Kate Vernon

Kate Vernon

Known for
Acting
Born
April 21, 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Katherine Elizabeth Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS Primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (from 1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film Pretty in Pink (1986), Sophia in the 1992 Spike Lee film, Malcolm X, and Ellen Tigh in the 2004 Syfy series Battlestar Galactica.

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Filmography

2026
God of Frogs poster

God of Frogs

Movie · as Eve

2026
I Will Find You poster

I Will Find You

TV · as Sophie Burroughs · 7 eps

2023
A Gettysburg Christmas poster

A Gettysburg Christmas

Movie · as Caroline

2023
Meet the Killer Parents poster

Meet the Killer Parents

Movie · as Miriam

2023
True Lies poster

True Lies

TV · as Sharon Heinz · 1 ep

2023
Sullivan's Crossing poster

Sullivan's Crossing

TV · as Helen · 1 ep

2019
Anniversary Nightmare poster

Anniversary Nightmare

Movie · as Barbara

2019
Another Life poster

Another Life

TV · as Ava Beckenbridge · 1 ep

2019
The Morning Show poster

The Morning Show

TV · as Geneva · 6 eps

2018
Valentina's Wedding poster

Valentina's Wedding

Movie · as Melanie Tate

2018
His Master's Voice poster

His Master's Voice

Movie · as Camille

2018
Groomzilla poster

Groomzilla

Movie · as Olivia

2018
Condor poster

Condor

TV · as Lily Partridge · 7 eps

2017
Chicanery poster

Chicanery

Movie · as Billie Endicott

2017
Amelia 2.0 poster

Amelia 2.0

Movie · as Dr. Ellen Beckett

2015
A Christmas Truce poster

A Christmas Truce

Movie · as Helena

2014
108 Stitches poster

108 Stitches

Movie · as President Jennine Wormer Pratt

2014
Prelude to Axanar poster

Prelude to Axanar

Movie · as Captain Sonya Alexander

2014
The 100 poster

The 100

TV · as Diana Sydney · 3 eps

2013
Battledogs poster

Battledogs

Movie · as Dr. Ellen Gordon

2012
Perception poster

Perception

TV · as Mary Morrison · 1 ep

2012
The Firm poster

The Firm

TV · 1 ep

2011
Red Faction: Origins poster

Red Faction: Origins

Movie · as The Matriarch

2011
National Lampoon's Snatched poster

National Lampoon's Snatched

Movie · as Diane

2010
The Last Song poster

The Last Song

Movie · as Susan Blakelee

2009
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan poster

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Movie · as Ellen Tigh

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Arden · 1 ep

2007
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

TV · as Ellen Cooper · 1 ep

2006
Last Chance Cafe poster

Last Chance Cafe

Movie · as Hallie Boyer

2006
Heroes poster

Heroes

TV · as Vanessa Wheeler · 2 eps

2005
Knights of the South Bronx poster

Knights of the South Bronx

Movie · as Pat

2005
Family Plan poster

Family Plan

Movie · as Victoria

2005
School of Life poster

School of Life

Movie · as Elli Warner

2005
Confession poster

Confession

Movie · as Detective Robin Mallory

2005
Reunion poster

Reunion

TV · 2 eps

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Rowan · 1 ep

2004
Grave Matters

Grave Matters

Movie · as Christine

2004
Buds For Life poster

Buds For Life

Movie · as Valerie Quinlan

2004
Battlestar Galactica poster

Battlestar Galactica

TV · as Ellen Tigh · 22 eps

2003
Wilder Days poster

Wilder Days

Movie · as Dorothy Morse

2003
Black Sash poster

Black Sash

TV · as Jenny · 1 ep

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Caroline Morrow · 1 ep

2001
Largo Winch poster

Largo Winch

TV · as Monique Winch-Hastings · 1 ep

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Penelope Russell, Raina Press · 1 ep

1999
The Secret Life of Girls poster

The Secret Life of Girls

Movie · as Kay (Age 40)

1999
Y2K poster

Y2K

Movie · as Alix Cromwell

1998
Blackjack poster

Blackjack

Movie · as Dr. Rachel Stein

1998
Dawson's Creek poster

Dawson's Creek

TV · as Woman · 1 ep

1997
Flood: A River's Rampage poster

Flood: A River's Rampage

Movie · as Pat Mallory

1997
The Hunger poster

The Hunger

TV · as Lanie · 1 ep

1996
Downdraft poster

Downdraft

Movie · as Alexa

1996
Joe's Wedding poster

Joe's Wedding

Movie · as Uta Mann

1996
Nash Bridges poster

Nash Bridges

TV · as Whitney Thomas · 3 eps

1996
Kindred: The Embraced poster

Kindred: The Embraced

TV · as Alexandra Serris · 1 ep

1995
Soft Deceit poster

Soft Deceit

Movie · as Anne Fowler

1995
Dangerous Touch poster

Dangerous Touch

Movie · as Amanda Grace

1995
Bloodknot poster

Bloodknot

Movie · as Kaye

1995
The Sister-in-Law poster

The Sister-in-Law

Movie · as Sarah "Sally" Rae Preston / Rae Phillips / Kelly Richards

1995
Star Trek: Voyager poster

Star Trek: Voyager

TV · as Cmdr. Valerie Archer · 1 ep

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Tricia Lange, Judy Warren · 1 ep

1994
Probable Cause poster

Probable Cause

Movie · as Lynn Reilly

1993
House of Secrets poster

House of Secrets

Movie · as Laura Morrell

1992
Malcolm X poster

Malcolm X

Movie · as Sophia

1992
Cyber Eden poster

Cyber Eden

Movie · as Prudence

1991
Daughters of Privilege poster

Daughters of Privilege

Movie · as Diana

1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

Movie · as Terry Weidner

1989
Hostile Takeover poster

Hostile Takeover

Movie · as Sally

1989
Mob Story poster

Mob Story

Movie · as Mindy

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Lucy Chadwick · 1 ep

1987
Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman

TV · 1 ep

1987
I'll Take Manhattan poster

I'll Take Manhattan

TV · as Nanette Alexander · 4 eps

1986
Pretty in Pink poster

Pretty in Pink

Movie · as Benny Hanson

1986
Banter poster

Banter

Movie · as Brent Holliday

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as DDA Belinda Fox · 4 eps

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Mary-John Lovejoy · 1 ep

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Donna · 1 ep

1984
Alphabet City poster

Alphabet City

Movie · as Angie

1984
Roadhouse 66 poster

Roadhouse 66

Movie · as Melissa Duran

1984
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac poster

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

Movie · as Donna Adams

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Connie Norton, Rhonda Sykes · 1 ep

1983
Chained Heat poster

Chained Heat

Movie · as Cellmate

1982
Family Ties poster

Family Ties

TV · as Christy · 1 ep

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · as Nancy Evans · 1 ep

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Sandy Hoyle · 2 eps

1981
Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest

TV · as Lorraine Prescott · 25 eps