Cathy
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Cathy is a feminine given name
. It is a pet form of Catherine or Cathleen
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Cathy may refer to:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It is a pet form of Catherine or Cathleen
Cathleen
Cathleen is a feminine given name in the English language. It is a variant form of Kathleen.-People with the name:* Cathleen Falsani, American journalist and writer* Cathleen Galgiani, American politician* Cathleen Nesbitt, English actress...
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Cathy may refer to:
Artists
- Cathy de MonchauxCathy de MonchauxCathy de Monchaux is a British sculptor.de Monchaux was born in London. She studied first at the Camberwell School of Art , and later at Goldsmiths College in London ....
, British sculptor - Cathy GuisewiteCathy GuisewiteCathy Lee Guisewite is the cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy, about a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, work, relationships, and being a mother. As Cathy put it in one of her strips, "The four basic guilt groups."Born in Dayton, Ohio, Guisewite grew up in Midland,...
, American cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy in 1976 - Cathy SislerCathy SislerCathy Sisler is an American artist, born in Wisconsin.Since 1965, she has been living in Newfoundland. She is a musician, writer and a touring performance artist....
, American artist - Cathy SulinskiCathy SulinskiCatherine Ann Sulinski is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in tenth place in the final....
, American javelin thrower - Cathy WilcoxCathy WilcoxCathy Wilcox is an Australian cartoonist and children's book illustrator, best known for her work as a cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers. She has also twice won the Australian Children's Book Council's 'Picture Book of the Year' award...
, Australian cartoonist and children‘s book illustrator
In sports
- Cathy BakerCathy BakerCatherine Marie Thompson-Baker is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California....
, New Zealand field hockey player - Cathy FreemanCathy FreemanCatherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM is former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal...
, Australian track and field athlete - Cathy GauthierCathy GauthierCathy Gauthier is a Canadian curler and broadcaster.Gauthier, who was the long time second for Connie Laliberte, last played the lead position on the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts championship team of Jennifer Jones. Gauthier also won two championships with Laliberte in 1992 and 1995, before...
, Canadian curler and broadcaster - Cathy O'BrienCathy O'Brien (athlete)Cathy O'Brien is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's marathon in 1991 while winning the Los Angeles Marathon. She is married to Michael O'Brien and has two kids, Patrick Finbar O'Brien born Apirl 2, 1999 and Andrew Joseph O'Brien...
, American long-distance runner - Cathy Rattray-WilliamsCathy Rattray-WilliamsCatherine Ann Rattray-Williams is a retired female sprinter from Jamaica, who mainly competed in the women's 400 metres during her career. She is a four-time Olympian, making her debut in 1980 .-Achievements:...
, Jamaican sprinter
In acting
- Cathy CavadiniCathy CavadiniCatherine Janet "Cathy" Cavadini is an American voice actress and singer. Most famous as the voice of Blossom on Cartoon Network's animated television series The Powerpuff Girls and Tanya Mousekewitz in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West and Fievel's American Tails. She is also the successor voice...
, American voice actress - Cathy DownsCathy DownsCathy Downs was an American film actress.Born in Port Jefferson, New York, Downs began her film career with a small role in The Dolly Sisters and the following year played the title role in My Darling Clementine...
, American film actress - Cathy Jones, Canadian actress and comedian
- Cathy Keenan, Canadian actress
- Cathy O'DonnellCathy O'DonnellCathy O'Donnell was an American actress, best known for her many roles in film-noir movies.-Early life:She was born Ann Steely in Siluria, Alabama...
, American actress - Cathy PodewellCathy PodewellCathy Podewell is an American actress. She played Cally Harper Ewing, the second wife of the character J.R. Ewing, on Dallas from 1988 to 1991.She appeared in the 1988 horror film Night of the Demons...
, American actress - Cathy SilversCathy SilversCathy Silvers is an American actress and author, and the daughter of legendary actor/comedian Phil Silvers. She is best known for her role as boy-crazy teenager Jenny Piccolo in later seasons of the iconic TV sitcom Happy Days...
, the daughter of the late actor/comedian Phil Silvers - Cathy TysonCathy TysonCatherine "Cathy" Tyson is an English stage, film and television actress.-Early life:The daughter of a Trinidadian barrister father and an English social worker mother, Tyson and her family moved to Liverpool when she was approximately two years old.-Career:Tyson attended the Everyman Youth...
, British actress
In music
- Cathy DaveyCathy DaveyCathy Davey is an Irish singer-songwriter. She has released one extended play, "Come Over" , and three albums, Something Ilk , Tales of Silversleeve and The Nameless...
, Irish singer/songwriter - Cathy Fink & Marcy MarxerCathy Fink & Marcy MarxerCathy Fink and Marcy Marxer perform together as a folk music duo. They have been musical partners for more than 20 years...
, musical partners
In other fields
- Cathy CroweCathy CroweCathy Crowe, RN is a Canadian nurse, educator and social activist, specializing in advocacy for the homeless in Canada. She was the Ontario New Democratic Party's candidate in the 2010 provincial by-election and in the 2011 provincial election in Toronto Centre.-Early life and education:Raised in...
, Canadian nurse and social activist - Cathy Lane, fictional character on The Patty Duke Show played by Patty Duke
- Cathy PeattieCathy PeattieCathy Peattie is a Scottish Labour politician and was the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk East from 1999 to 2011. In the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, she was defeated by Angus MacDonald of the Scottish National Party.-External links:* new site for 2011 election*...
, Scottish Labour politician - Cathy PriestCathy PriestCathy LeFrancois is a professional female bodybuilder and figure competitor from Canada.-Biography:Cathy LeFrancois was born on February 12, 1971 in Amqui, Quebec. She started figure skating at age six, but after two years she switched to speed skating. She won five medals in the Quebec...
, Canadian professional bodybuilder and figure competitor