Katherine Kendall(I)
- Actress
- Producer
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Katherine "Kate" Kendall spent most of her
early life in the South. When she was in the second grade, she and her
family moved to Washington D.C., where her parents, Syd and Kay, worked
for the Carter Administration. Katherine has three siblings - one
brother, Syd, the bassist of Les Savy Fav
and "French Kiss" Record Label Director, one half-sister, Mallory, who
is 9-years-old, and one half-brother, Shane, who is 3- years-old.
Katherine spent seven years training with the Washington Ballet, where
she was "Clara" in the "Nutcracker" and spent her summers in New York,
dancing at the School of American Ballet. In 1990, she went to the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts to study acting. She won the Charles
Jellinger Award in 1992. She took on challenging roles in
Carol Churchill's "Top Girls" and
Marsha Norman's "Getting Out". In 1995,
she moved to Los Angeles and studied with
Sharon Chatten and
Jeffrey Tambor.
Her most memorable roles have been as "Lisa" (the Wizard of Oz
Dorothy-themed waitress) in Doug Liman's
Swingers (1996),
Jason Priestley's "mate for life" in
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990),
and Blythe Danner's daughter in
Marcus Spiegel's
The Farmhouse (1998) aka "Eye of
the Storm" (1998). In 2001, she lived and worked in China for nine
months on a series called
Flatland (2002), produced by
Albert S. Ruddy
(Million Dollar Baby (2004)).
Here, working with Dennis Hopper, she
became inspired to pursue photography, which she continues to this day.
Kendall also produced, choreographed, designed, and acted in a musical
that her best friend, Heather Reed
(Murmurs) wrote and directed called, "Dear Bernard". It ran in Los
Angeles in the spring and summer of 2004 to rave reviews.
Kendall currently resides in West Hollywood, where she also teaches
dance to children.
early life in the South. When she was in the second grade, she and her
family moved to Washington D.C., where her parents, Syd and Kay, worked
for the Carter Administration. Katherine has three siblings - one
brother, Syd, the bassist of Les Savy Fav
and "French Kiss" Record Label Director, one half-sister, Mallory, who
is 9-years-old, and one half-brother, Shane, who is 3- years-old.
Katherine spent seven years training with the Washington Ballet, where
she was "Clara" in the "Nutcracker" and spent her summers in New York,
dancing at the School of American Ballet. In 1990, she went to the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts to study acting. She won the Charles
Jellinger Award in 1992. She took on challenging roles in
Carol Churchill's "Top Girls" and
Marsha Norman's "Getting Out". In 1995,
she moved to Los Angeles and studied with
Sharon Chatten and
Jeffrey Tambor.
Her most memorable roles have been as "Lisa" (the Wizard of Oz
Dorothy-themed waitress) in Doug Liman's
Swingers (1996),
Jason Priestley's "mate for life" in
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990),
and Blythe Danner's daughter in
Marcus Spiegel's
The Farmhouse (1998) aka "Eye of
the Storm" (1998). In 2001, she lived and worked in China for nine
months on a series called
Flatland (2002), produced by
Albert S. Ruddy
(Million Dollar Baby (2004)).
Here, working with Dennis Hopper, she
became inspired to pursue photography, which she continues to this day.
Kendall also produced, choreographed, designed, and acted in a musical
that her best friend, Heather Reed
(Murmurs) wrote and directed called, "Dear Bernard". It ran in Los
Angeles in the spring and summer of 2004 to rave reviews.
Kendall currently resides in West Hollywood, where she also teaches
dance to children.