Occupation Actress Role Actress | Name Kate Williamson Years active 1977–2003 | |
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Full Name Robina Jane Sparks Children Michael Ruscio, Elizabeth Ruscio, Nina Ruscio, Maria Ruscio Parents Robert Sparks, Nydia Westman Movies Disclosure, Dream Lover, Dahmer, Racing with the Moon, Interview with the Assassin Similar People Al Ruscio, Nydia Westman, Penny Singleton, Nicholas Kazan, Barry Levinson |
Dr Kate Williamson - latest publications in PSC: what do they all mean? (PSC Support)
Kate Williamson (September 19, 1931 – December 6, 2013) was an American actress, whose career spanned nearly three decades.
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- Dr Kate Williamson latest publications in PSC what do they all mean PSC Support
- Biography
- Marriage and Death
- References

Biography
Williamson was born as Robina Jane Sparks in 1931, the daughter of actress/singer Nydia Westman and writer/producer Salathiel Robert Sparks. She began her acting career in 1977. Most of Williamson's credits were television appearances. She was best known for her roles on Ellen (1995), Disclosure (1994), and Dahmer (2002).
Marriage and Death
She married character actor Al Ruscio in June 1954, and was known to loved ones as "Jane Kate Ruscio". The couple had four children and remained together until Al Ruscio's death in November 2013. Less than a month later, Williamson died following a prolonged illness on December 6, 2013, aged 82, in Encino, Los Angeles, California. She was survived by her four children and five grandchildren.