K Callan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1942-01-09

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

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.

Gallery

Gallery Image

Acting History

2025
Sew Torn as Ms. Engel
2023
Poker Face as Betty
2022
The Magic Of Passion as Leslie
2022
Shedding Angels as Candice Murphy
2019
Knives Out as Greatnana Wanetta
2019
The Chosen as Elizabeth
2013
Getting On as Susan Dayward
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Carol
2012
Emily Owens, M.D. as Lorraine Parks
2012
Veep as Judy Sherman
2012
Not That Funny as Toogey Richmonde
2011
Samuel Bleak as Elaine
2010
Law & Order: LA as Louise Hammond
2010
Good Luck Charlie as Mrs. Monroe
2009
Castle as Delores Marsh
2009
Coyote County Loser as Maggie Hopps
2009
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
2008
The Mentalist as Annabelle Draber
2007
Drive as Ceal Cousins (uncredited)
2006
Heroes as Charlie Andrews
2006
'Til Death as Mrs. Bauer
2006
Heist
2006
Four Kings as Mrs. Grayson
2006
Midnight Clear as Eva
2005
Midnight Clear as Eva
2005
Crazylove as Mrs. Hallstrom
2005
How I Met Your Mother as Grandma Lois
2005
Nine Lives as Marisa
2005
The Closer as Julia Rose
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Janis
2004
Desperate Housewives as Eileen Britt
2003
Cold Case as Helen Russell (2006)
2003
NCIS as Grace Mullen
2003
NCIS as Bertha Jones-Delacroix
2003
Carnivàle as Eleanor McGill
2003
Home as Grammy Lou
2003
Nip/Tuck as Ellie Harkness
2002
Without a Trace as Luanne Countryman
2002
Devious Beings as Lady Jane
2001
Crossing Jordan as Penelope Zimmerman
2001
The Division as Mary Johnson
2001
The Division as Halle McAdams
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Martha Abernathy
1999
Family Law as Myra Hollenbeck
1999
A Fare to Remember as Ginny
1998
Mr. Murder as Alice Stillwater
1998
Border to Border as Mrs. Piston
1998
Dawson's Creek as Miss Constance Freckling
1997
King of the Hill as Tilly Hill (voice)
1996
7th Heaven as Grandma James
1995
Saved By The Light as Dannion's Mother
1995
JAG as Esther Gale
1994
ER as Kelly Robinson
1994
Chicago Hope as Emily Beck
1994
Birdland
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Jake's Landlady
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Martha Kent
1991
Frankie and Johnny as Frankie's Mother
1991
The Unborn as Martha Wellington
1991
Flight of Black Angel as Mrs. Gordon
1989
Quantum Leap as Lenore Mackenzie
1989
Coach as Marion
1987
The Return of the Shaggy Dog as Betty's Mom
1986
L.A. Law as Florence Hackett
1985
Moonlighting as Carolyn Kandinsky
1985
Hollywood Wives as Catherine
1985
Sara
1984
Hunter as Mrs. Jorgensen
1984
Hunter as Linda Ryan
1984
E/R
1984
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac as Barbara Hamilton
1984
Night Court as Jane Fletzker
1983
Cutter to Houston
1982
St. Elsewhere as Patty Galecki
1982
Newhart
1982
Remington Steele as Martha Ryan
1982
Fast-Walking as Motel Manager
1982
Police Squad!
1981
Father Murphy
1981
Splendor in the Grass as Miss Metcalf
1981
This House Possessed as Lucille
1980
A Change of Seasons as Alice Bingham
1980
Bosom Buddies as Mrs. Wilson
1980
It's a Living as Harriet Higgins
1980
American Gigolo as Lisa Williams
1979
Joe's World as Katie Wabash
1979
Knots Landing as Mrs. Dunne
1979
The Onion Field as Mrs. Powell
1979
Ike as Mrs. Westerfield
1979
Ike as Mrs. Wetserfield
1979
Fast Break as Ms. Tidwell
1979
Married: The First Year
1978
A Question of Love as Reporter (uncredited)
1978
Kaz as Mrs. Rice
1978
Dallas as Amy Stevens
1977
James at 15 as Mrs. Stevens
1977
Rafferty
1977
Fish
1975
One Day at a Time as Alice Butterfield
1975
Barney Miller as Gwen Baxter
1974
Rhoda
1973
Hail as Mrs. Burd
1973
A Touch of Class as Patty Menkes
1972
The Rimers of Eldritch as Evelyn Jackson
1972
The Waltons
1971
Lady Liberty as Subway Lady (uncredited)
1971
Great Performances as Evelyn Jackson
1971
All in the Family as Veronica Cartright
1970
Joe as May Lou Curran
1960
Route 66
Bad Day