Kathryn Harrold

Kathryn Harrold (born August 2, 1950) is an American counselor and retired film actress, best known for her female leading roles in films The Hunter (1980), Modern Romance (1981), The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981), Yes, Giorgio (1982), and Raw Deal (1986). She had leading roles in horror films Nightwing (1979) and The Sender (1982). She also played Francine Sanders in HBO's The Larry Sanders Show

Kathryn Harrold
Born (1950-08-02) August 2, 1950
Tazewell, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationActress
Counselor
Years active1975–2011
Spouse(s)Lawrence O'Donnell (m. 1994–2013; divorced)
Children1

Early life

Harrold was born in Tazewell, Virginia to B.H. and Carolyn Harrold. She attended Tazewell High School[1] and Mills College in Oakland, California, majoring in drama[2]. She studied acting at HB Studio[3] in New York City.

Career

Films

Harrold was Steve McQueen's leading lady in the screen legend's final film, The Hunter (1980), and Arnold Schwarzenegger's leading lady in the action vehicle Raw Deal (1986). She appeared in Nightwing (1979), The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981), the cult horror film The Sender (1982), and co-starred with Luciano Pavarotti in Yes, Giorgio (1982). Harrold starred in Modern Romance (1981) as the ex-girlfriend of Albert Brooks's character.[4] Harrold also had a supporting role in Into the Night (1985), an action/suspense film directed by John Landis, as Paul Mazursky's character's girlfriend.[5]

Television

Harrold began her television career playing Nola Dancy Aldrich on the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors from 1976 to 1977. After she left the show, her replacement was Kathleen Turner. In 1978-9 she played a blind psychiatrist in several episodes of The Rockford Files, with whom Rockford was in love. In the 1980s, she had the leading roles in the short-lived dramas: MacGruder and Loud (1985) produced by Aaron Spelling, and The Bronx Zoo (1987–88) opposite Ed Asner. From 1991 to 1993, she co-starred alongside Regina Taylor and Sam Waterston in the NBC period drama, I'll Fly Away.[6][7] She later was a regular cast member on The Larry Sanders Show, playing Francine Sanders.[7]

During her career, she appeared in several made for television movies, most notably Women in White (1979), Vampire (1979), and Bogie (1980), in which she played movie legend Lauren Bacall, reportedly against Bacall's wishes, and the HBO film Dead Solid Perfect (1988) in a leading role, opposite Randy Quaid. She also starred in Man Against the Mob (1988) with George Peppard, aired on NBC as a TV movie. In late 1990s, she had the recurring role in the CBS medical drama, Chicago Hope, and the following years guest starred on The Practice, Judging Amy, CSI: NY, and Desperate Housewives.

Personal life

On February 14, 1994, Harrold married Lawrence O'Donnell. The couple had one child, Elizabeth, and eventually divorced in 2013. Harrold retrained as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and now runs her own counseling practice in Los Angeles, California.[8][9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Nightwing Anne Dillon
1980 The Hunter Dotty
1981 Modern Romance Mary Harvard
1981 The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper Hannah Meade
1982 Yes, Giorgio Pamela Taylor
1982 The Sender Gail Farmer
1984 Heartbreakers Cyd
1985 Into the Night Christie
1986 Raw Deal Monique
1987 Someone to Love Kathryn

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1976–77 The Doctors Nola Dancy Aldrich Regular role
1978 Starsky & Hutch Laura Kanen Episode: "Deckwatch"
1978–79 The Rockford Files Megan Dougherty Episodes: "Black Mirror: Parts 1 & 2", "Love Is the Word"
1979 Women in White Dr. Jill Bates TV film
1979 Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love Suzie Kaufman TV film
1979 Vampire Leslie Rawlins TV film
1980 Bogie Lauren Bacall TV film
1980 The Women's Room Bliss TV film
1983 An Uncommon Love Cynthia Malcolm TV film
1984 The Best Legs in Eighth Grade Leslie Applegate TV film
1985 MacGruder and Loud Jenny Loud Main role
1987–88 The Bronx Zoo Sara Newhouse Main role
1988 Man Against the Mob Marilyn Butler TV film
1988 Dead Solid Perfect Beverly T. Lee TV film
1990 Capital News Mary Ward Episode: "Pilot"
1990 Rainbow Drive Christine TV film
1991 Deadly Desire Angela TV film
1991 Dream On Veronica Sheridan Episode: "To Have and Have and Have and Have Not"
1991–1993 I'll Fly Away Christina LeKatzis Main role
1993 The Larry Sanders Show Francine Sanders Regular role (season 2)
1994 The Companion Gillian Tanner TV film
1996 The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime Megan Dougherty Adams TV film
1996–1998 Chicago Hope Dr. Karen Wilder Recurring role (seasons 3–4)
1998 Outrage Deena Bateman TV film
1998 The Practice ADA Wharton Episode: "The Battlefield"
1999 Judging Amy Chris Osborne Episodes: "Victim Soul", "Last Tango in Hartford"
2000 The '70s Connie Wells TV film
2001 Jack & Jill Hannah Jillefsky Episodes: "Caution: Parents Crossing", "And Jack and Jill Came Down the Hill"
2001 A Woman's a Helluva Thing Brandy Landau TV film
2001 Family Law Grace Larson Episode: "All in the Family"
2002 King of the Hill Mother Superior / Mrs. Bonter (voice) Episode: "You There God, It's Me Margaret Hill"
2003 Mister Sterling Senator from Nevada Episode: "Technical Corrections"
2003 Miracles Morgan Bright Episode: "Mother's Daughter"
2004 Medical Investigation Carla Ballard Episode: "The Unclean"
2004–2006 Desperate Housewives Helen Rowland Episodes: "Suspicious Minds", "Your Fault", "There Is No Other Way"
2005 CSI: NY Beverly Fulton Episode: "The Closer"
2006 Mystery Woman: At First Sight Hanna Branson McPhillips TV film
2007–2009, 2011 Greek Mrs. Chambers Episodes: "Liquid Courage", "Let's Make a Deal", "Tailgate Expectations", "Agents for Change"
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References
  1. Leslie, Louise B.; Mullins, Dr. Terry W. (2006). Tazewell. Arcadia Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 9780738543864. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  2. "Kathryn Harrold profile". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  3. HB Studio Alumni
  4. "Modern Romance (1981)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 12, 2006.
  5. "Kathryn Harrold". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  6. "I'll Fly Away - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  7. "Kathryn Harrold". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  8. Wright, Jeanne (August 12, 1994). "The Sharp Shooter: Love him or hate him, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. is shaking up Washington. His take-no-prisoners style makes him the consummate outsider on the inside". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  9. Harrold, Kathryn. "Individual and Couples Counseling: Kathryn Harrold, LMFT". kathryn-harrold.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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