Reneé Lawless-Orsini (born November , ) is an American actress and
singer. She is best known for starring as the bitter and distant
matriarch, Katheryn Cryer, in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time
soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots.Lawless was born in Knoxville,
Tennessee, and moved with her family to Jacksonville in at age and
graduated from Sandalwood High School, Stetson University, and
University of Cincinnati â€" College-Conservatory of Music. She began
singing in church and school plays and later in regional theater. As
of the mid s she appeared primarily in stage productions, like
national touring of Beauty and the Beast, and Wicked for five years.In
, Lawless began starring as Katheryn Cryer in the Oprah Winfrey
Network prime time soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots.
singer. She is best known for starring as the bitter and distant
matriarch, Katheryn Cryer, in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time
soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots.Lawless was born in Knoxville,
Tennessee, and moved with her family to Jacksonville in at age and
graduated from Sandalwood High School, Stetson University, and
University of Cincinnati â€" College-Conservatory of Music. She began
singing in church and school plays and later in regional theater. As
of the mid s she appeared primarily in stage productions, like
national touring of Beauty and the Beast, and Wicked for five years.In
, Lawless began starring as Katheryn Cryer in the Oprah Winfrey
Network prime time soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots.
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