Wendy Kilbourne

Last updated
Wendy Kilbourne
Born (1964-06-29) June 29, 1964 (age 58)
OccupationAttorney; actress
Years active1982–1996
Known for North and South
Spouse(s)
(m. 1988)
Children3

Wendy Kilbourne Read (born June 29, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American attorney and former television actress.

Contents

Biography

Kilbourne may be best known as Constance Hazard on the North and South miniseries (1985, 1986 and 1994), and as Devon King in Midnight Caller . On the set of North and South, she met actor James Read, whom she married in 1988 and with whom she has three children: a son, Jackson (b. 1990), and two daughters—Willa, about whose 1994 stillbirth she opened up to columnist Robin Abcarian, [1] and Sydney (b. 1995). The family resides in Santa Barbara, California.

She stopped working as an actress to attend law school, and is now a licensed attorney in California. She is the founder and CEO of The Children's Project of Santa Barbara, a residential charter school for foster children.[ citation needed ]

Selected filmography

Movies/TV Series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988–1990 Midnight Caller Devon KingTV series 1988-1991
1987 Nothing in Common Jacqueline NorthTV series 1987
1986CondorLisa HamptonTelevision movie
1986 North and South, Book 2 Constance Hazardminiseries
1985 North and South, Book 1
1984 Calendar Girl Murders Heather EnglishTelevision movie

Series guest-appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 The Cape Caitlin Grayson1 episode
1994 North and South, Book 3 Constance Hazard1 episode
1993 Jack's Place Samantha Tree1 episode
1986 Murder, She Wrote Susan Ainsley1 episode
1986 Hotel Mary1 episode
1984 The A-Team Nikki Monroe1 episode
1984 Riptide Stephanie Anne Davidson1 episode
1984 Cover Up Karin Barton1 episode
1983–1984 Matt Houston Joyce2 episodes
1984 Knight Rider Lauren Janes1 episode
1983 The Paper Chase unknown1 episode
1982 Dynasty Debbie1 episode

Related Research Articles

Robin Wright American actress

Robin Gayle Wright is an American actress. She has won a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award, and has received eleven Emmy Award nominations for her work in television.

Santa Maria, California City in California, United States

Santa Maria is a city near the Central Coast of California in northern Santa Barbara County. It is approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Santa Barbara and 150 miles (240 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Its population was 109,707 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the county and the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area. The city is notable for its wine industry and Santa Maria-style barbecue.

Michael Huffington American politician

Michael Huffington, is an American politician, LGBT activist, and film producer. He was a member of the Republican Party, and a congressman for one term, 1993–1995, from California. Huffington was married to Arianna Huffington, the Greek-born co-founder of HuffPost, from 1986 to 1997.

Playa del Rey, Los Angeles Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States

Playa del Rey is a seaside community in the Santa Monica Bay and the Westside region of Los Angeles, California. It has a ZIP code of 90293 and area codes of 310 and 424. As of 2018, the community had a population of 16,230 people.

Harvard-Westlake School College-preparatory high school in Los Angeles

Harvard-Westlake School is an independent, co-educational university preparatory day school consisting of two campuses located in Los Angeles, California, with approximately 1,600 students enrolled in grades seven through twelve. Its two predecessor organizations began as for-profit schools before turning non-profit, and eventually merging. It is not affiliated with Harvard University despite being named after it.

Robin Mattson is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the daytime soap operas General Hospital, Santa Barbara, and All My Children.

Lisa Robin Kelly American actress

Lisa Robin Kelly was an American actress. She was best known for her role as Laurie Forman on the TV series That '70s Show.

Jesse James Hollywood American criminal

Jesse James Hollywood is an American former drug dealer who kidnapped and ordered the murder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000. He was arrested in 2005 and is serving life without parole at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California.

James Christopher Read is an American actor. He played the role of George Hazard in the North and South television miniseries, and had a recurring role as Victor Bennett on the supernatural series Charmed between 2001 and 2006.

Wendy McCaw is a businesswoman and the owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press.

Beverly Hills High School Public high school in Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills High School is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California. The other public high school in Beverly Hills, Moreno High School, is a small alternative school located on Beverly's campus.

Barbara Ruick American actress and singer

Barbara Ruick, also known as Barbara Ruick Williams, was an American actress and singer.

Claudia Lynn Cowan is a news reporter for Fox News.

<i>Santa Barbara News-Press</i> controversy

The Santa Barbara News-Press controversy refers to a series of events starting after businesswoman Wendy P. McCaw bought the Santa Barbara News-Press from The New York Times Company in 2000. McCaw proceeded to oversee some of the newspaper's content, and some news editors and reporters felt her intervention compromised the paper's neutrality and credibility. The tensions came to a head on July 6, 2006, when five editors and a columnist resigned.

Valerie Baker Fairbank American judge

Valerie Lynn Baker Fairbank is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Remi A. Nadeau was an American historian. He earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California 2014 House elections in California

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with a primary election on June 3, 2014. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election.

Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust is a Christian American anti-abortion group based in California, founded by Jeff White. The group is best known for displaying graphic images of aborted fetuses in public locations. Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust has attracted nationwide and international attention, regarding the use of graphic abortion imagery, and the debate over the protection of the use of such imagery, by freedom of speech.

Stanley Martin Weisberg is a former prosecutor and Los Angeles County Superior Court judge known for presiding over the trials of the police officers charged with the beating of Rodney King, and of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, in the trial for the murder of their parents. In a number of cases, he made controversial rulings that were subject to criticism.

References

  1. ABCARIAN, ROBIN (1994-07-17). "When the Perfect Pregnancy Goes Haywire". Los Angeles Times. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved 2018-07-18.