Kathryn Leigh Scott (born Marlene Kringstad; January 26, 1943) is an
American television and film actress and writer who is best remembered
for playing several roles on Dark Shadows.Scott was born Marlene
Kathryn Kringstad in Robbinsdale, Minnesota to Ole and Hilda Sophie
(née Karlsgodt) Kringstad, both of Norwegian descent.Scott grew up on
a farm in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole Kringstad, a
Norwegian immigrant, and Hilda Karlsgodt Kringstad, of Norwegian
descent. She attended Northwestern University in their summer "cherub"
program while in high school. In 1962 she moved to New York to study
at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts on a scholarship while
working as a Playboy Bunny in the original New York Playboy Club at
59th and Fifth Avenue. Upon graduation from the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts, Kathryn landed the ingénue lead in the classic Gothic
daytime drama Dark Shadows (ABC, 1966-1971), and starred in the 1971
MGM feature House of Dark Shadows in 1971. Kathryn played four roles
in the series: Maggie Evans, Josette du Pres, Lady Kitty Hampshire and
Rachel Drummond.In 1971, she moved to Paris, France, with her fiance,
Time/Life photojournalist Ben Martin. In Paris, Kathryn played twins
in the French language film L'alfomega. After marrying later that year
in Vikebukt, Norway, she and her husband moved to London, England,
where she continued working as an actress. She appeared in several
television films including Crime of Passion, Harriet's Back In Town,
The Turn of the Screw, Marked Personal, Come Die With Me, Dial M For
Murder, Space: 1999, and the miniseries Late Call, Edward The King,
and The Exiles. Scott also appeared in the 1980 British television
series Hammer House of Horror episode, "Visitor From The Grave." She
also appeared in the feature films Brannigan with John Wayne;
Providence with Dirk Bogarde, directed by Alain Resnais; The Great
Gatsby, with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, directed by Jack Clayton;
and The Greek Tycoon with Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset. In
1974, she played Nurse Kelly in a six-month run of Harvey with James
Stewart, directed by Sir Anthony Quayle, at the Prince of Wales
Theatre, London. The following year she was in a new play, Le Weekend,
at the Bristol Old Vic, Bristol, England.
American television and film actress and writer who is best remembered
for playing several roles on Dark Shadows.Scott was born Marlene
Kathryn Kringstad in Robbinsdale, Minnesota to Ole and Hilda Sophie
(née Karlsgodt) Kringstad, both of Norwegian descent.Scott grew up on
a farm in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole Kringstad, a
Norwegian immigrant, and Hilda Karlsgodt Kringstad, of Norwegian
descent. She attended Northwestern University in their summer "cherub"
program while in high school. In 1962 she moved to New York to study
at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts on a scholarship while
working as a Playboy Bunny in the original New York Playboy Club at
59th and Fifth Avenue. Upon graduation from the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts, Kathryn landed the ingénue lead in the classic Gothic
daytime drama Dark Shadows (ABC, 1966-1971), and starred in the 1971
MGM feature House of Dark Shadows in 1971. Kathryn played four roles
in the series: Maggie Evans, Josette du Pres, Lady Kitty Hampshire and
Rachel Drummond.In 1971, she moved to Paris, France, with her fiance,
Time/Life photojournalist Ben Martin. In Paris, Kathryn played twins
in the French language film L'alfomega. After marrying later that year
in Vikebukt, Norway, she and her husband moved to London, England,
where she continued working as an actress. She appeared in several
television films including Crime of Passion, Harriet's Back In Town,
The Turn of the Screw, Marked Personal, Come Die With Me, Dial M For
Murder, Space: 1999, and the miniseries Late Call, Edward The King,
and The Exiles. Scott also appeared in the 1980 British television
series Hammer House of Horror episode, "Visitor From The Grave." She
also appeared in the feature films Brannigan with John Wayne;
Providence with Dirk Bogarde, directed by Alain Resnais; The Great
Gatsby, with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, directed by Jack Clayton;
and The Greek Tycoon with Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset. In
1974, she played Nurse Kelly in a six-month run of Harvey with James
Stewart, directed by Sir Anthony Quayle, at the Prince of Wales
Theatre, London. The following year she was in a new play, Le Weekend,
at the Bristol Old Vic, Bristol, England.
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