Kathy Evison
Encyclopedia
Kathy Evison is an American actress born in Boulder City, Nevada
in 1963. She is best known for playing Lonnie Henderson in season 2 and 3 of seaQuest DSV
.
she spent most of her young life in national park
s all across the United States. To finance her college education (she graduated cum laude from the University of California
with a degree in rhetoric
) she worked as a model, including appearances all over the world in television commercials and magazines, including women's health magazines like Self
, Shape
and the magazine Seventeen
. The magazine modeling led to TV commercials, and those led to Kathy's first television acting part, which was in The Heights
in 1992 (in the episode "Natalie"), before she got a regular role in the TV series seaQuest DSV
in 1994.
One of Kathy's guest appearances on Diagnosis: Murder
, (the episode "Blood Ties
"), was filmed as a pilot episode for a spin off
series called Whistlers which would have starred her and Zoe McLellan
. Ultimately the show wasn't picked up by the network.
Her most recent appearance was in a Petsmart commercial.
Kathy lives in Los Angeles
, California
, with her husband Randy Katz and two children.
Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 census the population of Boulder City was 15,023.Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibit gambling....
in 1963. She is best known for playing Lonnie Henderson in season 2 and 3 of seaQuest DSV
SeaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed seaQuest 2032. Set in "the near future", seaQuest mixes high drama with realistic scientific fiction...
.
Biography
Because her father was employed by the National Park ServiceNational Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
she spent most of her young life in national park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
s all across the United States. To finance her college education (she graduated cum laude from the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
with a degree in rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
) she worked as a model, including appearances all over the world in television commercials and magazines, including women's health magazines like Self
Self (magazine)
Self magazine is an American magazine for women that specializes in health, fitness, nutrition, beauty and happiness. Published by Condé Nast Publications 12 times a year, it has a circulation of 1,486,992 and a total audience of 5,541,000 readers, according to its corporate media kit. The...
, Shape
Shape Magazine
Shape Magazine is a monthly English language fitness magazine started by Weider Publications in 1981, founded by Christine MacIntyre and became the #1 women's fitness magazine...
and the magazine Seventeen
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
. The magazine modeling led to TV commercials, and those led to Kathy's first television acting part, which was in The Heights
The Heights
The Heights or Heights may refer to:Places:*The Heights, Jersey City, New Jersey, US*Sterling Heights, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit also known as "The Heights"...
in 1992 (in the episode "Natalie"), before she got a regular role in the TV series seaQuest DSV
SeaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed seaQuest 2032. Set in "the near future", seaQuest mixes high drama with realistic scientific fiction...
in 1994.
One of Kathy's guest appearances on Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
, (the episode "Blood Ties
Blood Ties (Diagnosis: Murder episode)
"Blood Ties" is the 21st episode of the sixth season of Diagnosis: Murder , an American medical/crime-drama, mystery television series; the episode originally aired on May 6, 1999....
"), was filmed as a pilot episode for a spin off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
series called Whistlers which would have starred her and Zoe McLellan
Zoe McLellan
Zoe McLellan is an American actress who is mostly recognized for her roles as Petty Officer Jennifer Coates on JAG and as Lisa George on ABC's Dirty Sexy Money.-Biography:...
. Ultimately the show wasn't picked up by the network.
Her most recent appearance was in a Petsmart commercial.
Kathy lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, with her husband Randy Katz and two children.
Filmography
- Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000) .... Penny Ryan
- 7th Heaven7th Heaven7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
(TV) (1999) (Yak Sada) .... Jessica Tanner - The PretenderThe Pretender (TV series)The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and former child prodigy with "the ability to become anyone he wants to be," i.e., to flawlessly impersonate anyone in virtually any line of work...
(TV) (Survival) (1999) .... Lt. Molly Kimbrell - Diagnosis: MurderDiagnosis: MurderDiagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
(TV) (3 episodes) (1996–1999) .... Det. Amy Devlin - Highlander: The SeriesHighlander: The SeriesHighlander: The Series is a fantasy-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: Connor MacLeod did not win the prize and Immortals still exist post-1985...
(1996) (TV) (Haunted) .... Jennifer Hill - The New Adventures of FlipperFlipper (1995 TV series)Flipper, is an American revival television series of the original 1964 Flipper television series. The first two seasons aired in first-run syndication; seasons 3 and 4 aired on the PAX network....
(TV) (1996) (Sea Horse) .... Emma Phelps - seaQuest DSVSeaQuest DSVseaQuest DSV is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed seaQuest 2032. Set in "the near future", seaQuest mixes high drama with realistic scientific fiction...
(TV) (Main Character) (1994–1996) .... Lonnie Henderson - Beverly Hills, 90210Beverly Hills, 90210Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
(TV) (3 episodes) (1994) .... Kathy Fisher - The HeightsThe Heights (TV series)The Heights is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to November 1992.-Synopsis:The Heights centers on a fictional band made up of mostly middle-class young adults...
(TV) (1992) (Natalie) .... Natalie