Kimberley Kates
Encyclopedia
Kimberley Kates is an American
actress and film producer
.
, Kates grew up there and in Montana
. Her biological father was killed by a drunk driver when she was a child. Kimberley was pre-med in College before winning a modeling contest which brought her back to Southern California
. Kates has ten half and step brothers and sisters. On her biological/real father's side of her family, her paternal grandmother was a Randolph; ancestors are William Randolph
, Sir John Randolph
, Peyton Randolph
, John Randolph and Edmund Randolph
of the Randolph family of Virginia, also ancestors of Thomas Jefferson
, Edith Bolling, Henry Lee II
, Henry Lee III, Robert E. Lee
and Lee Marvin
.
episodes. Her first film was Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
, in which she played Princess Elizabeth, her best known role, also starring Keanu Reeves
and George Carlin
. Kates studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse for ten years with Milton Katselas. She is currently involved in producing numerous new films, including Standing Down with Ron Perlman
and Pras
. In April 2009, she completed working on a documentary with William Shatner
and Ben Folds
, entitled William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
with her partners at Big Screen Entertainment and Five Star Pictures, Michael Manasseri
, Scott Woolley and David Zappone.
She has appeared in over 40 television shows and movies prior to becoming a full time film producer. Kates is now a film producer and the Chairperson/CEO of Big Screen Entertainment Group.
Kates is now the Chairperson/CEO of Big Screen Entertainment Group. She stars in the Michael Manasseri
directed natural horror film Sucker.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
Early life
Born in CaliforniaCalifornia
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...
, Kates grew up there and in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. Her biological father was killed by a drunk driver when she was a child. Kimberley was pre-med in College before winning a modeling contest which brought her back to Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. Kates has ten half and step brothers and sisters. On her biological/real father's side of her family, her paternal grandmother was a Randolph; ancestors are William Randolph
William Randolph
William Randolph was a colonist and land owner who played an important role in the history and government of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He moved to Virginia sometime between 1669 and 1673, and married Mary Isham a few years later...
, Sir John Randolph
Sir John Randolph
Sir John Randolph of Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg was a Speaker of the House of Burgesses, an Attorney General for the Colony of Virginia, and the youngest son of William Randolph and Mary Isham.-Biography:...
, Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph was a planter and public official from the Colony of Virginia. He served as speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, chairman of the Virginia Conventions, and the first President of the Continental Congress.-Early life:Randolph was born in Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia...
, John Randolph and Edmund Randolph
Edmund Randolph
Edmund Jennings Randolph was an American attorney, the seventh Governor of Virginia, the second Secretary of State, and the first United States Attorney General.-Biography:...
of the Randolph family of Virginia, also ancestors of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
, Edith Bolling, Henry Lee II
Henry Lee II
Henry Lee II of “Leesylvania”, Prince William County, Virginia was the father of Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee III and grandfather of Robert E. Lee....
, Henry Lee III, Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....
and Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin was an American film actor. Known for his gravelly voice, white hair and 6' 2" stature, Marvin at first did supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers and other hardboiled characters, but after winning an Academy Award for Best Actor for his dual roles in Cat Ballou , he landed more...
.
Career
Kates has appeared in numerous films and television series, including one of the first SeinfeldSeinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
episodes. Her first film was Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a 1989 American science fiction–comedy buddy film and the first film in the Bill & Ted franchise in which two metalhead slackers travel through time to assemble a menagerie of historical figures for their high school history presentation.The film was written by...
, in which she played Princess Elizabeth, her best known role, also starring Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix...
and George Carlin
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums....
. Kates studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse for ten years with Milton Katselas. She is currently involved in producing numerous new films, including Standing Down with Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman
Ronald N. "Ron" Perlman is an American television, film and voice over actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast , a Deathstroke figure known as Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, Clarence "Clay" Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, the comic book character...
and Pras
Pras
Prakazrel Samuel Michel, known as Pras, is a Grammy Award-winning Haitian-American rapper, actor, film producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees.-Early life:...
. In April 2009, she completed working on a documentary with William Shatner
William Shatner
William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T...
and Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...
, entitled William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet is a feature-length documentary film about a ballet by Margo Sappington called "Common People", which was set to the music of William Shatner and Ben Folds from their album Has Been...
with her partners at Big Screen Entertainment and Five Star Pictures, Michael Manasseri
Michael Manasseri
Michael Manasseri is an American actor and film director.-Biography:He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Wyatt Donnelly in the TV series Weird Science . Manasseri also had a recurring role in the second season of the NBC sitcom Wings as young pilot Kenny McElvey...
, Scott Woolley and David Zappone.
She has appeared in over 40 television shows and movies prior to becoming a full time film producer. Kates is now a film producer and the Chairperson/CEO of Big Screen Entertainment Group.
Kates is now the Chairperson/CEO of Big Screen Entertainment Group. She stars in the Michael Manasseri
Michael Manasseri
Michael Manasseri is an American actor and film director.-Biography:He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Wyatt Donnelly in the TV series Weird Science . Manasseri also had a recurring role in the second season of the NBC sitcom Wings as young pilot Kenny McElvey...
directed natural horror film Sucker.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Venus Flytrap | Ginger | Direct-to-video release |
| 1988 | Dangerous Love | Susan | Credited as Kimberley LaBelle |
| 1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a 1989 American science fiction–comedy buddy film and the first film in the Bill & Ted franchise in which two metalhead slackers travel through time to assemble a menagerie of historical figures for their high school history presentation.The film was written by... |
Princess Elizabeth | Credited as Kimberley LaBelle |
| 1992 | Rescue Me | Cindy | Alternative title: Street Hunter |
| 1993 | Chained Heat II | Alex Morrison | |
| 1994 | The Pornographer | Bettina | Alternative title: Family Values |
| The New Age | Other Catherine | ||
| Bad Blood | Lindee | Alternative title: Viper | |
| 1996 | Which Way to Oz | The Girlfriend | |
| 1998 | Armstrong | Susan Zorkin | |
| Charades | Laura | Alternative titles: Felons First Degree |
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| 1999 | Traitor's Heart | Maggie Brody | |
| 2000 | Bounce Bounce (film) Bounce is a 2000 romantic drama film starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow and directed by Don Roos.-Plot:Advertising executive Buddy has just signed an airline in Chicago as a big client but is later delayed by a snow storm waiting for a flight to Los Angeles on the same airline... |
Woman at Bar | Uncredited |
| 2002 | Highway | Jilly Miranda | |
| 2005 | Dirty Love Dirty Love Dirty Love is a 2005 comedy written by and starring Jenny McCarthy and directed by John Mallory Asher. At the time of filming McCarthy and Asher were married, they divorced the month the film went into wide release... |
|
Producer |
| 2006 | Forget About It Forget About It (film) Forget About It is a 2006 film.Forget About It is owned by Big Screen Entertainment Group and was released January 8, 2008 in the United States by Allumination Filmworks.... |
Michelle Winchester | Producer |
| Lightfield's Home Videos | |
Producer | |
| 2007 | The Mirror | |
Producer |
| 2008 | Babysitter Wanted Babysitter Wanted Babysitter Wanted is a 2008 American horror film directed by Jonas Barnes & Michael Manasseri being written by Jonas Barnes.-Plot:A new life is starting for Angie, who’s leaving the embrace of her religious mother for college studies. She applies for a babysitting job after realizing she will need... |
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Producer |
| 2009 | William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet is a feature-length documentary film about a ballet by Margo Sappington called "Common People", which was set to the music of William Shatner and Ben Folds from their album Has Been... |
|
Executive producer |
| 2011 | Sucker | |
Producer |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Growing Pains Growing Pains Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.-Synopsis:The show's premise is based... |
Sheena "Woo Woo" Berkowitz | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Freddy's Nightmares Freddy's Nightmares Freddy's Nightmares is an American horror anthology series, which aired in syndication from October 1988 until March 1990. A spin-off from the Nightmare on Elm Street series, each story was introduced by Freddy Krueger... |
Christina | 1 episode |
| Alien Nation Alien Nation (TV series) Alien Nation is a science fiction television series, loosely based on the movie of the same name. Gary Graham starred as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco , played by Eric Pierpoint... |
Dallas Ft Worth | 1 episode | |
| 1990 | Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself... |
Diane | 1 episode |
| Sporting Chance | Betsy Hilderbrand | Television movie | |
| 1991 | The Wonder Years The Wonder Years The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.... |
Carol | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Eek! The Cat Eek! The Cat Eek! The Cat is an American and Canadian animated series, created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp and produced by Fox Kids and Savage Studios with animation by Nelvana, that ran from September 11, 1992, to August 1, 1997.-Premise:Eek! the Cat is about a purple cat named Eek whose motto is... |
Additional voices | Unknown episodes |
| The Larry Sanders Show The Larry Sanders Show The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders, and centered on the running of his TV show, and the... |
Sally | 1 episode | |
| 1994 | The Byrds of Paradise The Byrds of Paradise The Byrds of Paradise is an American television series that ran during the 1993-94 season on ABC. The hour-long drama centering on a father and his three children, abruptly relocated to Hawaii from New Haven after the sudden death of the children's mother... |
Elaine | 1 episode |
| On Our Own On Our Own (1994 TV series) On Our Own is an American sitcom that aired on ABC during the 1994-1995 season. The series starred six real life siblings: Jazz, Jocqui, Jake, Jojo, Jurnee, and Jussie Smollett.... |
Alana Michaels | 10 episodes | |
| 1995 | The Watcher | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | Kindred: The Embraced Kindred: The Embraced Kindred: The Embraced is an American television series produced by John Leekley Productions and Spelling Television. Loosely based on the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the series premiered on Fox on April 2, 1996, and ran for eight episodes before it was canceled on May 9, 1996. The... |
Elaine Robb | 1 episode |
| Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,... |
Kim Swofford | 1 episode | |
| The Sentinel The Sentinel (TV series) The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series that aired on UPN in the United States from 1996 to 1999. It premiered on March 20, 1996, and ran for 65 episodes . The series later reaired on Syfy.-Plot and characters:... |
Laura McCarthy | 1 episode | |
| Public Morals Public Morals (TV series) Public Morals is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS network in October 1996. Created and executive produced by Steven Bochco, the series was poorly received and was canceled after airing only one episode.-Synopsis:... |
Moira Fogarty | 1 episode | |
| The Burning Zone The Burning Zone The Burning Zone is a television drama broadcast on the UPN network as part of its 1996–97 lineup. It ran for 19 episodes. The series was rerun on SciFi Channel in the mid to late 90's.... |
Rebecca | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Charmed Charmed Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M... |
Tanjella | 1 episode |
| Blue Valley Songbird Blue Valley Songbird Blue Valley Songbird is a 1999 made for television movie starring Dolly Parton. It was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee.-Plot:Dolly Parton stars as country singer Leana Taylor who struggles to escape from her controlling manager/boyfriend as well as her troubled past... |
Thelma Russell | Television movie | |