Kate Vernon

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-04-21 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kate Vernon

Biography

Katherine Elizabeth Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS Primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (from 1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film Pretty in Pink (1986), Sophia in the 1992 Spike Lee film, Malcolm X, and Ellen Tigh in the 2004 Syfy series Battlestar Galactica.

Acting

1992

Malcolm X

as Sophia

2017

Chicanery

as Billie Endicott

1995

Soft Deceit

as Anne Fowler

2010

The Last Song

as Susan Blakelee

1998

Blackjack

as Dr. Rachel Stein

2011

Red Faction: Origins

as The Matriarch

1992

Cyber Eden

as Prudence

1999

1989

1984

1984

Roadhouse 66

as Melissa Duran

1996

Downdraft

as Alexa

2013

Battledogs

as Dr. Ellen Gordon

2003

Wilder Days

as Dorothy Morse

1999

Y2K

as Alix Cromwell

1994

Dangerous Touch

as Amanda Grace

1993

House of Secrets

as Laura Morrell

2014

Prelude to Axanar

as Captain Sonya Alexander

1986

Pretty in Pink

as Benny Hanson

2023

2004

Grave Matters

as Christine

1994

Probable Cause

as Lynn Reilly

2015

1996

Joe's Wedding

as Uta Mann

1995

Bloodknot

as Kaye

2005

Family Plan

as Victoria

1986

Banter

as Brent Holliday

1989

Mob Story

as Mindy

1983

Chained Heat

as Cellmate

2006

Last Chance Cafe

as Hallie Boyer

2005

School of Life

as Elli Warner

2017

Amelia 2.0

as Dr. Ellen Beckett

1995

The Sister-in-Law

as Rae Phillips / Sally Preston / Kelly Richards

2018

Valentina's Wedding

as Melanie Tate

2004

Buds For Life

as Valerie Quinlan

2018

2019

2018

Groomzilla

as Olivia

1997

2014

108 Stitches

as President Jennine Wormer Pratt

2005

Confession

as Detective Robin Mallory

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