Occupation Actress Name Kathryn Walker | Role Theater Actress | |
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Books A stopover in Venice, Mysteries of alien visitors and abductions, The mystery of the ghosts of Flight 401 Movies Neighbors, DARYL, Slap Shot, Rich Kids, Special Bulletin Similar People James Taylor, Carly Simon, Douglas Kenney, Ben Taylor, Cathy Moriarty |
Kathryn Walker (born January 9, 1943) is an American theater, television and film actress. She was with writer Douglas Kenney for many years until his death in 1980 at the age of 33, and was married to singer James Taylor from 1985 to 1995. In 2008 Walker published a novel, A Stopover in Venice (Knopf, ISBN 0-307-26706-7).
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Walker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wells College in Aurora, New York, and was a Fulbright Scholar in music and drama.

In popular culture
Walker was portrayed in the film Burton & Taylor by Sarah Hadland, and in the upcoming film A Futile and Stupid Gesture by Emmy Rossum.
Broadway
Filmography
Actress
2006
Nova (TV Series documentary) as
Narrator
- Wings of Madness (2006) - Narrator (voice)
- Dimming the Sun (2006) - Narrator
2002
Frontline (TV Series documentary) as
Narrator
- Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero (2002) - Narrator
2000
Suddenly Susan (TV Series) as
Jenny
- Girls Night Out (2000) - Jenny
1992
Emma and Elvis as
Alice Winchek
1990
Against the Law (TV Series) as
Paulette Belinoff
- The Women (1990) - Paulette Belinoff
1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV Mini Series) as
Sally Slaton
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Sally Slaton
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Sally Slaton
1987
Uncle Tom's Cabin (TV Movie) as
Marie St. Claire
1986
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (TV Movie) as
Sarah
1985
D.A.R.Y.L. as
Ellen Lamb
1985
Private Sessions (TV Movie) as
Claire Braden
1983
Special Bulletin (TV Movie) as
Susan Myles
1982
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Lena Brock
- Private Contentment (1982) - Lena Brock
1981
Neighbors as
Enid Keese
1981
Family Reunion (TV Movie) as
Louisa King
1981
A Whale for the Killing (TV Movie) as
Dr. Linda McFarland
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year (TV Movie) as
Anna
1979
The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1979
3 by Cheever (TV Mini Series) as
Louise Bentley
- O Youth and Beauty! (1979) - Louise Bentley
1979
Rich Kids as
Madeline Philips
1979
Mandy's Grandmother (Short) as
Susan
1979
Too Far to Go (TV Movie) as
Marion
1978
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (TV Movie) as
Kate Wright
1978
Girlfriends as
Carpel's Receptionist
1977
Slap Shot as
Anita McCambridge
1976
Another World (TV Series) as
Barbara Weaver
1976
The Adams Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
- Chapter V: John Adams, Vice President (1976) - Abigail Smith Adams
- Chapter IV: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain (1976) - Abigail Smith Adams
- Chapter III: John Adams, Diplomat (1976) - Abigail Smith Adams
- Chapter II: John Adams, Revolutionary (1976) - Abigail Smith Adams
- Chapter I: John Adams, Lawyer (1976) - Abigail Adams
1976
Medical Center (TV Series) as
Dr. Talley
- The Stranger (1976) - Dr. Talley
1975
Valley Forge (TV Movie) as
The General's Lady
1975
Beacon Hill (TV Series) as
Fawn Lassiter
- The Pretenders (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- The Test (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- The Suitors (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- The Million Dollar Gate (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- The Speakeasy (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- The Shining Example (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- The Soliders (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- The Poor Little Thing (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- The Marblehead Club (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- The Colonel and the Fawn (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
- Pilot (1975) - Fawn Lassiter
1973
Blade as
Maggie
1973
The Thanksgiving Treasure (TV Movie) as
Miss Peggy Thompson
1973
Rx for the Defense (TV Movie) as
Hilda Kempter
1972
The House Without a Christmas Tree (TV Movie) as
Miss Thompson
1972
Look Homeward, Angel (TV Movie) as
Helen Gant
1972
Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) as
Emily Rogers Hunter
- Episode dated 18 January 1972 (1972) - Emily Rogers Hunter
1972
Lights Out (TV Movie) as
Helen (ep.: When Widows Weep)
1970
All My Children (TV Series) as
Eileen Littlejohn (1974)
Self
-
Red Gold: The Epic Story of Blood (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Narrator
2011
Thoroughbred (Documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
2006
Nova (TV Series documentary) as
Self / Narrator
- Family That Walks on All Fours (2006) - Self / Narrator
- The Ghost Particle (2006) - Self / Narrator
2006
Texas Ranch House (TV Mini Series) as
Additional Narration (2006)
- The Reckoning (2006) - Additional Narration (2006) (voice)
- Blazing Trails (2006) - Additional Narration (2006) (voice)
- Lord of the Plains (2006) - Additional Narration (2006) (voice)
- Showdown at the Cooke Corral (2006) - Additional Narration (2006) (voice)
- The Great Divide (2006) - Additional Narration (2006) (voice)
- The Cookie Crumbles (2006) - Additional Narration (2006) (voice)
- The Good, the Bad & the Colonel (2006) - Additional Narration (2006) (voice)
- A Home on the Range (2006) - Additional Narration (2006) (voice)
2004
Colonial House (TV Mini Series) as
Narrator
- Regime Change (2004) - Narrator
- The Outsiders (2004) - Narrator
- City of God (2004) - Narrator
- Harsh Reality (2004) - Narrator
- A New World (2004) - Narrator
2002
Frontier House (TV Mini Series) as
Narrator
- Till Death Do Us Part (2002) - Narrator
- The American Dream (2002) - Narrator
- A Family Affair (2002) - Narrator
- The Reckoning (2002) - Narrator
- Survival (2002) - Narrator
- Promised Land (2002) - Narrator
1983
In Our Hands (Documentary) as
Self
References
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