Katie Wright
Encyclopedia
Katie Wright is a former American
actress. She was born Katherine Wright in Kansas City, Missouri
, and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.
and later appeared in several "made-for-TV" movies on such networks as Lifetime Movie Network
. She became slightly better known in her later teen years after appearing in regular roles on Melrose Place and Malibu Shores
. She has also received some film writer and director training.
Wright retired from acting in 2001 and is currently studying to be a family therapist. She has been dating Actor/Director Hank Azaria
since 2007 and gave birth to their son on June 6, 2009.
United States
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actress. She was born Katherine Wright in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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,...
.
Biography
Wright began her acting career as a teenager in two episodes of The Wonder YearsThe Wonder Years
The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII....
and later appeared in several "made-for-TV" movies on such networks as Lifetime Movie Network
Lifetime Movie Network
Lifetime Movie Network is a cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of A&E Television Networks, LLC. A&E Television Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBCUniversal. LMN offers women-oriented movies...
. She became slightly better known in her later teen years after appearing in regular roles on Melrose Place and Malibu Shores
Malibu Shores
Malibu Shores is an American primetime teen drama/soap opera that aired from March to June 1996 for ten episodes on NBC. Created by Aaron Spelling and starring Keri Russell and Tony Lucca, the program followed the exploits of Southern California teens....
. She has also received some film writer and director training.
Wright retired from acting in 2001 and is currently studying to be a family therapist. She has been dating Actor/Director Hank Azaria
Hank Azaria
Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria is an American film, television and stage actor, director, voice actor, and comedian. He is noted for being one of the principal voice actors on the animated television series The Simpsons , on which he performs the voices of Moe Szyslak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief...
since 2007 and gave birth to their son on June 6, 2009.
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | It's Pat It's Pat It's Pat, also known as It's Pat: The Movie, is a 1994 comedy film directed by Adam Bernstein and starring Julia Sweeney, Dave Foley, Charles Rocket, and Kathy Griffin... |
Groupie | |
| 1996 | God's Lonely Man | Danielle | |
| When Friendship Kills When Friendship Kills When Friendship Kills, also released as A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie, is a 1996 American television film directed by James A. Contner... |
Alexis 'Lexi' Archer | TV movie | |
| A Friend's Betrayal A Friend's Betrayal A Friend's Betrayal, also released as Stolen Youth, is a 1996 television film directed by Christopher Leitch. The reviewers were mostly positive about Sharon Lawrence's acting performance.- Plot :... |
Cindy | TV movie | |
| Abduction of Innocence | Clare Steves | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Detention: The Siege at Johnson High Detention: The Siege at Johnson High Detention: The Siege at Johnson High is a 1997 drama thriller film based on the Lindhurst High School shooting which was a high school shooting and siege on May 1, 1992. The film stars Rick Schroder, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Katie Wright, Alexis Cruz, and Henry Winkler... |
Samantha Eckert | TV movie |
| 1998 | Hairshirt Hairshirt (film) Hairshirt is a 1998 romantic comedy film starring Dean Paras, Neve Campbell, Katie Wright, Rebecca Gayheart and Stefan Brogren.-Plot:... |
Corinne 'Corey' Wells | |
| 1999 | Idle Hands Idle Hands Idle Hands is a 1999 horror comedy film directed by Rodman Flender, written by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer, and starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, and Vivica A. Fox... |
Tanya | |
| Late Last Night Late Last Night (film) Late Last Night is a 1999 television movie directed and written by Steven Brill. The film stars Emilio Estevez and Steven Weber and also features cameo appearances by Allen Covert and Kelly Monaco. It is rated R for extensive drug-related content, sexuality and language.-Plot:Dan is an... |
Mia | TV movie | |
| 2000 | The David Cassidy Story | Susan Dey Susan Dey Susan Dey is an American actress, known primarily for her roles in film and television. Her more prominent parts came as elder daughter, Laurie Partridge, on the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family, and as Grace Van Owen, a California assistant district attorney and judge on the dramatic series, L.A... |
TV movie |
| The Sculptress | Sarah | ||
| 2001 | The Good Things | Christina | Short film |
TV series
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Malibu Shores Malibu Shores Malibu Shores is an American primetime teen drama/soap opera that aired from March to June 1996 for ten episodes on NBC. Created by Aaron Spelling and starring Keri Russell and Tony Lucca, the program followed the exploits of Southern California teens.... |
Nina Gerard | 1 | Appeared in 10 episodes. |
| 1997 | Melrose Place | Chelsea Fielding | 5-6 | Appeared in 12 episodes. |
TV appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Episode titles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Wonder Years The Wonder Years The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.... |
Jane | "Summer" | Season 6, episode 21 |
| "Independence Day" | Season 6, episode 22 | |||
| 1994 | Harts of the West Harts of the West Harts of the West is an American Western/comedy–drama series starring Beau Bridges and his father, Lloyd Bridges, set on a dude ranch in Nevada. The series aired on CBS from September 1993, to June 1994.-Synopsis:... |
Lingerie Model | "Back in the Panties Again" | Season 1, episode 13 |
| 1997 | Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the... |
Debbie | "Chick Like Me" | Season 4, episode 15 |
| Players | Sarah Dalton | "In Concert" | Season 1, episode 3 | |
| 1999 | Cracker | Jennifer Sieger | "The Club" | Season 1, episode 12 |
| 2000 | Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full... |
Cara Parkins | "Child of Hope" | Season 9, episode 9 |
| 2001 | Baywatch Baywatch Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production... |
"Dead Reckoning" | Season 11, episode 20 |