Kathryn Kates is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for
her recurring role on Seinfeld in the episodes "The Rye" and "The
Dinner Party."Kathryn Kates is an American actress who began her
career in Los Angeles. Kathryn is one of actors (including fellow
member John Larroquette) who are Founding Members of The Colony
Theatre. Ms. Kates and her colleagues took up residence at The Studio
Theatre in the Silver Lake District of Los Angeles. For the next
years she along with her colleagues there produced award-winning stage
productions. During the first six years of The Colony's existence ( to
), Kathryn, along with Barbara Beckley, was co general manager of The
Colony and together they produced all of the company's plays. She has
the distinction of being the only actress to ever play opposite John
Larroquette as his mother, lover, and wife: as his mother in Enter
Laughing (Cast Theatre, ); his wife in A Company of Wayward Saints
(Colony Theatre ); and his lover in The Lady's Not For Burning (Colony
Theatre, ). Kathryn also appeared in many other of The Colony's
L.A.Drama Critics’ Circle award-winning productions such as The
Grapes Of Wrath and Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (El Rey
Theatre with Ed Harris). Over the years, The Colony Theatre has
evolved from a small ensemble of actors into a well-established,
award-winning, nationally recognized theatre, renowned for high
quality productions. It has been listed in the Encyclopædia
Britannica Almanac as one of “ Notable US Theater
Companies.†Kathryn currently has a recurring role in the
Network/Lionsgate series Orange Is the New Black, written by Jenji
Kohan, playing Jason Biggs' mother. She was a series lead in the
CBS/Showtime pilot Gurland on Gurland, playing Myrna Birnbaum. She
also appeared in Reggie Rock Bythewood’s new pilot for the BET
network, Gun Hill, as Bora. One of Kathryn's most memorable roles is
her recurring appearance on Seinfeld as The Counter Woman in the
iconic episodes "The Dinner Party" () and "The Rye" (). Other
recurring roles have been on the Disney series Lizzie McGuire as the
zany neighbor, Mrs. Carrabino (You're a Good Man, Lizzie McGuire, and
My Fair Larry, ), on Pam Am () as the nosy neighbor, Mrs. Luckovich,
as June Starr in Judging Amy with Tyne Daly (), as Ginny in Caroline
in the City, as Mrs. Bowman in Hudson Street (), and as Mable Maloney
in a two-part Matlock, TV series, The Witness Killings ().Kathryn has
worked in film, recently for director Daryl Wein in Lola Versus
starring Greta Gerwig, Debra Winger, and Bill Pullman; and for Paul
Moshe Mones in Dovid Moyer as Odel, the Orthodox cook. She has also
worked with such notable directors as Don Siegel (in Jinxed opposite
Bette Midler, ) and Lamont Johnson in the television movie, Life of
The Party and The Story of Beatrice () with Carol Burnett. She has
received acting awards, Drama Logue Award best actress for her role as
Ruby in Marsha Norman's Getting Out (), and more recently Best
Supporting Actress nomination from the MITF in NYC for her work in
Gray Matters as the high-powered agent, Miriam Berger ().
her recurring role on Seinfeld in the episodes "The Rye" and "The
Dinner Party."Kathryn Kates is an American actress who began her
career in Los Angeles. Kathryn is one of actors (including fellow
member John Larroquette) who are Founding Members of The Colony
Theatre. Ms. Kates and her colleagues took up residence at The Studio
Theatre in the Silver Lake District of Los Angeles. For the next
years she along with her colleagues there produced award-winning stage
productions. During the first six years of The Colony's existence ( to
), Kathryn, along with Barbara Beckley, was co general manager of The
Colony and together they produced all of the company's plays. She has
the distinction of being the only actress to ever play opposite John
Larroquette as his mother, lover, and wife: as his mother in Enter
Laughing (Cast Theatre, ); his wife in A Company of Wayward Saints
(Colony Theatre ); and his lover in The Lady's Not For Burning (Colony
Theatre, ). Kathryn also appeared in many other of The Colony's
L.A.Drama Critics’ Circle award-winning productions such as The
Grapes Of Wrath and Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (El Rey
Theatre with Ed Harris). Over the years, The Colony Theatre has
evolved from a small ensemble of actors into a well-established,
award-winning, nationally recognized theatre, renowned for high
quality productions. It has been listed in the Encyclopædia
Britannica Almanac as one of “ Notable US Theater
Companies.†Kathryn currently has a recurring role in the
Network/Lionsgate series Orange Is the New Black, written by Jenji
Kohan, playing Jason Biggs' mother. She was a series lead in the
CBS/Showtime pilot Gurland on Gurland, playing Myrna Birnbaum. She
also appeared in Reggie Rock Bythewood’s new pilot for the BET
network, Gun Hill, as Bora. One of Kathryn's most memorable roles is
her recurring appearance on Seinfeld as The Counter Woman in the
iconic episodes "The Dinner Party" () and "The Rye" (). Other
recurring roles have been on the Disney series Lizzie McGuire as the
zany neighbor, Mrs. Carrabino (You're a Good Man, Lizzie McGuire, and
My Fair Larry, ), on Pam Am () as the nosy neighbor, Mrs. Luckovich,
as June Starr in Judging Amy with Tyne Daly (), as Ginny in Caroline
in the City, as Mrs. Bowman in Hudson Street (), and as Mable Maloney
in a two-part Matlock, TV series, The Witness Killings ().Kathryn has
worked in film, recently for director Daryl Wein in Lola Versus
starring Greta Gerwig, Debra Winger, and Bill Pullman; and for Paul
Moshe Mones in Dovid Moyer as Odel, the Orthodox cook. She has also
worked with such notable directors as Don Siegel (in Jinxed opposite
Bette Midler, ) and Lamont Johnson in the television movie, Life of
The Party and The Story of Beatrice () with Carol Burnett. She has
received acting awards, Drama Logue Award best actress for her role as
Ruby in Marsha Norman's Getting Out (), and more recently Best
Supporting Actress nomination from the MITF in NYC for her work in
Gray Matters as the high-powered agent, Miriam Berger ().
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