Kathleen York
Biography
Kathleen 'Bird' York is an actress, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated songwriter-recording artist. She is most known for her work recurring as Andrea Wyatt in NBC's The West Wing, the Dominick Dunne miniseries A Season in Purgatory, and received critical acclaim for her starring role as Naomi Judd in the NBC miniseries, Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge. Her film credits include Nightcrawler, Crash, Cries of Silence, The Big Day, I Love You to Death, Flashback, and Cold Feet. Series regular roles include In the Dark, Vengeance Unlimited, Aaron's Way, and The Client List, and recurring roles in How to Get Away with Murder, Jane the Virgin, Outcast, Murder One, The O.C., and Desperate Housewives. Guest star appearances include True Blood, Curb Your Enthusiasm, All Rise, Longmire, House, and Revenge She uses the name Bird York for her recorded music. She achieved global recognition with her song "In the Deep", (co-written with Michael Becker) which appears on her album Wicked Little High and was written for the 2004 film Crash. "In the Deep" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song with York performing the song live at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Her self-titled debut record was released in February 1999. Her EP Have No Fear was released on December 19, 2008. Other music credits include the main theme song in Sony Pictures Seven Pounds, the televised concert Where Music Meets Film along with Joss Stone, Lindsay Buckingham and Babyface as well as featured song placements in House, 2010 season of American Idol, Nip/Tuck, CSI: NY, In Justice, Jake 2.0, and Everwood. She was the featured musical artist for the 2001 season of the CBS TV series Family Law writing and producing songs for numerous episodes. As a screenwriter, she has developed television projects for Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox Television Studios and Fox Broadcasting Network and is an alumnus of The Showrunners Training Program. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
All Movies (30)
- Nightcrawler2014 · as Jackie (uncredited)
- Front of the Class2008 · as Diane
- Sublime2007 · as Jenny
- Fatal Desire2006 · as Paula
- Crash2005 · as Officer Johnson
- The Big Day1999 · as Pamela
- Northern Lights1998 · as Daphne
- Dead Men Can't Dance1997 · as Victoria Elliot
- To Dance with Olivia1997 · as Aurora Watling
- Nightjohn1996 · as Callie Waller
- A Season in Purgatory1996 · as Claire Rafferty
- Cries of Silence1996 · as Dorrie Walsh
- Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge1995 · as Naomi Judd
- Dream Lover1994 · as Martha
- Sad Inheritance1993 · as Terry
- Gregory K1993 · as Rachel Kingsley
- Darkman1992 · as Jenny
- Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken1991 · as Marie
- I Love You to Death1990 · as Dewey Brown
- Flashback1990 · as Sparkle
- Cold Feet1989 · as Laura
- Checking Out1988 · as Diana
- Astronomy1988 · as The Mother
- The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory1987 · as Mrs. Susannah Dickinson
- Winners Take All1987 · as Judy McCormick
- Thompson's Last Run1986 · as Louise
- Chase1985 · as Darlene
- This Child Is Mine1985 · as Janet Rasnick
- Not My Kid1985 · as Linda
- Protocol1984 · as Charmaine
All TV Shows (40)
- Will Trent2023 · as Babs Carter
- National Treasure: Edge of History2022 · as Gina
- All Rise2019 · as Valerie Moore
- In the Dark2019 · as Joy
- Chicago Med2015 · as Roxanne
- Jane the Virgin2014 · as Angelique Harper
- How to Get Away with Murder2014 · as Judge Vitkay
- Sleepy Hollow2013 · as Ms. Hudson
- Longmire2012 · as Penny VanBlarcom
- The Client List2012 · as Jolene
- Revenge2011 · as Sheila Lurie
- Body of Proof2011 · as Councilwoman Jill Bennett
- The Glades2010 · as Dr. Britney Newhall
- Castle2009 · as Kat Kingsley
- True Blood2008 · as Madeline Kapneck
- Shark2006 · as Jillian Parks
- In Justice2006 · as Jordana Locallo
- Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Vivian Sembrook
- Bones2005 · as Marianne Thorn
- House2004 · as Dr. Schaffer
- Desperate Housewives2004 · as Monique Polier
- Miss Match2003 · as Dr. Jenna Fuller
- NCIS2003 · as Stephanie Flynn
- The O.C.2003 · as Renee Wheeler
- CSI: Miami2002 · as Paula Olsen
- For the People2002
- The Guardian2001 · as Janine Crane
- Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Masseuse
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as A.D.A. Hardt
- Malcolm in the Middle2000 · as Ellie
- The West Wing1999 · as Andrea Wyatt
- Family Law1999 · as Anna Antenelli
- Vengeance Unlimited1998 · as KC Griffin
- The Practice1997 · as Sharon
- A Season in Purgatory1996 · as Claire Rafferty
- Murder One1995 · as D.D.A. Cheryl Dreyfuss
- The John Larroquette Show1993 · as Lisa
- Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Coralee (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")
- Aaron's Way1988 · as Susannah Lo Verde
- Dallas1978 · as Little Betty