marcia

1988

|Little Girl Lost

|Andrea Newman

|Television film

1989

|Fletch Lives

|Amanda Ray Ross

1990

|Kaleidoscope

|Alexandra

|Television film

1990

|Jacob's Ladder

|Sarah

1992

|Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

|Barbara

1993

|{{sortname|A|Far Off Place}}

|Elizabeth Parker

1993

|Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

|Linda Karney

|Television film

1995

|{{sortname|The|Unspoken Truth|nolink=1}}

|Margaret Trainor

|Television film

1995

|Degree of Guilt

|Judge Caroline Masters

|Television film

1996

|Angel Flight Down

|Teresa Bagshaw

|Television film

1997

|Home Before Dark

|Dolores James

1998

|When Husbands Cheat

|Tess McCall

|Television film

1999

|Jump

|Mother

1999

|Final Run

|Connie Phipps-Singer

|Television film

2000

|Killing Cinderella

|Cinderella

2000

|Labor Pains

|Delia

2000

|{{sortname|A|Time for Dancing}}

|Sandra Michaels

2002

|Path to War

|Margaret Craig McNamara

2002

|Signs

|Colleen Hess

2003

|Straight from the Heart

|Laurie Woods

|Television film

2004

|Fatal Lessons: The Good Teacher

|Samantha Stephens

|Television film

2007

|Ben's Plan

|Shelly Stephens

2007

|{{sortname|The|Girl in the Park}}

|Amanda

2010

|{{sortname|The|Company Men}}

|Cynthia McClary

2010

|Rabbit Hole

|Peg

2010

|Kalamity

|Terry Klepack

2011

|Limitless

|Mrs. Atwood

2012

|Girl Most Likely

|Virginia

2015

|Run All Night

|Rose Maguire

2016

|Custody

|Wendy Fisher

2020

|Morning Into Night

|Delilah

|Short film

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
1981 \|Texas \|Meredith \|Episode: "1.339"
1983–1984 \|Loving \|Merrill Vochek \|Series regular
1985 \|Brass \|Lori Cartwright \|TV pilot
1985 \|{{sortname\|The\|Equalizer\|The Equalizer (1985 TV series)}} \|Carlene Randall \| Episode: "The Equalizer" {{small\|(Pilot)}}
1986 \|Kay O'Brien \|Dr. Kay 'Kayo' O'Brien \|Series regular, 13 episodes
1987 \|{{sortname\|The\|Equalizer\|The Equalizer (1985 TV series)}} \|Dr. Stephanie Davis \| Episode: "Coal Black Soul"
1988 \|Just in Time \|Joanna Farrell \|Series regular, 6 episodes
1988 \|ABC Afterschool Special \|Maria Acero \|Episode: "Date Rape"
1989–1991 \|thirtysomething \|Susannah Hart \|Recurring role, 15 episodes
1991–1996 \|Sisters \|Georgiana 'Georgie' Reed Whitsig \|Series regular, 127 episodes
1997 \|Early Edition \|Dr. Price \|Episode: "Love Is Blind"
1997 \|Michael Hayes \|Dr. Claire Solomon \|Episode: "The Doctor's Tale"
2001 \|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \|Leslie DeSantis \|Episode: "Folly"
2002 \|Touched by an Angel \|Janice Lowry \|Episode: "Secreets and Lies"
2004–2010 \|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \|Judge Karen Taten \|Recurring role, 10 episodes
2008 \|Gossip Girl \|Mrs. Boardman \|Episode: "There Might be Blood"
2010 \|{{sortname\|The\|Good Wife}} \|Julie Bowers \|Episode: "Painkiller"
2011 \|Weekends at Bellevue \|Lucinda \|TV pilot
2011 \|Blue Bloods \|Dr. Keller \|Recurring role, 3 episodes
2012 \|White Collar \|Ms. Holloman \|Episode: "Judgment Day"
2013–2018 \|Orange Is the New Black \|Marka Nichols \|Recurring role, 4 episodes
2014–2019 \|Madam Secretary \|Senator Kate Fletcher \|4 episodes
2014 \|Olive Kitteridge \|Joyce \|HBO miniseries; Episode: "Incoming Tide"
2015 \|Allegiance \|NCS Director \|2 episodes
2015–2020 \|Power \|Kate Egan \|
2015 \|Veep \|Sarah \|Episode: “Mommy Meyer”
2017–2018 \|The Tick \|Joan \|11 episodes
2018 \|The Blacklist \|Anna Hopkins \|Episode: "The Invisible Hand (No. 63)"
2019 \|Elementary \|Erika Vanderwey \|Episode: "The Latest Model"
2022–present \|Power Book IV: Force \|Kate Egan \|Supporting role

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

1981

|Texas

|Meredith

|Episode: "1.339"

1983–1984

|Loving

|Merrill Vochek