Catherine Kellner

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Catherine Kellner
Born (1970-10-02) October 2, 1970 (age 54)
Education Vassar College (AB)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
SpouseReuben Avery
Children1

Catherine Kellner (born October 2, 1970) is an American character actress, perhaps best known for appearing in Daft Punk's music-video for their song Da Funk.

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Early life and education

Kellner was born in Manhattan, New York. Her mother was a psychologist and her father was a Greek classics scholar who immigrated to the United States from Hungary. She attended Vassar College, then New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1995. [1]

Personal life

Kellner lives in New York City [2] and is married to Reuben Avery, a photographer and computer programmer, and has one son.

Her parents are George and Martha Kellner, who, in May 1970, survived the crash of ALM Flight 980 in the Caribbean. Martha Kellner was pregnant with Catherine at the time. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Eyewitness to MurderPolicewoman
1993 Six Degrees of Separation Tess
1995Open SeasonGirl with Hat
1995 Kicking and Screaming Gail
1996MURDER and murderYoung Mildred
1996 No Way Home Denise
1997 Rosewood Fanny Taylor
1997Day at the BeachAmy
1997MinotaurKim
1997 Highball Lolly
1998 Restaurant Nancy
1998 Restless Leah Quinn
1999 200 Cigarettes Hillary
1999 30 Days Lauren
1999 Spring Forward Dawn
2000SleepwalkNina
2000 D.A.F.T. Beatrice
2000 Tully April Reece
2000 Shaft Ivy
2000 The Weight of Water College Student
2001 Pearl Harbor Barbara
2002OutpatientDr. Patricia Farrow
2003JusticeMara Seaver
2004The GreyLily Cantrell
2005 Alchemy Bride
2005RoadMargaret
2007 Dedication Abusive Mom
2010 Golf in the Kingdom Martha McKee
2012How to Score Your LifeMarcy
2015SweetsAlex
2019 Colewell Claire

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 As the World Turns Kathy Evans5 episodes
1996 Harvest of Fire NancyTelevision film
1996 High Incident Officer Gayle Van Camp11 episodes
2001 Law & Order Celia GoddardEpisode: "Phobia"
2004 Hack MollyEpisode: "Misty Blue"
2005 Angel Rodriguez HeatherTelevision film
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent MimiEpisode: "Dramma Giocoso"

References

  1. "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". Graduate Acting Program. 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. Béhar, Henri. "Catherine Kellner on "Rosewood"". Film Scouts Interviews. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. "MARTHA KELLNER Obituary (2025) - New York, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com .

Martha Kellner's Obit