Kathryn (name)
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Kathryn is a feminine given name and comes from the Greek meaning for 'pure'. It is a variant of Katherine
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Katherine (given name)
Katherine is a feminine name, which is popular in historically Christian countries, owing to its having been the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.-Origin and meaning:...
. It may refer to:
In television and film:
- Kathryn, main character of the cult classic 1983 low budget slasher film The House on Sorority RowThe House on Sorority RowThe House on Sorority Row is a 1983 low budget American slasher film directed by Mark Rosman. The film has become a cult classic among fans of the genre.-Plot:...
- Kathryn BeaumontKathryn BeaumontKathryn Beaumont is an English actress, singer, school teacher, and a Disney Legend who was born in London. She is best known for playing the voice of both Alice, in Disney's Alice in Wonderland and Wendy in Disney's Peter Pan...
(born 1938), English voice actress and school teacher best known for her Disney animation film works - Kathryn BigelowKathryn BigelowKathryn Ann Bigelow is an American film director. Her best-known films are the cult horror film Near Dark , the surfer/bank robbery action picture Point Break , the science fiction/film noir Strange Days , the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water and the war drama The Hurt Locker...
(born 1951), American film director, first woman to win the Academy Award, BAFTA, and DGA award for Best Director - Kathryn CressidaKathryn CressidaKathryn Cressida is an American voice actress, also known as Kat Cressida. She guest-starred in several television shows and was featured in a few films before moving into voice-over full-time in 2000. She is notable as a top celebrity voicematcher, impersonating top female stars for Disney,...
also known as "Kat" Cressida (born 1968), American voice actress - Kathryn CrosbyKathryn CrosbyKathryn Crosby is an American actress and singer who also performed under the stage-name Kathryn Grant.-Early life and career:...
(born 1933), American actress and singer who performed her most memorable roles under her birth-name Kathryn Grant - Kathryn DrysdaleKathryn DrysdaleKathryn Drysdale is an English actress best known for her role as Louise in the BBC comedy series Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps from 2001 until her departure from the show in 2009 alongside Sheridan Smith...
(born 1981), English actress - Kathryn EamesKathryn EamesKathryn Eames was an American cinema, television and stage actress. She worked for more than 50 years as an actress.-Early life:...
(1908 – 2004), American screen, stage, and television actress - Kathryn ErbeKathryn ErbeKathryn Elsbeth Erbe is an American actress known for her role as Det. Alexandra Eames in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order, and death row inmate Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series Oz.-Personal life:...
(born 1966), American actress best known for her lead role as Detective Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Kathryn GraysonKathryn GraysonKathryn Grayson was an American actress and operatic soprano singer.From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to MGM by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals...
(1922 – 2010), American lead actress and operatic soprano singer with MGM and Warner Brothers - Kathryn HahnKathryn HahnKathryn Hahn is an American actress best known for her role as Lily Lebowski on the television series Crossing Jordan.-Personal life:...
(born 1974), American actress best known for her role as Lily Lebowski on Crossing Jordan - Kathryn JoostenKathryn JoostenKathryn Joosten is an American television actress best known for her regular role as Karen McCluskey in Desperate Housewives and for her recurring role in The West Wing as Dolores Landingham.-Early life:...
(born 1939), American actress known for roles on The West Wing and Desperate Housewives - Kathryn McGuireKathryn McGuireKathryn McGuire was an American silent-film actress and dancer.-Early life:Born in Peoria, Illinois, she was said to be recognized by critics and fans alike as one of the rising stars in film...
(1903 – 1978), American silent-film actress and dancer - Kathryn MorrisKathryn MorrisKathryn Morris is an American actress, best known for her lead role as Detective Lilly Rush in the CBS series Cold Case.-Career:...
(born 1969), American actress best known for her lead role as Detective Lilly Rush on Cold Case - Kathryn Leigh ScottKathryn Leigh ScottKathryn Leigh Scott is an American television and film actress who is best remembered for playing Maggie Evans, Josette DuPres Collins, Rachel Drummond, Lady Kitty Soames Hampshire, and Maggie Evans PT on Dark Shadows.-Early life:Scott was born Marlene Kringstad in Robbinsdale, Minnesota in 1943...
(b. 1943), American television and film actress known for her roles in the soap opera Dark Shadows
In astronomy:
- Kathryn P. HireKathryn P. HireCaptain Kathryn Patricia "Kay" Hire of the U.S. Navy Reserve is a NASA astronaut who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions.-Education:*Murphy High School, Mobile, Alabama, 1977...
(born 1959), American astronaut with over 381 hours in space - Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born 1951), in 1984 became the first American woman to walk in space, and with 532 hours in space
- Kathryn C. ThorntonKathryn C. ThorntonKathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity...
(born 1952), American astronaut with over 975 hours in space
In music:
- Kathryn CalderKathryn CalderKathryn Calder is a Canadian indie rock musician, who performs as a solo artist, and is a member of the band The New Pornographers. She is a former member of Immaculate Machine. Calder started with The New Pornographers by filling in for Neko Case for live performances and was made a permanent...
, Canadian singer-songwriter and member of The New Pornographers - Kathryn Dawn LangK.D. LangKathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
(k.d. lang) (born 1961), Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter - Kathryn RobertsKathryn RobertsKathryn Roberts is an English folk singer, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire.Her first released recordings were on the album Intuition, a collection of songs by various South Yorkshire folk artists which also included her friend Kate Rusby...
, English folk singer - Kathryn TickellKathryn TickellKathryn Tickell is an English player of the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle. She has recorded over a dozen albums, and toured widely.-Life and career:...
(born 1967), English player of the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle - Kathryn Moore (born 1995), 6 yr.Carnegie hall performer
- Kathryn Sarah Scott (b. 1974), a singer-songwriter of Contemporary Christian music Northern Ireland
In literature:
- Kathryn DeansKathryn DeansKathryn Deans is an Australian children's fantasy author. She was raised in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne in Australia.-Works:* All The Flowers Of Babylon, in issue 25/26 of the Speculative Fiction magazine Aurealis...
, Australian children's fantasy author - Kathryn H. KiddKathryn H. KiddKathryn H. Kidd was Orson Scott Card's co-author in writing a novel named Lovelock. The novel was to be the first of a proposed trilogy, but the other volumes have not been published...
, Orson Scott Card's co-author in writing a novel named Lovelock - Kathryn HulmeKathryn HulmeKathryn Hulme was an American author and memoirist most noted for her novel The Nun's Story. The book is often, mistakenly, understood to be semi-biographical.-Writing:...
(1900 – 1981), American author best known for The Nun's Story - Kathryn SchulzKathryn SchulzKathryn Schulz is an American journalist and author.- Biography :Kathryn Schulz is a journalist whose freelance writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Nation, Foreign Policy, and The Boston Globe, among other publications...
, American freelance writer and journalist - Kathryn Tucker WindhamKathryn Tucker WindhamKathryn Tucker Windham was an American storyteller, author, photographer, and journalist. She was born in Selma, Alabama and grew up in nearby Thomasville....
(1918 – 2011), American storyteller, author, photographer and journalist
In politics:
- Kathryn I. BowersKathryn I. BowersKathryn Inez Bowers is a Tennessee politician and former member of the Tennessee General Assembly. She served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 33rd district, which is composed of part of Shelby County, from 2005 until 2006...
(born 1943), American politician and Democratic former member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 33rd district - Kathryn E. GranahanKathryn E. GranahanKathryn Elizabeth Granahan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Born Kathryn Elizabeth O'Hay in Easton, PA, she graduated from Mount St. Joseph Collegiate Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
née O'Hay (1894 – 1979), American Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 32nd Treasurer of the United States - Kathryn HayKathryn HayKathryn Isobel Hay is a Tasmanian Labor politician and former member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Bass...
(born 1975), Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Bass - Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthyKathryn O'Loughlin McCarthyKathryn Ellen O'Loughlin was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. After her election she was married to Daniel M. McCarthy, who served in the Kansas State Senate, and thereupon served under the name of Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Kansas.Born near...
née O'Loughlin (1894 – 1952), American Democratic politician and first female U.S. Representative from Kansas
In sports:
- Kathryn BinnsKathryn BinnsKathryn Mary Binns is a retired female long-distance runner from England, who later was known as Kathryn Davis. She competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the women's marathon and half marathon...
later became Kathryn Davis (born 1958), English long-distance runner of marathons and half marathon events - Kathryn ColinKathryn ColinKathryn A. Colin is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won two medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with a gold in the K-2 500 m event and a silver in the K-4 500 m event.Colin also competed in two Summer Olympics, but was...
"Kathy" Colin (born 1974), American Olympic contender and Pan American Games medalist in canoeing
In other fields:
- Kathryn JanewayKathryn JanewayKathryn Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. As the captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager, she was the lead character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager, and later, a Starfleet admiral, as seen in the 2002 feature film Star Trek...
, fictional Federation starship captain of the USS Voyager in Star Trek: Voyager and admiral in Star Trek: Nemesis