Kathleen Marie York | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Other names | Bird York |
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Years active | 1984–present |
Website | www |
Kathleen "Bird" York is an American actress, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter recording artist. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "In the Deep" from the 2004 film Crash. [1]
York left home when she was 15 years old, following the deaths of her parents. [1] [2] After completing high school she attended Columbia College. [3]
Acting since her teens, York is most known for her work recurring as Andrea Wyatt in NBC's The West Wing , the Dominick Dunne miniseries A Season in Purgatory , and received critical acclaim for her starring role as Naomi Judd in the NBC miniseries, Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge. [4] Her film credits include Nightcrawler , Crash , Cries of Silence, The Big Day, I Love You to Death , Flashback , and Cold Feet .
Series regular roles include In the Dark , Vengeance Unlimited , Aaron's Way and The Client List and recurring roles in How to Get Away with Murder , Jane the Virgin , Outcast , Murder One , The O.C. and Desperate Housewives . Guest star appearances include True Blood , Curb Your Enthusiasm , All Rise , Longmire , House , and Revenge . [5] [6]
As a screenwriter, York has developed television projects for Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox Television Studios and Fox Broadcasting Network and is an alumnus of The Showrunners Training Program. [7]
York uses the name Bird York for her recorded music. She has rejected long-term roles on television, giving priority to her musical work. [2] Her recordings include the Wicked Little High compact disc, on which she sings and plays acoustic and electric guitars and other instruments. That CD includes her song "In the Deep", which was nominated for an Academy Award. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Protocol | Charmaine | |
1985 | Not My Kid | Linda | |
1984–1985 | Dallas | Betty | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
1985 | This Child Is Mine | Janet Rasnick | |
1985 | Chase | Darlene | |
1986 | Simon & Simon | Alison Baker | Episode: "A Significant Obsession" |
1986 | Thompson's Last Run | Louise | |
1987 | The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory | Mrs. Susannah Dickinson | |
1987 | Winners Take All | Judy McCormick | |
1988 | Aaron's Way: The Harvest | Susannah Lo Verde | |
1988 | Aaron's Way | Susannah Lo Verde | Series regular, 14 episodes |
1989 | Checking Out | Diana | |
1989 | Cold Feet | Laura Latham | |
1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Coralee | Episode: "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone" |
1990 | Flashback | Sparkle | |
1990 | I Love You to Death | Dewey Brown | |
1991 | Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken | Marie | |
1993 | Gregory K | Rachel Kingsley | |
1993 | Love, Lies & Lullabies | Terry | |
1994 | Dream Lover | Martha | |
1994 | Sweet Justice | Beth | Episode: "Pilot" |
1995 | Love Can Build a Bridge | Naomi Judd (impersonation performance) | |
1995–1996 | Murder One | D.D.A. Cheryl Dreyfuss | 3 episodes |
1996 | A Season in Purgatory | Claire Rafferty | |
1996 | Cries of Silence | Dorrie Walsh | |
1997 | To Dance with Olivia | Aurora Watling | |
1997 | Dead Men Can't Dance | Victoria Elliot | |
1997 | Northern Lights | Daphne | |
1998 | The Practice | Sharon | Episode: "The Pursuit of Dignity" |
1998–1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | KC Griffin | Series regular, 16 episodes |
2001 | The Big Day | Pam | |
2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Masseuse | Episode: "The Massage" |
2002 | The Guardian | Janine Crane | Episode: "Assuming the Position" |
2004 | Crash | Officer Johnson | |
2004–2005 | The O.C. | Renee Wheeler | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
2006 | A House Divided | First Lady Susan Russell | TV Pilot |
2006 | Malcolm in the Middle | Ellie | Episode: "Mono" |
2000–2006 | The West Wing | Congresswoman Andrea "Andy" Wyatt | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
2006–2007 | Desperate Housewives | Monique Polier | 3 episodes |
2007 | Sublime | Jenny | |
2007 | NCIS | Stephanie Flynn | Episode: "Ex-File" |
2007 | House, M.D. | Dr. Schaffer | Episode: "97 Seconds" |
2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Vivian Sembrook | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
2008 | Ball Don't Lie | Mrs. Smith | |
2008 | Front of the Class | Diane | |
2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | A.D.A. Hardt | Episode: "Miscarriage of Justice" |
2009 | CSI: Miami | Paula Olsen | Episode: "Count Me Out" |
2010 | The Glades | Dr. Britney Newhall | Episode: "Cassadaga" |
2010 | Chase | Ellen Mays | Episode: "The Comeback Kida" |
2010 | Footsteps | Megan | |
2011 | Body of Proof | Councilwoman Jill Bennett | Episode: "Lazarus Man" |
2012 | The Client List | Jolene | Series regular, 10 episodes |
2012 | CSI: NY | Krista DiBello | Episode: "The Lady in the Lake" |
2013 | Bones | Marianne Thorn | Episode: "The Secret in the Proposal" |
2013 | Revenge | Sheila Lurie | Episode: "Mercy" |
2014 | Nightcrawler | Jackie | |
2014 | True Blood | Madeline Kapneck | Episode: "Karma" |
2014 | Castle | Kat Kingsley | Episode: "Last Action Hero" |
2014 | Longmire | Penny VanBlarcom | Episode: Reports of My Death |
2015 | Major Crimes | Janice Clark | Episode: "Hostage of Fortune" |
2015–2016 | Jane the Virgin | Angelique Harper | 2 Episodes |
2017 | Outcast | Jeanne | 2 Episodes |
2018 | Code Black | Vicky Markwith | Episode #3.12 |
2019–2022 | In the Dark | Joy Mason | Series regular |
2020 | How to Get Away with Murder | Martha Vitkay | 5 episodes |
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