Kate Collins (born May 6, 1959) is an American actress. She is best
known for playing the character of Natalie Marlowe on the ABC soap
opera All My Children, a role she originated in 1985.Born in Boston,
Massachusetts and raised in Washington D.C., Collins is the eldest
child of astronaut Michael Collins, who served as Command Module Pilot
on the historic Apollo 11 mission (the first human Moon landing) in
1969. She graduated from National Cathedral School studied theater at
Northwestern University and graduated in 1981. After college, she
worked in a number of regional theater groups and appeared in the
off-Broadway productions of The Danube, Blood Moon and Clarissa. In
1990, she starred in the soap opera spoof theatrical play Quiet on the
Set. She married Charles Newell, who is the Artistic Director of the
Court Theatre in Chicago, in October 1992. They have two sons and live
in Hyde Park, Chicago.Collins has guest starred on the daytime soap
operas One Life to Live, Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow and
Another World. Collins was cast for All My Children in 1985 during her
performances in the Broadway play Doubles. Collins left All My
Children in 1992, and the role was recast with Melody Anderson. The
character was subsequently killed off on June 22, 1993. Collins
returned to the show in 1997, 1998, and 2001 as Natalie's "spirit."
She also played the role of Natalie's mentally ill sister, Janet Green
from 1991 to 1992 and 2005 to 2007. In 2010 and 2011, Collins made
several more appearances as Janet on the now-canceled All My
Children.Collins also guest-starred on L.A. Law and co-hosted Good
Morning America in 1989, where she substituted for regular host Joan
Lunden.
known for playing the character of Natalie Marlowe on the ABC soap
opera All My Children, a role she originated in 1985.Born in Boston,
Massachusetts and raised in Washington D.C., Collins is the eldest
child of astronaut Michael Collins, who served as Command Module Pilot
on the historic Apollo 11 mission (the first human Moon landing) in
1969. She graduated from National Cathedral School studied theater at
Northwestern University and graduated in 1981. After college, she
worked in a number of regional theater groups and appeared in the
off-Broadway productions of The Danube, Blood Moon and Clarissa. In
1990, she starred in the soap opera spoof theatrical play Quiet on the
Set. She married Charles Newell, who is the Artistic Director of the
Court Theatre in Chicago, in October 1992. They have two sons and live
in Hyde Park, Chicago.Collins has guest starred on the daytime soap
operas One Life to Live, Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow and
Another World. Collins was cast for All My Children in 1985 during her
performances in the Broadway play Doubles. Collins left All My
Children in 1992, and the role was recast with Melody Anderson. The
character was subsequently killed off on June 22, 1993. Collins
returned to the show in 1997, 1998, and 2001 as Natalie's "spirit."
She also played the role of Natalie's mentally ill sister, Janet Green
from 1991 to 1992 and 2005 to 2007. In 2010 and 2011, Collins made
several more appearances as Janet on the now-canceled All My
Children.Collins also guest-starred on L.A. Law and co-hosted Good
Morning America in 1989, where she substituted for regular host Joan
Lunden.
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