Kate Vernon
Biography
Katherine Elizabeth Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS Primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (from 1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film Pretty in Pink (1986), Sophia in the 1992 Spike Lee film, Malcolm X, and Ellen Tigh in the 2004 Syfy series Battlestar Galactica.
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Acting History
2023
A Gettysburg Christmas as Caroline
2023Meet the Killer Parents as Miriam
2023Sullivan's Crossing as Helen
2023True Lies as Sharon Heinz
2019The Morning Show as Geneva
2019Anniversary Nightmare as Barbara
2019Another Life as Ava Beckenbridge
2018His Master's Voice as Camille
2018Groomzilla as Olivia
2018Valentina's Wedding as Melanie Tate
2017Amelia 2.0 as Dr. Ellen Beckett
2017Chicanery as Billie Endicott
2015A Christmas Truce as Helena
2014108 Stitches as President Jennine Wormer Pratt
2014Prelude to Axanar as Captain Sonya Alexander
2014The 100 as Diana Sydney
2013Battledogs as Dr. Ellen Gordon
2012Perception as Mary Morrison
2012The Firm
2011Red Faction: Origins as The Matriarch
2011National Lampoon's Snatched as Diane
2010The Last Song as Susan Blakelee
2009Battlestar Galactica: The Plan as Ellen Tigh
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2008The Mentalist as Arden
2007Saving Grace as Ellen Cooper
2006Last Chance Cafe as Hallie Boyer
2006Heroes as Vanessa Wheeler
2005Knights of the South Bronx as Pat
2005Confession as Detective Robin Mallory
2005Bones as Rowan
2005Reunion
2005School of Life as Elli Warner
2005Family Plan as Victoria
2004Buds For Life as Valerie Quinlan
2004Battlestar Galactica as Ellen Tigh
2004Grave Matters as Christine
2003Wilder Days as Dorothy Morse
2003NCIS as Caroline Morrow
2003Black Sash
2001Largo Winch as Monique Winch-Hastings
2001Largo Winch
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Penelope Russell
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Raina Press
1999Y2K as Alix Cromwell
1999The Secret Life of Girls as Kay (Age 40)
1998Blackjack as Dr. Rachel Stein
1998Dawson's Creek as Woman
1997Flood: A River's Rampage as Pat Mallory
1997The Hunger as Lanie
1996Joe's Wedding as Uta Mann
1996Downdraft as Alexa
1996Kindred: The Embraced as Alexandra Serris
1996Nash Bridges as Whitney Thomas
1995Bloodknot as Kaye
1995The Sister-in-Law as Rae Phillips / Sally Preston / Kelly Richards
1995Dangerous Touch as Amanda Grace
1995The Outer Limits as Tricia Lange
1995The Outer Limits as Judy Warren
1995Soft Deceit as Anne Fowler
1995Star Trek: Voyager as Cmdr. Valerie Archer
1994Probable Cause as Lynn Reilly
1993House of Secrets as Laura Morrell
1992Cyber Eden as Prudence
1992Malcolm X as Sophia
1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin as Terry Weidner
1991Daughters of Privilege as Diana
1989Mob Story as Mindy
1989Hostile Takeover as Sally
1989Tales from the Crypt as Lucy Chadwick
1987Jake and the Fatman
1987I'll Take Manhattan as Nanette Alexander
1986L.A. Law as DDA Belinda Fox
1986Banter as Brent Holliday
1986Pretty in Pink as Benny Hanson
1986Lovejoy as Mary-John Lovejoy
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Donna
1984Murder, She Wrote as Connie Norton
1984Murder, She Wrote as Rhonda Sykes
1984Roadhouse 66 as Melissa Duran
1984Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac as Donna Adams
1984Alphabet City as Angie
1983Chained Heat as Cellmate
1982Remington Steele as Nancy Evans
1982Family Ties as Christy
1982Hotel as Sandy Hoyle
1981Falcon Crest as Lorraine Prescott