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Kathryn Howell

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Kathryn Howell
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Kathryn Howell is an American actress known for a wide variety of character roles in film and television. She has played grieving Moms (Criminal Minds (2005), The Zodiac (2005), Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)), was terrified by a giant flying peach (James and the Giant Peach (1996)), and snatched at gunpoint by Sean Penn (The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004). She has been a drug addict, a homeless woman, and John Heard's alcoholic ex-wife (Necessity (1988)). On the lighter side Kathryn has had the privilege of portraying a backwoods psychic (Ray McKinnon's Chrystal (2004)), a conjoined twin in a 1930's freak show (Tales from the Crypt (1989)), and a sassy diner waitress opposite Vincent D'Onofrio and Gregory Hines (Good Luck (1996)).

A life long actor, Kathryn has worked extensively on stage, holds a BFA in Theatre from UNC-Chapel Hill, and received a full scholarship for advanced study at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Kathryn is a long-time member of SAG, AFTRA (SAG-AFTRA), and AEA. She received her AEA card at New York's Vivian Beaumont Theatre.
BornSeptember 9
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Still of "The Assassination of Richard Nixon"  Sean Penn, Kathryn Howell
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AMC Screening of "After Ever After" 2017
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"The Zodiac" w/ Justin Chambers - Kathryn Howell
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Known for

The Zodiac (2005)
The Zodiac
5.3
  • Mrs. Boucher
  • 2005
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
6.9
  • Hostage
  • 2004
Criminal Minds (2005)
Criminal Minds
8.1
TV Series
  • Beth Hartway
Billy Bob Thornton and Lisa Blount in Chrystal (2004)
Chrystal
6.5
  • Miss Mabel
  • 2004

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Actress

  • Dope Queens
    • Cathy
    • Post-production
  • The Long Way (2020)
    The Long Way
    • Meredith
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Robert McCaskill, Yanina Hope, and Olga Nikulina in Scarlet (2020)
    Scarlet
    • Mother
    • Short
    • 2020
  • As Ye Sow (2019)
    As Ye Sow
    • Mother
    • Short
    • 2019
  • George Maguire, Nancy Madden, Candice Holdorf, Alex Bretow, and Kourosh Ahari in Generations (2018)
    Generations
    • Millie
    • Short
    • 2018
  • After Ever After (2018)
    After Ever After
    • Sandy Busher
    • 2018
  • Jim Holland in Tales of the Wild West (2017)
    Tales of the Wild West
    • Good Folk of Singletree
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Runoff (2016)
    Runoff
    • Trudy Gerard
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Trying Not to Explode (2015)
    Trying Not to Explode
    • Leonard's Mother
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Tell
    • Hawley's Ma
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
    • Beth Hartway
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Mother Love
    • Mother
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Matt Stone and Trey Parker in South Park (1997)
    South Park
    • Miss Stevenson (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2008
  • South Park: Imaginationland (2008)
    South Park: Imaginationland
    • (voice)
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Faith (2008)
    Faith
    • Esther
    • 2008
  • Valley of the Heart's Delight (2006)
    Valley of the Heart's Delight
    • Laundry Lady
    • 2006

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    • Katharine Howell
  • Born
    • September 9
    • Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
  • Other works
    Stage play: The Ride Across Lake Constance, at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC
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    Lost her twin sister, Margaret Howell, on July 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She died of ovarian cancer. They both worked together in Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972) and in one episode of Tales from the Crypt (TV Series).
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      Little bit of chubbiness in her cheeks

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