Kathryn Harrold

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Kathryn Harrold
John Getz and Kathryn Harrold "MacGruder and Loud" (1985 ABC press photo) (cropped).jpg
Harrold, c.1985
Born (1950-08-02) August 2, 1950 (age 73)
Occupations
  • Counselor
  • former actress
Years activeActing: 1975–2011
Spouse
(m. 1994;div. 2013)
Children1

Kathryn Harrold (born August 2, 1950) [1] is an American counselor and retired actress, best known for her leading roles in films The Hunter (1980); Modern Romance (1981); The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981); Yes, Giorgio (1982); and Raw Deal (1986). She had leading roles in horror films Nightwing (1979) and The Sender (1982). She also played Francine Sanders in HBO's The Larry Sanders Show .

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Early life

Harrold was born in Tazewell, Virginia, to B.H. and Carolyn Harrold. She attended Tazewell High School [2] and Mills College in Oakland, California, majoring in drama. [1] She studied acting at HB Studio [3] in New York City.

Career

Television

Harrold began her television career playing Nola Dancy Aldrich on the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors from 1976 to 1977. After she left the show, her replacement was Kathleen Turner. In 1978-79 she appeared in several episodes of The Rockford Files , as a blind psychiatrist with whom Rockford was in love. In the 1980s, she had the leading roles in the short-lived dramas MacGruder and Loud (1985), produced by Aaron Spelling, and The Bronx Zoo (1987–88), opposite Ed Asner. From 1991 to 1993, she co-starred alongside Regina Taylor and Sam Waterston in the NBC period drama I'll Fly Away . [4] [5] She later was a regular cast member on The Larry Sanders Show , playing Francine Sanders. [5]

During her career, she appeared in several made-for-television movies, most notably Women in White (1979); Vampire (1979); and Bogie (1980), in which she played movie legend Lauren Bacall, reportedly against Bacall's wishes, and the HBO film Dead Solid Perfect (1988) in a leading role opposite Randy Quaid. She also starred in Man Against the Mob (1988) with George Peppard, aired on NBC as a TV movie. In the late 1990s, she had a recurring role in the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope and the following years guest-starred on The Practice , Judging Amy , CSI: NY , and Desperate Housewives .

Film

Harrold was Steve McQueen's leading lady in the screen legend's final film, The Hunter (1980), and Arnold Schwarzenegger's leading lady in the action vehicle Raw Deal (1986). She appeared in Nightwing (1979), The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981), the cult horror film The Sender (1982), and co-starred with Luciano Pavarotti in Yes, Giorgio (1982). Harrold starred in Modern Romance (1981) as the ex-girlfriend of Albert Brooks's character. [6] Harrold also had a supporting role in Into the Night (1985), an action/suspense film directed by John Landis, as Paul Mazursky's character's girlfriend. [7]

Personal life

On February 14, 1994, Harrold married Lawrence O'Donnell. The couple had one child, Elizabeth, and eventually divorced in 2013. Harrold retrained as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and runs her own counseling practice in Los Angeles, California. [8] [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1979 Nightwing Anne Dillon
1980 The Hunter Dotty Thorson
1981 Modern Romance Mary Harvard
1981 The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper Hannah Meade
1982 Yes, Giorgio Pamela Taylor
1982 The Sender Gail Farmer
1984 Heartbreakers Cyd
1985 Into the Night Christie
1986 Raw Deal Monique
1987 Someone to Love Kathryn

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976–1977 The Doctors Nola Dancy AldrichRegular role
1978 Starsky & Hutch Laura KanenEpisode: "Deckwatch"
1978–1979 The Rockford Files Megan DoughertyEpisodes: "Black Mirror: Parts 1 & 2", "Love Is the Word"
1979Women in WhiteDr. Jill BatesTV film
1979 Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love Suzie KaufmanTV film
1979 Vampire Leslie RawlinsTV film
1980Bogie Lauren Bacall TV film
1980The Women's RoomBlissTV film
1983An Uncommon LoveCynthia MalcolmTV film
1984The Best Legs in Eighth GradeLeslie ApplegateTV film
1985 MacGruder and Loud Jenny LoudMain role
1987–1988 The Bronx Zoo Sara NewhouseMain role
1988 Man Against the Mob Marilyn ButlerTV film
1988 Dead Solid Perfect Beverly T. LeeTV film
1990 Capital News Mary WardEpisode: "Pilot"
1990 Rainbow Drive ChristineTV film
1991 Deadly Desire AngelaTV film
1991 Dream On Veronica SheridanEpisode: "To Have and Have and Have and Have Not"
1991–1993 I'll Fly Away Christina LeKatzisMain role
1993 The Larry Sanders Show Francine SandersRegular role (season 2)
1994The CompanionGillian TannerTV film
1996The Rockford Files: Punishment and CrimeMegan Dougherty AdamsTV film
1996–1998 Chicago Hope Dr. Karen WilderRecurring role (seasons 3–4)
1998 Outrage Deena BatemanTV film
1998 The Practice Assistant District Attorney WhartonEpisode: "The Battlefield"
1999 Judging Amy Chris OsborneEpisodes: "Victim Soul", "Last Tango in Hartford"
2000The '70sConnie WellsTV film
2001 Jack & Jill Hannah JillefskyEpisodes: "Caution: Parents Crossing", "And Jack and Jill Came Down the Hill"
2001A Woman's a Helluva ThingBrandy LandauTV film
2001 Family Law Grace LarsonEpisode: "All in the Family"
2002 King of the Hill Mother Superior / Mrs. Bonter (voice)Episode: "You There God, It's Me Margaret Hill"
2003 Mister Sterling Senator From NevadaEpisode: "Technical Corrections"
2003 Miracles Morgan BrightEpisode: "Mother's Daughter"
2004 Medical Investigation Carla BallardEpisode: "The Unclean"
2004–2006 Desperate Housewives Helen RowlandEpisodes: "Suspicious Minds", "Your Fault", "There Is No Other Way"
2005 CSI: NY Beverly FultonEpisode: "The Closer"
2006Mystery Woman: At First SightHanna Branson McPhillipsTV film
2007–2011 Greek Mrs. ChambersEpisodes: "Liquid Courage", "Let's Make a Deal", "Tailgate Expectations", "Agents for Change"

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