
K Callan
Biography
K Callan, born Katherine Elizabeth Borman on January 9, 1942, in Dallas, Texas, is an American actress and author. She began her professional acting career at the Margo Jones Theatre and gained national attention for her role as Peter Boyle’s mousy wife in the film “Joe” in 1970. Callan has had a diverse career spanning film, television, and theater, with notable roles including Martha Kent in the TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” and Elizabeth in the Christian drama “The Chosen.” She has also appeared in films such as “American Gigolo” (1980) and “Knives Out” (2019). Callan has authored several books on the entertainment industry and received her acting training at HB Studio in New York City. She was married to author James Ruskin Callan and they have three children.
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Acting History
2025
Sew Torn as Ms. Engel
2023Poker Face as Betty
2022The Magic Of Passion as Leslie
2022Shedding Angels as Candice Murphy
2019Knives Out as Greatnana Wanetta
2019The Chosen as Elizabeth
2013Getting On as Susan Dayward
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Carol
2012Emily Owens, M.D. as Lorraine Parks
2012Veep as Judy Sherman
2012Not That Funny as Toogey Richmonde
2011Samuel Bleak as Elaine
2010Law & Order: LA as Louise Hammond
2010Good Luck Charlie as Mrs. Monroe
2009Castle as Delores Marsh
2009Coyote County Loser as Maggie Hopps
2009Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
2008The Mentalist as Annabelle Draber
2007Drive as Ceal Cousins (uncredited)
2006Heroes as Charlie Andrews
2006'Til Death as Mrs. Bauer
2006Heist
2006Four Kings as Mrs. Grayson
2006Midnight Clear as Eva
2005Midnight Clear as Eva
2005Crazylove as Mrs. Hallstrom
2005How I Met Your Mother as Grandma Lois
2005Nine Lives as Marisa
2005The Closer as Julia Rose
2005Grey's Anatomy as Janis
2004Desperate Housewives as Eileen Britt
2003Cold Case as Helen Russell (2006)
2003NCIS as Grace Mullen
2003NCIS as Bertha Jones-Delacroix
2003Carnivàle as Eleanor McGill
2003Home as Grammy Lou
2003Nip/Tuck as Ellie Harkness
2002Without a Trace as Luanne Countryman
2002Devious Beings as Lady Jane
2001Crossing Jordan as Penelope Zimmerman
2001The Division as Mary Johnson
2001The Division as Halle McAdams
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Martha Abernathy
1999Family Law as Myra Hollenbeck
1999A Fare to Remember as Ginny
1998Mr. Murder as Alice Stillwater
1998Border to Border as Mrs. Piston
1998Dawson's Creek as Miss Constance Freckling
1997King of the Hill as Tilly Hill (voice)
19967th Heaven as Grandma James
1995Saved By The Light as Dannion's Mother
1995JAG as Esther Gale
1994ER as Kelly Robinson
1994Chicago Hope as Emily Beck
1994Birdland
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Jake's Landlady
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Martha Kent
1991Frankie and Johnny as Frankie's Mother
1991The Unborn as Martha Wellington
1991Flight of Black Angel as Mrs. Gordon
1989Quantum Leap as Lenore Mackenzie
1989Coach as Marion
1987The Return of the Shaggy Dog as Betty's Mom
1986L.A. Law as Florence Hackett
1985Moonlighting as Carolyn Kandinsky
1985Hollywood Wives as Catherine
1985Sara
1984Hunter as Mrs. Jorgensen
1984Hunter as Linda Ryan
1984E/R
1984Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac as Barbara Hamilton
1984Night Court as Jane Fletzker
1983Cutter to Houston
1982St. Elsewhere as Patty Galecki
1982Newhart
1982Remington Steele as Martha Ryan
1982Fast-Walking as Motel Manager
1982Police Squad!
1981Father Murphy
1981Splendor in the Grass as Miss Metcalf
1981This House Possessed as Lucille
1980A Change of Seasons as Alice Bingham
1980Bosom Buddies as Mrs. Wilson
1980It's a Living as Harriet Higgins
1980American Gigolo as Lisa Williams
1979Joe's World as Katie Wabash
1979Knots Landing as Mrs. Dunne
1979The Onion Field as Mrs. Powell
1979Ike as Mrs. Westerfield
1979Ike as Mrs. Wetserfield
1979Fast Break as Ms. Tidwell
1979Married: The First Year
1978A Question of Love as Reporter (uncredited)
1978Kaz as Mrs. Rice
1978Dallas as Amy Stevens
1977James at 15 as Mrs. Stevens
1977Rafferty
1977Fish
1975One Day at a Time as Alice Butterfield
1975Barney Miller as Gwen Baxter
1974Rhoda
1973Hail as Mrs. Burd
1973A Touch of Class as Patty Menkes
1972The Rimers of Eldritch as Evelyn Jackson
1972The Waltons
1971Lady Liberty as Subway Lady (uncredited)
1971Great Performances as Evelyn Jackson
1971All in the Family as Veronica Cartright
1970Joe as May Lou Curran
1960Route 66
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