Kathryn Morris
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Kathryn Morris is an American actress, best known for her lead role as Detective Lilly Rush in the CBS
series Cold Case.
. Her breakthrough role came as Lt. Annalisa "Stinger" Lindstrom in the television series Pensacola: Wings of Gold
in 1997 for two seasons. Morris continued to work in films (notably ones directed by Rod Lurie
) and had a brief stint on the Xena
series in 1999.
After seeing her in the film The Contender, which Dreamworks distributed, Steven Spielberg
cast her in two successive films, but her scenes as a rock star in A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
which required her to take singing and guitar lessons were cut by the director while the next production, Minority Report
, was filming. In the latter, she portrayed the tormented wife of Tom Cruise
's character.
In 2003, Morris won the lead role of detective Lilly Rush in the CBS
dramatic series Cold Case. She also appeared in the 2004 films Mindhunters
and Paycheck
, opposite Ben Affleck
, and more recently as the journalist wife of Josh Hartnett
in Lurie's drama Resurrecting the Champ
(2007).
Morris will appear in the upcoming film Cougars Inc, which is due out in 2011.
Morris became the spokesperson for a new UV-Protective t-shirt line being launched by the Sun Safety Alliance (SSA), in collaboration with the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) in the Summer of 2009. SSA has teamed up with AYANA Apparel to provide fashion-forward UV-Protective t-shirts that protect your skin while maintaining your sense of style. Proceeds from this t-shirt line will be donated to SSA for educational programs to promote skin cancer prevention. She is quoted saying, “Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. More than one million cases of skin cancers are diagnosed each year, and one person dies from it every hour. As someone with fair skin, how could I not get involved in trying to prevent something so preventable?”
(though CBS News identifies her birthplace as Dallas). She lived in both Texas and Connecticut as a child with her parents and five siblings. As a child, Morris and her family travelled the southern 'Bible Belt' as a gospel group called 'The Morris Code.'
The group was mainly made up of Kathryn's father and three (out of five) of her siblings. She attended two colleges in the Philadelphia
area, Northeastern Christian College and Temple University
.
She lives in Los Angeles, California
.
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
series Cold Case.
Career
Morris' first role was a minor one in the 1991 tele-movie Long Road Home. Several other small parts followed, including a bit part as a psychiatric patient in the Oscar-winning As Good as It GetsAs Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks and produced by Laura Ziskin. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with an asthmatic son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. The screenplay was...
. Her breakthrough role came as Lt. Annalisa "Stinger" Lindstrom in the television series Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Pensacola: Wings of Gold is a syndicated American action/adventure drama series based at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida. Episodes aired in several countries outside the US including Portugal, France, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Italy, Hungary and Australia...
in 1997 for two seasons. Morris continued to work in films (notably ones directed by Rod Lurie
Rod Lurie
Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic.-Early life and career:The son of internationally syndicated cartoonist Ranan Lurie, he was born in Israel but moved to the United States at a young age, growing up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Honolulu,...
) and had a brief stint on the Xena
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
series in 1999.
After seeing her in the film The Contender, which Dreamworks distributed, Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
cast her in two successive films, but her scenes as a rock star in A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
A.I. (film)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, also known as A.I., is a 2001 science fiction drama film directed, produced and co-written by Steven Spielberg. Based on Brian Aldiss' short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long", the film stars Haley Joel Osment, Frances O'Connor, Jude Law, Sam Robards, Jake Thomas...
which required her to take singing and guitar lessons were cut by the director while the next production, Minority Report
Minority Report (film)
Minority Report is a 2002 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and loosely based on the short story "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. It is set primarily in Washington, D.C...
, was filming. In the latter, she portrayed the tormented wife of Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
's character.
In 2003, Morris won the lead role of detective Lilly Rush in the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
dramatic series Cold Case. She also appeared in the 2004 films Mindhunters
Mindhunters
Mindhunters is a 2004 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin...
and Paycheck
Paycheck (film)
Paycheck is a 2003 film adaptation of the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart...
, opposite Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...
, and more recently as the journalist wife of Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett
Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett is an American actor and aspiring producer. He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later for Miramax...
in Lurie's drama Resurrecting the Champ
Resurrecting the Champ
Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 American drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on the L.A. Times Magazine article by J.R. Moehringer. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Alan Alda, among others. It was filmed in Calgary, Alberta,...
(2007).
Morris will appear in the upcoming film Cougars Inc, which is due out in 2011.
Charity work
- Toys for TotsToys for TotsToys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which donates toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 by reservist Major William L...
at Pole Position RacewayPole Position RacewayPole Position Raceway is a chain of indoor karting facilities located in the United States. According to their website, the company plans to operate dozens of future locations "within the next decade"...
in 2007
Morris became the spokesperson for a new UV-Protective t-shirt line being launched by the Sun Safety Alliance (SSA), in collaboration with the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) in the Summer of 2009. SSA has teamed up with AYANA Apparel to provide fashion-forward UV-Protective t-shirts that protect your skin while maintaining your sense of style. Proceeds from this t-shirt line will be donated to SSA for educational programs to promote skin cancer prevention. She is quoted saying, “Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. More than one million cases of skin cancers are diagnosed each year, and one person dies from it every hour. As someone with fair skin, how could I not get involved in trying to prevent something so preventable?”
Personal life
Morris was born in Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
(though CBS News identifies her birthplace as Dallas). She lived in both Texas and Connecticut as a child with her parents and five siblings. As a child, Morris and her family travelled the southern 'Bible Belt' as a gospel group called 'The Morris Code.'
The group was mainly made up of Kathryn's father and three (out of five) of her siblings. She attended two colleges in the Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
area, Northeastern Christian College and Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
.
She lives in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Cool as Ice Cool as Ice Cool as Ice is a 1991 American musical romance film directed by David Kellogg and starring rapper Vanilla Ice in his feature film debut. The film focuses on the character of Johnny, a freewheeling, motorcycle-riding rapper who arrives in a small town and meets Kathy, an honor student who catches... |
Jen | |
| Long Road Home | Billy Jo Robertson | TV movies | |
| 1994 | Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story Dennis Byrd Dennis DeWayne Byrd is a former defensive end and defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He attended college at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He played professionally for the Jets for four seasons beginning in 1989... |
Angela | |
| Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (TV film) Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All is a 1994 two part Television film based on the 1989 novel by Allan Gurganus. Starring Diane Lane, Donald Sutherland, Cicely Tyson and Anne Bancroft.-Plot summary:... |
Zundro (Sandra) | ||
| Street Justice Street Justice Street Justice is an American action crime drama series starring Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse. The series began airing in syndication in 1991, and was canceled in 1993 after two seasons.-Synopsis:... |
Remy | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| A Friend to Die For A Friend to Die For A Friend to Die For is a 1994 American TV movie directed by William A. Graham. Written by Randall Sullivan, the film is based on Sullivan's Rolling Stone magazine article concerning the real-life murder of a high school girl by her jealous classmate... |
Monica Whitley | TV movies | |
| 1995 | W.E.I.R.D. World | Lucy | |
| Family Values Family Values Family Values was first published in and was the fifth "yarn" in Frank Miller's Sin City series. Unlike the previous four stories, Family Values was released as a 128-page graphic novel rather than in serialized issues that would later be collected in a trade paperback volume.-Plot:Dwight McCarthy... |
Borgyork Grumm | ||
| Sleepstalker Sleepstalker Sleepstalker is a 1995 horror film written by Al Septien and Turi Meyer.-Plot:After seventeen years of slaughtering all but one member of a family, "The Sandman" is pending execution. Before his execution the jailers allow a minister to visit him. The minister is a voodoo priest and an ally of the... |
Megan | ||
| 1996 | The Prince | Emily | |
| Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,... |
Doreen | Episode: "What You Don't Know Can Kill You" | |
| L.A. Firefighters L.A. Firefighters L.A. Firefighters, also known as Fire Co. 132, is an American drama television series starring Jarrod Emick. The series premiered June 3, 1996, on Fox.-Cast:*Jarrod Emick as Captain Jack Malloy*Christine Elise as firefighter Erin Coffey... |
Helen Regan | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" Episode: "It's a Family Affair" Episode: "The Fire Down Below" |
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| Silk Stalkings Silk Stalkings Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the... |
Judith Millay | Episode: "Compulsion" | |
| Relativity Relativity (TV series) Relativity is an American drama television series which followed a twenty-something couple, Isabel Lukens and Leo Roth , and the lives and loves of their friends and siblings... |
Sylvie | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Ink Ink (TV series) Ink is a television sitcom which aired on CBS from 1996-1997 that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen as newspaper journalists, allegedly inspired by the film His Girl Friday. The show was also produced by Danson and Steenburgen. The show was canceled after one season... |
Woman | Episode: "Above the Fold" | |
| 1997 | Poltergeist: The Legacy Poltergeist: The Legacy Poltergeist: The Legacy is a Canadian horror television series which ran from 1996 to 1999. The series tells the story of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy, and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers... |
Laura Davis | Episode: "Silent Partner" |
| As Good as It Gets As Good as It Gets As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks and produced by Laura Ziskin. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with an asthmatic son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. The screenplay was... |
Psychiatric Patient | ||
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold Pensacola: Wings of Gold Pensacola: Wings of Gold is a syndicated American action/adventure drama series based at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida. Episodes aired in several countries outside the US including Portugal, France, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Italy, Hungary and Australia... |
Lt. Annalisa Lindstrom | 1997-1998 (22 episodes) | |
| 1998 | The Prophecy II The Prophecy II The Prophecy II is a fantasy horror-thriller film and the second motion picture in The Prophecy series. Christopher Walken and Steve Hytner reprise their roles as the Archangel Gabriel and the coroner Joseph, respectively.-Plot:... |
Anxious Mother | Video |
| Inferno | Ryan Tibbet | TV movie | |
| Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.... |
Najara | Episode: "Crusader" | |
| 1999 | Episode: "The Convert" | ||
| The Magnificent Seven | Charlotte Richmond | Episode: "Wagon Train: Part 1" Episode: "Wagon Train: Part 2" |
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| Inherit the Wind Inherit the Wind (1999 film) Inherit the Wind is a 1999 television film adaptation of the play of the same name. The original 1955 play was written as a parable which fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials.... |
Rachel Brown | TV movie | |
| Screenplay Screenplay A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated... |
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| Deterrence Deterrence (film) Deterrence is a 1999 French/American dramatic film written and directed by Rod Lurie, depicting fictional events about nuclear brinksmanship. It marks the feature directorial debut of Lurie, who was previously a film critic for the New York Daily News, Premiere Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and... |
Lizzie Woods | ||
| Providence Providence (TV series) Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr... |
Molly | Episode: "The Third Thing" | |
| 2000 | The Contender | Paige Willomina | |
| Hell Swarm | Allie | TV movies | |
| Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For | Patricia Williams | ||
| 2001 | Role of a Lifetime | Chelsea Cellini | |
| Artificial Intelligence: AI | Teenage Honey | ||
| The Last Castle The Last Castle The Last Castle is a 2001 American drama film directed by Rod Lurie, starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, and Mark Ruffalo.The film portrays a struggle between inmates and the warden of the prison, based on the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. Eugene Irwin, a highly... |
DOD Investigator (scenes deleted) | ||
| And Never Let Her Go | Anne Marie Fahey | TV movie | |
| The Mind of a Married Man | Sandy | 4 episodes | |
| 2002 | Minority Report Minority Report (film) Minority Report is a 2002 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and loosely based on the short story "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. It is set primarily in Washington, D.C... |
Lara Clarke | |
| Hostage | Linda Delacroix | ||
| 2003 | Paycheck Paycheck (film) Paycheck is a 2003 film adaptation of the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart... |
Rita Dunne | |
| Cold Case | Lilly Rush | 2003-2010 (156 episodes) | |
| 2004 | Mindhunters Mindhunters Mindhunters is a 2004 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin... |
Sara Moore | |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ Resurrecting the Champ Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 American drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on the L.A. Times Magazine article by J.R. Moehringer. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Alan Alda, among others. It was filmed in Calgary, Alberta,... |
Joyce Kernan | |
| 2008 | Assassination of a High School President Assassination of a High School President Assassination of a High School President is a 2008 American neo noir comedy film, directed by Brett Simon, written by Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski, and starring Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton and Michael Rapaport... |
Nurse Platt | |
| 2011 | Cougars, Inc. | Alison | |
| 2011 | Moneyball Moneyball (film) Moneyball is a 2011 biographical sports drama film directed by Bennett Miller and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on Michael Lewis' 2003 book of the same name, an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to... |
Tara Beane |