Name Kathryn Layng Occupation Actress Role Actress | Years active 1989–1996, 2012 TV shows Doogie Howser, M.D. Notable work Doogie Howser, M.D. | |
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Full Name Kathryn Alyssa Layng Residence New York, New York, USA Awards People's Choice Awards Favorite New Television Comedy Children Eva Veanne Hwang, Noah David Hwang Nominations Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress Similar People David Henry Hwang, Lisa Dean Ryan, Belinda Montgomery, Mitchell Anderson, Steven Bochco | ||
Kathryn Alyssa Layng (born September 20, 1960) is an American actress.
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Early life and family
Layng was born in Rockford, Illinois. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School and was the Class of 1978 Homecoming Queen. Layng also graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Career
Layng is best known for her role as Nurse Mary Margaret "Curly" Spaulding in the ABC comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D. The series aired from 1989 to 1993 and was her first major screen role.
In 1991, Layng guest starred in the television series Pro and Cons and appeared in the feature film The Marrying Man. After Doogie Howser, M.D. ended in 1993, Layng would guest star in the television series Joe's Life and Diagnosis Murder. She also performed in the television short film Traveler's Rest in 1993. Her last television role was in the CBS series New York News in 1995.
In 2012, Layng co-starred in the independent film White Frog, which was produced by her husband, David Henry Hwang.
Personal life
In 1993, Layng married playwright David Henry Hwang. They have two children, Noah David and Eva Veanne. They reside in New York City.
Awards
In 1990, as a member of the Doogie Howser, M.D. cast, Layng won the People's Choice Awards Favorite New Television Comedy.
Filmography
Actress
2012
White Frog as
Edie
1995
New York News (TV Series)
- Cost of Living
1994
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) as
Nancy Barlow
- Reunion with Murder (1994) - Nancy Barlow
1993
Joe's Life (TV Series) as
Ms. Cahill
- The Invisible Man (1993) - Ms. Cahill
1993
Traveler's Rest (TV Short) as
Penny
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series) as
Nurse Curly Spaulding
- What Makes Doogie Run (1993) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Eleven Angry People- and Vinnie (1993) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Dorky Housecall, M.D. (1993) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Love Makes the World Go 'Round- or Is It Money? (1993) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- You've Come a Long Way, Babysitter (1993) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Love Means Constantly Having to Say You're Sorry (1993) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- The Adventures of Sherlock Howser (1993) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- It's a Tough Job- But Why Does My Father Have to Do It? (1993) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Spell It 'M-A-N' (1993) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Roommate with a View (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- The Mother of All Fishing Trips (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Will the Real Dr. Howser Please Stand Up (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- The Big Sleep- Not! (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Do the Right Thing- If You Can Figure Out What It Is (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Nothing Compares 2 U (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Doogie, Can You Hear Me? (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- To Err Is Human, to Give Up Isn't a Bad Idea (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- The Patient in Spite of Himself (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Doogie Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Doogie Got a Gun (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Look Ma, No Pants (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- There's a Riot Going On (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Club Medicine (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Thanks for the Memories (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- That's What Friends Are For (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Sons of the Desert (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Educating Janine (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- My Father, My Self (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- What You See Ain't Necessarily What You Get (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- If This Is Adulthood, I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- The Show Mustn't Go On (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Double Doogie with Cheese (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Mummy Dearest (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Dangerous Reunions (1992) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- It's a Wonderful Laugh (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Truth and Consequences (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Doogiesomething (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Room and Broad (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Doogstruck (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- When Doogie Comes Marching Home (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Lonesome Doog (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- The Cheese Stands Alone (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- It's a Damm Shaman (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Doogie Has Left the Building: Part 2 (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Doogie Has Left the Building: Part 1 (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- The Summer of '91 (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Dances with Wanda (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- A Kiss Ain't Just a Kiss (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Doogie's Wager (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Planet of the Dateless (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- The Doctor, the Wife, her Son and the Job (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Fatal Distraction (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- My Two Dads (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- A Life in Progress (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Air Doogie (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- To Live and Die in Brentwood (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Presumed Guilty (1991) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- A Woman Too Far (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- TV or Not TV (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Oh Very Young (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Nautilus for Naught (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Revenge of the Teenage Dead (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Academia Nuts (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Doogie Sings the Blues (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Car Wars (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- C'est la Vinnie (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Ask Dr. Doogie (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Guess Who's Coming to Doogie's (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Doogenstein (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Grand (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- The Grass Ain't Always Greener (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Doogie (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- And the Winner Is- (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Vinnie's Blind Date (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Whose Mid-Life Crisis Is It Anyway? (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Use a Slurpy, Go to Jail (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Doogie's Awesome, Excellent Adventure (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- I Never Sold Shower Heads for My Father (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Tough Guys Don't Teach (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Greed Is Good (1990) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Doogie the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Every Dog Has His Doogie (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Tonight's the Night (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- My Old Man and the Sea (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Blood and Remembrance (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding (credit only)
- Vinnie Video Vici (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Simply Irresistible (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- The Short Goodbye (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Frisky Business (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- A Stitch Called Wanda (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- The Ice Queen Cometh (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
- Pilot (1989) - Nurse Curly Spaulding
1992
Pros and Cons (TV Series) as
Veronica Cody
- The Ex Spots the Mark (1992) - Veronica Cody
1991
The Marrying Man as
Emma
Soundtrack
1992
Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- What You See Ain't Necessarily What You Get (1992) - (performer: "Downtown", "Old Time Rock and Roll" - uncredited)
Self
1990
The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Comedy
References
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