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Kate McNeil
Kate McNeil
Born	August 7, 1958 (age 66); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Roy Friedland (m. 1987)
Children	2

Kate McNeil (born August 7, 1958) is an American actress.^[1] She starred in the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns from 1981 to 1984, and in 1983 had the leading role in the slasher film The House on Sorority Row. McNeil was also the female lead in the 1988 horror film Monkey Shines.

Early years

The daughter of the president of the U.S. Cocoa Corporation, McNeil grew up in Gladwyne, a suburb in Lower Merion Township, of Montgomery County, west of Philadelphia, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.^[2] In high school, she said, "I was in a lot of plays, and I was a bit wild."^[3] She went on to study theater further at Ithaca College, in Ithaca, New York.^[3]

Career

McNeil began her acting career on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns in 1981. The following year of 1982, she appeared in the low-budget comedy Beach House. The next year, she starred in the slasher / horror film The House on Sorority Row.^[4] 1985, saw Kate McNeil appearing in the TV miniseries Kane & Abel and afterwards in 1986 she was featured in another miniseries, the historical epic about the American Civil War (1861-1865), the sequel / second of three in the series, North and South Book II, based on the thick three-volumes set of historical fiction books North and South by acclaimed author John Jakes (1932-2023). She later co-starred in director George A. Romero's horror film Monkey Shines two years afterwards in 1988. In the 1990s, Kate McNeil appeared as Janet Gilchrist, fiance and then wedded wife of famous TV teen-ager character of the 1970s, now older and more mature main character "John Boy" Walton (Richard Thomas, born 1951), in the final three of subsequent six sequel / reunion made-for-TV films aired in the 1990s (1993, 1995 and 1997), following the long-running The Waltons TV series of 1971/1972 to 1981.

Also in the early 1990s, McNeil was a cast member of two television shows, WIOU and Bodies of Evidence. McNeil has also made numerous individual television episodes with guest appearances. She has appeared on Amazing Stories (1985), Simon & Simon, Designing Women, Midnight Caller, Quantum Leap (1989), The X-Files, Murder, She Wrote, Babylon 5, Diagnosis Murder, Veronica Mars, Bones, The Mentalist, and Mad Men.

Personal life

McNeil has been married to Roy Friedland, a director and script writer,^[3] since 1987. They have two children.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1982	Beach House	Cindy
1983	The House on Sorority Row	Katherine 'Katey' Rose
1988	Monkey Shines	Melanie Parker
1994	I'll Do Anything	Stacy
1995	Sudden Death	Kathi
1997	Shadow Dancer	Det. Frances Hayes
2000	Space Cowboys	Female Astronaut #1
2001	The Caveman's Valentine	Betty
2001	Glitter	Karen Diana
2002	Until Morning	Gillian Scott

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981–1984	As the World Turns	Karen Haines Stenbeck Dixon	TV series
1985	Kane and Abel	Florentyna Rosnovski	TV miniseries
1986	Vital Signs	Kristi	TV film
1986	North and South	Augusta Barclay	TV miniseries
1987	Amazing Stories	Patty O'Neil	Episode: "Blue Man Down"
1988	Simon & Simon	Trish Van Alder	Episode: "The Richer They Are the Harder They Fall"
1988, 1993	Murder, She Wrote	Carrie Palmer, Kate Walden	Episodes: "Harbinger of Death", "A Virtual Murder"
1989	Designing Women	Libby Coker	Episode: "The Junies"
1989–90	Anything but Love	Gail	Episodes: "Hearts and Bones", "Partying Is Such Sweet Sorrow"
1990	Midnight Caller	Rev. Summer	Episode: "Planes"
1990	The Bakery	Dana Buchanan	TV film
1990–91	WIOU	Taylor Young	Main role
1991	Dear John	Carol	Episode: "Kirk's Ex-Wife"
1992–93	Bodies of Evidence	Det. Nora Houghton	Main role
1993	Quantum Leap	Olivia Barrett Covington	Episode: "The Leap Between States"
1993	A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion	Janet Gilchrist	TV film
1994	Babylon 5	Janice Rosen	Episode: "The Quality of Mercy"
1995	A Walton Wedding	Janet Gilchrist	TV film
1995	Best Defense	Michelle Best	TV film
1996	Diagnosis: Murder	Jennifer Stratton / Joan	Episode: "Murder Murder"
1996	Escape Clause	Sarah Ramsay	TV film
1997	A Walton Easter	Janet Gilchrist Walton	TV film
1997	Sleeping with the Devil	Liz	TV film
1997	Promised Land	Laura Dunbar	Episode: "To Everything a Season"
1998–99	Love Boat: The Next Wave	Pat Kennedy	Episodes: "Smooth Sailing", "Getting to Know You", "Love Floats: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre"
1999	Providence	Randi	Episode: "Pig in Providence"
1999	Ally McBeal	Marianne Harper	Episode: "Let's Dance"
1999	Half a Dozen Babies	Lynda Smirz	TV film
2000	The X-Files	Nan Wieder	Episode: "Theef"
2000	Nash Bridges	Rose Torry	Episode: "Hard Cell"
2000	One Kill	Maj. Leslie Nesbitt	TV film
2000	American Tragedy	Dr. Clarkson	TV film
2001	Family Law	Jenny	TV series
2001	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sharon Woodbury	Episode: "Chaos Theory"
2001	ER	Mrs. Pendry	Episode: "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain"
2002	Touched by an Angel	Sarah Berrington	Episode: "For All the Tea in China"
2003–04	American Dreams	Doris Mason	Episodes: "The Long Goodbye", "Chasing the Past", "No Way Out"
2004	NCIS	Comm. Margaret Green	Episode: "The Good Samaritan"
2004	Without a Trace	Atty. Marian Costello	Episode: "Two Families"
2005	Cold Case	Beth Adams	Episode: "Blank Generation"
2005	Star Trek: Enterprise	Cmdr. Collins	Episode: "Affliction"
2005	Veronica Mars	Betina Casablancas	Episode: "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner"
2005	Bones	Audrey Schilling	Episode: "The Girl in the Fridge"
2008	The Mentalist	Katherine Blakely	Episode: "The Thin Red Line"
2010	Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment	Christine Van Aken	TV documentary
2010	Law & Order: LA	Patricia Nelson	Episode: "Pasadena"
2011	Big Love	Sister Mary	Episodes: "A Seat at the Table", "Certain Poor Shepherds"
2012	Mad Men	Edith Huff	Episode: "Dark Shadows"
2012	Longmire	Maureen Mace	Episode: "An Incredibly Beautiful Thing"
2012	NCIS: Los Angeles	Carol Adams	Episode: "Recruit"
2016	Code Black	Anne Stringer	Episode: "Blood Sport"
2016	Grey's Anatomy	Tess' Mom	Episode: "I Am Not Waiting Anymore"
2021	Them	Dr. Frances Moynihan	Episodes: "Day 9", "Day 10"

References

^ Lavin, Cheryl. "Celebrity fastrack." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, February 1, 1991, p. D3 (subscription required).
^ Walstad, David. "From Gladwyne to prime time." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 28, 1992, TV Week section, p. 4 (subscription required).
^ ^a ^b ^c Hughes, Mike (October 31, 1990). "Kate McNeil's role reflection of real life". California, San Bernardino. The San Bernardino County Sun. p. 34. Retrieved November 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "The House on Sorority Row (1983) - Mark Rosman,Paul Schiff - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 20 June 2015.