Katherine Tupper "Kitty" Winn (born February , ) is an American
theatre and film actress. She is best known for her roles as the
heroin addict Helen in the romantic drama The Panic in Needle Park,
for which she won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival,
and her recurring role of Sharon Spencer in the horror film franchise
The Exorcist.Kitty Winn was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of
army officer James J. Winn and Molly Brown Winn. Winn traveled widely
during much of her childhood, including time spent in the United
States, England, Germany, China, India and Japan. Her mother is the
stepdaughter of U.S. Army General, former US Secretary of State and
former US Secretary of Defense George Marshall.Her career has spanned
a wide range of dramatic productions on stage, in motion pictures and
on television. She studied acting at Centenary Junior College and
Boston University, graduating from the latter in . During her college
years Winn acted in student productions at Centenary Junior College,
Boston University, and Harvard College and summer stock for two
summers at The Priscilla Beach Theatre, south of Boston. Shortly after
college she joined the company at American Conservatory Theater in San
Francisco, where she remained for four years under the artistic
direction of William Ball.In the fall of Winn left American
Conservatory Theater to star opposite Al Pacino in the film The Panic
in Needle Park, for which she won the Best Actress award at the
Cannes Film Festival. Although she went on to do several more films,
such as They Might Be Giants () and The Exorcist (), she spent most of
her career in theater.
theatre and film actress. She is best known for her roles as the
heroin addict Helen in the romantic drama The Panic in Needle Park,
for which she won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival,
and her recurring role of Sharon Spencer in the horror film franchise
The Exorcist.Kitty Winn was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of
army officer James J. Winn and Molly Brown Winn. Winn traveled widely
during much of her childhood, including time spent in the United
States, England, Germany, China, India and Japan. Her mother is the
stepdaughter of U.S. Army General, former US Secretary of State and
former US Secretary of Defense George Marshall.Her career has spanned
a wide range of dramatic productions on stage, in motion pictures and
on television. She studied acting at Centenary Junior College and
Boston University, graduating from the latter in . During her college
years Winn acted in student productions at Centenary Junior College,
Boston University, and Harvard College and summer stock for two
summers at The Priscilla Beach Theatre, south of Boston. Shortly after
college she joined the company at American Conservatory Theater in San
Francisco, where she remained for four years under the artistic
direction of William Ball.In the fall of Winn left American
Conservatory Theater to star opposite Al Pacino in the film The Panic
in Needle Park, for which she won the Best Actress award at the
Cannes Film Festival. Although she went on to do several more films,
such as They Might Be Giants () and The Exorcist (), she spent most of
her career in theater.
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