Kathryn Foster
Encyclopedia
Kathryn Foster is an American
soap opera
producer
and director
. She resigned in October 2006 after being on The Young and the Restless
for about 15 years.
Days of our Lives
The Bold and the Beautiful
Directors Guild of America Award
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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,...
producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
. She resigned in October 2006 after being on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
for about 15 years.
Positions held
The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
- Producer (2002–2006)
- Director (1989–2006)
- Associate Director (1988–1989)
- Production Associate (1986–1988)
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
- Director (September 5, 2007 - September 17, 2008)
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
- Director (February 16 and 17, 2009)
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
- Nomination, 2006, Drama Series, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 2006, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 2005, Drama Series, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 2005, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Win, 2004, Drama Series, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 2004, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 2003, Drama Series, The Young and the Restless
- Win, 2002, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Win, 2001, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 2000, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Win, 1999, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Win, 1998, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Win, 1997, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Win, 1996, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 1995, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 1994, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 1993, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 1992, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 1991, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 1990, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Win, 1989, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
Directors Guild of America Award
- Nomination, 1999, Directing, The Young and the Restless (Ep. #6787)
- Win, 1996, Directing, The Young and the Restless (shared with Mike DenneyMike DenneyMike Denney is an American television soap opera director. Denney has worked on the CBS Daytime drama The Young and the Restless for nearly 20 years, but in 2007, he quit the show. In January 2008, he joined the directing team of Days of our Lives, but left after the firing of then Co-Executive...
, Robbin Phillips, Sally McDonaldSally McDonaldSally McDonald is an American television soap opera director. Beside working on daytime, McDonald was also a production supervisor for game shows The $10,000 Pyramid, Card Sharks and Win, Lose or Draw.-Positions held:The Young and the Restless...
, Betty RothenbergBetty RothenbergBetty Rothenberg is an American television and theatre director. She directed The Young and the Restless episodes from 1984-2002.-Awards and nominations:...
, Dan Brumett, Don Jacob, Randall Hill, Don Philip Smith, and Nora Wade.(Ep. #5875)