Kitty Swink | |
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Born | Kathryn Swink October 22, 1954 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse |
Kathryn Swink (born October 22, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actress.
Swink made her film debut in a minor role in the 1987 comedy Like Father Like Son , followed by a supporting part in Paul Schrader's biopic Patty Hearst (1988). [1] She has worked primarily in television, including guest appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999), Judging Amy (2005), and Without a Trace (2006).
In addition to film and television, Swink has appeared in theater, including productions of Ladyhouse Blues in 2013 for the Andak Stage Company in Los Angeles, California. [2]
Swink married actor Armin Shimerman [3] in May 1981. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Like Father Like Son | Trigger's Mom | |
1987 | In the Mood | Betty | |
1988 | Patty Hearst | Gabi | |
1988 | Dance 'til Dawn | Caterer | Television film |
1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Woman | Television film |
2001 | Breathing Hard | Literary Agent | |
2001 | Just Ask My Children | Lisa Short | Television film |
2004 | Wave Babes | Kitty | |
2004 | The Works | Madeline | |
2007 | Boxboarders! | Ginger James | |
2011 | The Selling | Betty | |
2013 | I Am I | Magda | |
2014 | Hello, My Name Is Frank | Louise | |
2016 | Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse | Myrna | |
2016 | Penumbra | Carol | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Minister's Wife | 1 episode |
1987 | Comedy Factory | Verna | 1 episode |
1987 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Young Doctor #2 | 1 episode |
1987 | 1st & Ten: The Championship | Stephanie Price | 1 episode |
1988 | Something Is Out There | Paula | 1 episode |
1989 | Designing Women | Sharon | 1 episode |
1990 | Lifestories | June Weinberg | 1 episode |
1990 | Over My Dead Body | Prosecutor | 2 episodes |
1994 | The Young and the Restless | Travel Agent | 1 episode |
1995 | Babylon 5 | Senator | 1 episode |
1996 | Dream On | Paramedic | 1 episode |
1996 | Relativity | Edie Parker | 1 episode |
1997 | Total Security | Mary | 1 episode |
1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | 1 episode | |
1998 | Party of Five | Rita | 1 episode |
1999 | Providence | Nurse | 1 episode |
1993, 1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Luaran / Minister Rozahn | 2 episodes |
1999 | Chicago Hope | Diane Scholnick | 1 episode |
2001 | Bull | Bebe | 1 episode |
2001 | It's Like, You Know... | Woman | 1 episode |
2001 | JAG | Janet Sauter | 1 episode |
2002 | Becker | Helen Willakie | 1 episode |
2004 | NYPD Blue | Doctor | 1 episode |
2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Annette Langston | 1 episode |
1999–2005 | Judging Amy | Principal Fisher / Ms. Halbrook | 2 episodes |
2006 | Without a Trace | Ms. Evans | 1 episode |
2006 | Monk | Dr. Bradley | 1 episode |
2006 | South of Nowhere | Rhonda | 2 episodes |
2007 | Crossing Jordan | Dr. Dupree | 1 episode |
2009 | Leverage | Kerry Durham | 1 episode |
2009 | Hawthorne | Dr. Cohen | 1 episode |
2010 | Outlaw | Lawyer | 1 episode |
2011 | Law & Order: LA | Judge Vera Benaski | 1 episode |
2011–2013 | Fumbling Thru the Pieces | Stella Rose | 7 episodes |
2014 | Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files | Dottie Reid | 2 episodes |
2016 | The Fosters | Ellen | 1 episode |
2016 | Red Bird | Mary | 2 episodes |
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