Catherine Lloyd Burns

For those of a similar name, see Katherine Lloyd. For the actress born in 1945, see Catherine Burns.

Catherine Lloyd Burns
Occupations	Actress, author [1]
Years active	1991–present
Known for	Caroline Miller in Malcolm in the Middle
Spouse	Adam Forgash
Children	1
Mother	Red Burns

Catherine Lloyd Burns is an American actress and author ^[1] who portrayed Caroline Miller, the title character's teacher in the television series Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006). ^[2]

Acting

She has appeared in multiple television shows, and was a regular on Partners and LateLine . ^[3] She played Caroline Miller, Malcolm's "overly earnest" teacher, in Malcolm in the Middle . ^[4] Burns has appeared in numerous feature films and the independent film Everything Put Together. Along with her role, she was a cowriter of the independent film Everything Put Together . ^{[5] [6]} She has also worked in theater with New York's Naked Angels. ^[3]

Writing

The film Everything Put Together was written by a number of authors, including Catherine and her husband. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festivals in 2000. In 2001, it was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as the best feature made for under $500,000. Director Marc Forster won Independent Spirit's Someone to Watch Award. ^[7]

Her first ^[2] book is It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks, which was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2007. The book is a biography, from the point of view of the author. It centers around personal memoirs and family relationships. ^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

Burns is Jewish, ^[1] She is married to Adam Forgash, with one daughter, ^[2] and they reside in Brooklyn. ^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Night We Never Met	Deli Customer
1996	Michael	Evie
1998	Mafia!	Woman in Las Vegas Show
	The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story	Chimp 2	Direct-to-video, voice role
1999	Pushing Tin	Tanya Hewitt
2000	Everything Put Together	Judith
	Keeping the Faith	Debbie
2003	Disposal	Sandra	Short film
2005	The Baxter	Stella
2007	Dedication	Mother in Bookstore
2007	The Last New Yorker	Hostess
2013	Adult World	Sheryl
2018	Clara's Ghost	Vet

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Hi Honey, I'm Home!	Mo	Episode: "The Many Loves of Mike Duff"
	Law & Order	Sheila Herlihy	Episode: "The Wages of Love"
1994	All-American Girl	Tipsy	Episode: "Who's the Boss"
	Party of Five	Jeannie	Episode: "Something Out of Nothing"
1995	ER	Amy	Episode: "Love Among the Ruins"
	Maybe This Time		Episode: "Maybe This Time"
	Dad, the Angel & Me	Fan #1	TV movie
1995–1996	Partners	Heather Pond	Main cast
1996	Seinfeld	Heather	Episode: "Kenny's Roasters"
1996	The Single Guy	April	Episode: "Best Man"
	Public Morals	Jackie	Episode: "The Green Cover"
1997	Ned and Stacey	Cynthia	Episode: "Where My Third Nepal Is Sheriff"
	The Second Civil War	Amelia Sims	TV movie
1998–1999	LateLine	Mona Guillingsvard	Main cast
2000	Malcolm in the Middle	Caroline Miller	Main cast (seasons 1–2)
2006	Drive/II		TV movie
2016–2020	Search Party	Linda Witherbottom	4 episodes
2017	Shopgirls	Dahlia	Episode: "Dahlia"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Chaos	Worker in Weather Dome	Voice role
1997	Dilbert's Desktop Games	Secretary With a Crossbow	Voice role

Bibliography

• Lloyd Burns, Catherine; It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks: A Memoir of a Mother and Daughter, North Point Press, 2006, ISBN   978-0-86547-708-7
• —; The Good, the Bad & the Beagle, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014, ISBN   978-0-374-30039-5
• —; The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2017, ISBN   978-0-374-30041-8

References

1. "Catherine Lloyd Burns". Jewish Book Council. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. "Catherine Lloyd Burns" . Retrieved August 18, 2009.
3. "Catherine Lloyd Burns". Charleston-Huntington, WV: WVAH-TV Fox 11. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
4. Lloyd, Robert (February 24, 2000). "Kids in the Hall". LA Weekly. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
5. Holden, Stephen (November 9, 2001). "Film Review; Losing Her Child to a Mysterious Killer". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
6. Fuller, Graham (November 13, 2001). "Requiem Suite Marc Forster's Symphonies of Sorrow". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
7. "Tiger Takes 3 Spirit Awards". ABC News. March 24, 2001. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
8. Rand, Naomi (June 4, 2006). "On families, happy and unhappy in their own ways". The Boston Globe 2006-06-04. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
9. Burns, Catherine Lloyd (May 2007). It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks: A Memoir of a Mother and Daughter. Macmillan. ISBN   9780865477438 . Retrieved August 18, 2009.

External links

• Official website
• Catherine Lloyd Burns at IMDb