Kathryn Hays
Encyclopedia
Kathryn Hays is an American
actress. She was born in Princeton, Illinois
and grew up in Joliet, Illinois
.
In the 1966-1967 television season, Hays appeared as Elizabeth Reynolds Pride in the NBC
western
series The Road West
, with co-stars Barry Sullivan
, Andrew Prine
, Kelly Corcoran
, and Glenn Corbett
. She played Sullivan's wife and Prine's stepmother though she is only three years his senior. Corbett appeared as her brother, Chance Reynolds. In 1968, she appeared on Star Trek
in the episode "The Empath" portraying "Gem", a mute alien capable of assuming the pain and the injuries of others, and thereby healing them.
Hays played bit parts in many sitcoms and drama
series throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s. In 1972, she was cast as Kim Sullivan Hughes
on CBS's As the World Turns
. She remained with As the World Turns until its final episode on September 17, 2010.
Long-known for her pixie-length brown hairdo, Hays has, in recent years, stopped coloring it, opting for a natural gray. The character of Kim was has been a pivotal heroine on the show for over thirty years. Hays was prominently featured in the 50th anniversary episode of the show, which aired in April 2006.
Prior to her role on As the World Turns, Hays played the role of Leslie Bauer on Guiding Light
. Hays is also respected for her work on the stage, having appeared on Broadway several times, including Dames at Sea
with Bernadette Peters
.
, to whom she was married from 1966 to 1969. She currently resides in Manhattan
and Bridgeport, Connecticut
. She is the eldest of three generations of women to work in acting and modeling. Her daughter, Sherri Hays Wells, was successful in regional theater and her granddaughter, Kathryn Wells, has modeled for such companies Ames, LLBean, and Abercrombie Kids, in national campaigns.
United States
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actress. She was born in Princeton, Illinois
Princeton, Illinois
Princeton is a city in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,501 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bureau County.Princeton is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
and grew up in Joliet, Illinois
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing...
.
In the 1966-1967 television season, Hays appeared as Elizabeth Reynolds Pride in the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
series The Road West
The Road West
The Road West is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 12, 1966 to May 1, 1967 for twenty-nine episodes with rebroadcasts continuing until August 28. The hour-long series, sponsored by Kraft Foods, aired in the 9 p.m...
, with co-stars Barry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan (actor)
Barry Sullivan was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s.Born in New York City, Sullivan fell into acting when in college playing semi-pro football...
, Andrew Prine
Andrew Prine
Andrew Lewis Prine is an American film, stage, and television actor.-Early life and career:Prine was born in Jennings, Florida. After graduation from Andrew Jackson High School in Miami, Prine made his acting debut three years later in an episode of CBS U.S. Steel Hour...
, Kelly Corcoran
Kelly Corcoran
Kelly Corcoran was an American child actor, a brother of Donna Corcoran, Hugh Corcoran, Noreen Corcoran, Brian Corcoran, and Kevin Corcoran. He was the youngest child born to William "Bill" Corcoran, Sr. , and the former Kathleen McKenney...
, and Glenn Corbett
Glenn Corbett
Glenn Corbett was an American actor best known for his role on CBS's adventure drama Route 66.-Acting career:...
. She played Sullivan's wife and Prine's stepmother though she is only three years his senior. Corbett appeared as her brother, Chance Reynolds. In 1968, she appeared on Star Trek
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969...
in the episode "The Empath" portraying "Gem", a mute alien capable of assuming the pain and the injuries of others, and thereby healing them.
Hays played bit parts in many sitcoms and drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
series throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s. In 1972, she was cast as Kim Sullivan Hughes
Kim Sullivan Hughes
Kimberly "Kim" Hughes was a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. The character was portrayed by Kathryn Hays continuously from 1972...
on CBS's As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
. She remained with As the World Turns until its final episode on September 17, 2010.
Long-known for her pixie-length brown hairdo, Hays has, in recent years, stopped coloring it, opting for a natural gray. The character of Kim was has been a pivotal heroine on the show for over thirty years. Hays was prominently featured in the 50th anniversary episode of the show, which aired in April 2006.
Prior to her role on As the World Turns, Hays played the role of Leslie Bauer on Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
. Hays is also respected for her work on the stage, having appeared on Broadway several times, including Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise.The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which an understudy steps into a role on Broadway and becomes a star...
with Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings...
.
Family
Hays has had three marriages, most notably to actor Glenn FordGlenn Ford
Glenn Ford was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades...
, to whom she was married from 1966 to 1969. She currently resides in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
. She is the eldest of three generations of women to work in acting and modeling. Her daughter, Sherri Hays Wells, was successful in regional theater and her granddaughter, Kathryn Wells, has modeled for such companies Ames, LLBean, and Abercrombie Kids, in national campaigns.