Katherine Glass
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Katherine Glass is an American actress best remembered for her television work in the 1970s.
. Before appearing on television, Glass played in several stock company productions, including Red, White and Maddox and as Trina in Forty Carats
. Furthermore, after graduating high school, she studied at the Yale School of Drama
between 1964 and 1965.
In 1970, she debuted on television, playing the role of black-haired Kim Jordan on the short-lived day-time soap opera
The Best of Everything
. On the role, Glass commented: "Everything happened to me on that series. I played a very intense young woman and I lost my boyfriend to another woman. I even got stabbed ... it happened on a Friday and I was left for dead. I went home that weekend feeling very strange." The actress told the press in another interview she would get into her role too much, saying: "I was so much into the part, that I would be standing on the sidelines watching the actor playing my boyfriend kiss the other woman and I would actually get jealous. The actor was a nice guy but I never thought of him romantically off the set. But when I play a character for a while, I begin to think and feel like that character."
She was best remembered for appearing as Allison MacKenzie
in Return to Peyton Place
between 1972 and 1973. In an interview, she recalled being surprised to get the role, saying: "I don't know how they saw me as Allison in the first place because when they did auditions, my hair was brown." Despite rumours she got the role because of her looks, she told the press she was cast due to her experience in a soap opera. She insisted she did not analyze the acting of Mia Farrow
, who originated the role of Allison, explaining she wanted to portray Allison in her own way. She played the role until 1973, and then asked to be released from her contract because she did not want to live in California any longer. Pamela Susan Shoop
replaced her.
From 1975 to October 1978, Glass portrayed missionary nun Jenny Wolek
in the soap opera One Life to Live
. During this period, she became a popular actress and set the record for receiving the most teenage mail of any character on the soap opera. She left the series in 1978 due to contract issues and "irreconciable difference" with producers. Furthermore, she claimed she left because she unsuccessfully requested time off to shoot a commercial. Glass next appeared in the soap opera The Doctors until 1981. In an interview, she expressed her content with her stint on The Doctors over One Life to Live, saying the half-hour formate instead of the one-hour formate allowed her to spend more time with her family.
In 1976, Glass secretly married stage manager Ted Harris at her New York home. They adopted a girl somewhere between late 1977 and early 1978.
Career
Glass was raised as a Roman Catholic in New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
. Before appearing on television, Glass played in several stock company productions, including Red, White and Maddox and as Trina in Forty Carats
Forty Carats
Forty Carats is a play by Jay Allen.Adapted from the French original by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, the comedy revolves around a 40-year-old American divorcee who is assisted by a 22-year-old when her car breaks down during a vacation in Greece...
. Furthermore, after graduating high school, she studied at the Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
between 1964 and 1965.
In 1970, she debuted on television, playing the role of black-haired Kim Jordan on the short-lived day-time soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything (TV series)
The Best of Everything is an American daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from March 30, 1970 to September 25, 1970. The series was a spin-off of the 1959 film of the same name.-Plot:...
. On the role, Glass commented: "Everything happened to me on that series. I played a very intense young woman and I lost my boyfriend to another woman. I even got stabbed ... it happened on a Friday and I was left for dead. I went home that weekend feeling very strange." The actress told the press in another interview she would get into her role too much, saying: "I was so much into the part, that I would be standing on the sidelines watching the actor playing my boyfriend kiss the other woman and I would actually get jealous. The actor was a nice guy but I never thought of him romantically off the set. But when I play a character for a while, I begin to think and feel like that character."
She was best remembered for appearing as Allison MacKenzie
Allison MacKenzie
Allison MacKenzie is a fictional character and one of the protagonists in the novel Peyton Place, its sequel Return to Peyton Place, the subsequent film adaptations of both, and the primetime television series and daytime soap opera they inspired....
in Return to Peyton Place
Return to Peyton Place (TV series)
Return to Peyton Place is an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from April 3, 1972 to January 4, 1974. The series was a spin-off of the primetime drama series Peyton Place rather than an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious.The storylines from the daytime...
between 1972 and 1973. In an interview, she recalled being surprised to get the role, saying: "I don't know how they saw me as Allison in the first place because when they did auditions, my hair was brown." Despite rumours she got the role because of her looks, she told the press she was cast due to her experience in a soap opera. She insisted she did not analyze the acting of Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow is an American actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model.Farrow first gained wide acclaim for her role as Allison Mackenzie in the soap opera Peyton Place, and for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra...
, who originated the role of Allison, explaining she wanted to portray Allison in her own way. She played the role until 1973, and then asked to be released from her contract because she did not want to live in California any longer. Pamela Susan Shoop
Pamela Susan Shoop
Pamela Susan Shoop is an American character actress in film and on television. She often appeared in shows created by Glen A. Larson.Shoop's best known film role was in the 1981 horror film Halloween II, as Karen, a nurse...
replaced her.
From 1975 to October 1978, Glass portrayed missionary nun Jenny Wolek
Wolek family
The Wolek family were one of the fictional core families on the American soap opera One Life to Live when it debuted in 1968. They were the working class reflection of the affluent Lords, with early storylines exploring the ways these families interacted and contrasted. The family was created...
in the soap opera One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. During this period, she became a popular actress and set the record for receiving the most teenage mail of any character on the soap opera. She left the series in 1978 due to contract issues and "irreconciable difference" with producers. Furthermore, she claimed she left because she unsuccessfully requested time off to shoot a commercial. Glass next appeared in the soap opera The Doctors until 1981. In an interview, she expressed her content with her stint on The Doctors over One Life to Live, saying the half-hour formate instead of the one-hour formate allowed her to spend more time with her family.
Personal life
Shortly before her work on Return to Peyton Place, Glass, who was living in New York, was attacked by a man with a knife. Nevertheless, in a later interview, she recalled missing the city, saying: "I accept the danger as part of life in a big city ... like dodging taxi cabs and crowded restaurants. But there's nothing like the excitement of New York."In 1976, Glass secretly married stage manager Ted Harris at her New York home. They adopted a girl somewhere between late 1977 and early 1978.
Filmography
| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | The Best of Everything The Best of Everything (TV series) The Best of Everything is an American daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from March 30, 1970 to September 25, 1970. The series was a spin-off of the 1959 film of the same name.-Plot:... |
Kim Jordan | Daytime soap opera Unknown episodes |
| 1972–1973 | Return to Peyton Place Return to Peyton Place (TV series) Return to Peyton Place is an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from April 3, 1972 to January 4, 1974. The series was a spin-off of the primetime drama series Peyton Place rather than an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious.The storylines from the daytime... |
Allison MacKenzie Allison MacKenzie Allison MacKenzie is a fictional character and one of the protagonists in the novel Peyton Place, its sequel Return to Peyton Place, the subsequent film adaptations of both, and the primetime television series and daytime soap opera they inspired.... #1 |
Daytime soap opera Unknown episodes |
| 1973 | Griff Griff (TV series) Griff is a 13-episode ABC crime drama starring Lorne Greene and Ben Murphy, which aired from September 29, 1973, to January 4, 1974. Nine months after the expiration of his nearly 14-year role as Ponderosa Ranch patriarch Ben Cartwright on NBC's Bonanza western series, the Canadian native Greene... |
Sharon | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law is an American legal drama, jointly created by David Victor and former law professor Jerry McNeely, that starred actor Arthur Hill. The series was broadcast on ABC from 1971 to 1974... |
Pattie | 1 episode |
| 1976 | The American Woman: Portraits of Courage | Sybil Lexington | TV movie |
| 1975–1978 | One Life to Live One Life to Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... |
Jenny Wolek #1 | Daytime soap opera Unknown episodes |
| 1978–1981 | The Doctors | Mary Jane 'M. J.' Match #3 | Daytime soap opera Unknown episodes |