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Kathleen York

Kathleen York

Known For Acting
Birthday May 11, 1975 (50)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Kathleen "Bird" York is an actress, screenwriter and Oscar nominated songwriter-recording artist. As a screenwriter, York has written projects for John Wells Warner Brothers, Sony, Paramount and has just completed a one hour pilot for Fox Television Studios. She is an alumni of the prestigious Showr ... unners Training Program facilitated by the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. York achieved global recognition with her song "In the Deep", (co-written with Michael Becker) which appears on her album Wicked Little High and was written for the 2004 film Crash. "In the Deep" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song with York performing the song live at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Her self titled debut record was released in February 1999. As an actress, York has starred in over a hundred film and television projects. York starred as a young Naomi Judd in Love Can Build a Bridge, the four hour NBC miniseries about Judd's life (the second highest rated event on NBC that year). Other credits include six seasons of the multi Emmy Award winning series The West Wing as Andrea Wyatt, Northern Lights with Diane Keaton, "Cold Feet" with Tom Waits, "A Season In Purgatory" opposite Patrick Dempsey, "Nightjohn" opposite Beau Bridges, and Oscar winner Crash. Independent film credits include Cries of Silence, The Big Day, Ball Don't Lie. York was a series regular in the ABC series Vengeance Unlimited as well as Aaron's Way for NBC. Recurring roles include Stephen Bochco's Murder One, The O.C and Desperate Housewives. She appeared on the cult hit Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David's masseuse "Summer" in the show's second season . Fall 2010 she will be seen in the NBC drama Chase and A&E's The Glades. Other music credits include the main theme song in Sony Pictures Seven Pounds, the televised concert Where Music Meets Film along with Joss Stone, Lindsay Buckingham and Babyface as well as featured song placements in House, 2010 season of American Idol, Nip/Tuck, CSI: NY, In Justice, Jake 2.0 and Everwood. She was the featured musical artist for the 2001 season of the CBS TV series Family Law writing and producing songs for numerous episodes. Her EP Have No Fear was released on December 19, 2008 and a completed full record will be released in early 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen York, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

2014

as Jackie (uncredited)

Front of the Class

Front of the Class

2008

as Diane

Sublime

Sublime

2007

as Jenny

Fatal Desire

Fatal Desire

2006

as Paula

Crash

Crash

2005

as Officer Johnson

The Big Day

The Big Day

1999

as Pamela

Northern Lights

Northern Lights

1998

as Daphne

To Dance with Olivia

To Dance with Olivia

1997

as Aurora Watling

Dead Men Can't Dance

Dead Men Can't Dance

1997

as Victoria Elliot

Cries of Silence

Cries of Silence

1996

as Dorrie Walsh

A Season in Purgatory

A Season in Purgatory

1996

as Claire Rafferty

Nightjohn

Nightjohn

1996

as Callie Waller

Gregory K

Gregory K

1993

as Rachel Kingsley

Sad Inheritance

Sad Inheritance

1993

as Terry

Dream Lover

Dream Lover

1993

as Martha

Darkman

Darkman

1992

as Jenny

Flashback

Flashback

1990

as Sparkle

I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death

1990

as Dewey Brown

Checking Out

Checking Out

1989

as Diana

Cold Feet

Cold Feet

1989

as Laura

Astronomy

Astronomy

1988

as The Mother

Winners Take All

Winners Take All

1987

as Judy McCormick

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

as Mrs. Susannah Dickinson

Thompson's Last Run

Thompson's Last Run

1986

as Louise

This Child Is Mine

This Child Is Mine

1985

as Janet Rasnick

Chase

Chase

1985

as Darlene

Not My Kid

Not My Kid

1985

as Linda

Protocol

Protocol

1984

as Charmaine

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Television Credits

Vengeance Unlimited

as KC Griffin

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 29, 1998

The West Wing

as Andrea Wyatt

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Aaron's Way

as Susannah Lo Verde

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Mar 09, 1988

In the Dark

as Joy

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 04, 2019

The Client List

as Jolene

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 08, 2012

Dallas

as Little Betty

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

How to Get Away with Murder

as Judge Vitkay

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 25, 2014

The O.C.

as Renee Wheeler

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 05, 2003

Desperate Housewives

as Monique Polier

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Murder One

as D.D.A. Cheryl Dreyfuss

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 20, 1995

Jane the Virgin

as Angelique Harper

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 13, 2014

National Treasure: Edge of History

as Gina

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 14, 2022

House

as Dr. Schaffer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

Castle

as Kat Kingsley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2009

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as A.D.A. Hardt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

NCIS

as Stephanie Flynn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

Ghost Whisperer

as Vivian Sembrook

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2005

Will Trent

as Babs Carter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2023

The Glades

as Dr. Britney Newhall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 11, 2010

Sleepy Hollow

as Ms. Hudson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2013

Body of Proof

as Councilwoman Jill Bennett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 29, 2011

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Masseuse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 2000

Tales from the Crypt

as Coralee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Revenge

as Sheila Lurie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2011

The John Larroquette Show

as Lisa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 1993

All Rise

as Valerie Moore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2019

True Blood

as Madeline Kapneck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 2008

Bones

as Marianne Thorn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Chicago Med

as Roxanne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 2015

Longmire

as Penny VanBlarcom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 03, 2012

Miss Match

as Dr. Jenna Fuller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2003

Malcolm in the Middle

as Ellie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2000

Family Law

as Anna Antenelli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

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