- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kate Vernon
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.
Filmography
tvI Will Find You
2026 · Sophie Burroughs
movieGod of Frogs
2026 · Eve
movieA Gettysburg Christmas
2023 · Caroline
movieMeet the Killer Parents
2023 · Miriam
tvSullivan's Crossing
2023 · Helen
tvTrue Lies
2023 · Sharon Heinz
tvThe Morning Show
2019 · Geneva
movieAnniversary Nightmare
2019 · Barbara
tvAnother Life
2019 · Ava Beckenbridge
movieHis Master's Voice
2018 · Camille
tvCondor
2018 · Lily Partridge
movieGroomzilla
2018 · Olivia
movieValentina's Wedding
2018 · Melanie Tate
movieAmelia 2.0
2017 · Dr. Ellen Beckett
movieChicanery
2017 · Billie Endicott
movieA Christmas Truce
2015 · Helena
movie108 Stitches
2014 · President Jennine Wormer Pratt
tvThe 100
2014 · Diana Sydney
movieBattledogs
2013 · Dr. Ellen Gordon
tvPerception
2012 · Mary Morrison
tvThe Firm
2012
movieRed Faction: Origins
2011 · The Matriarch
movieNational Lampoon's Snatched
2011 · Diane
movieThe Last Song
2010 · Susan Blakelee
movieBattlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009 · Ellen Tigh
tvCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
tvThe Mentalist
2008 · Arden
tvSaving Grace
2007 · Ellen Cooper
movieLast Chance Cafe
2006 · Hallie Boyer
tvHeroes
2006 · Vanessa Wheeler
movieKnights of the South Bronx
2005 · Pat
movieConfession
2005 · Detective Robin Mallory
tvBones
2005 · Rowan
tvReunion
2005
movieSchool of Life
2005 · Elli Warner
movieFamily Plan
2005 · Victoria
movieBuds For Life
2004 · Valerie Quinlan
tvBattlestar Galactica
2004 · Ellen Tigh
Grave Matters
2004 · Christine
movieWilder Days
2003 · Dorothy Morse
tvNCIS
2003 · Caroline Morrow
tvBlack Sash
2003 · Jenny
tvLargo Winch
2001 · Monique Winch-Hastings
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Penelope Russell, Raina Press
movieY2K
1999 · Alix Cromwell
movieThe Secret Life of Girls
1999 · Kay (Age 40)
movieBlackjack
1998 · Dr. Rachel Stein
tvDawson's Creek
1998 · Woman
movieFlood: A River's Rampage
1997 · Pat Mallory
tvThe Hunger
1997 · Lanie
Joe's Wedding
1996 · Uta Mann
movieDowndraft
1996 · Alexa
tvKindred: The Embraced
1996 · Alexandra Serris
tvNash Bridges
1996 · Whitney Thomas
movieBloodknot
1995 · Kaye
movieThe Sister-in-Law
1995 · Rae Phillips / Sally Preston / Kelly Richards
movieDangerous Touch
1995 · Amanda Grace
tvThe Outer Limits
1995 · Tricia Lange, Judy Warren
movieSoft Deceit
1995 · Anne Fowler
tvStar Trek: Voyager
1995 · Cmdr. Valerie Archer
movieProbable Cause
1994 · Lynn Reilly
movieHouse of Secrets
1993 · Laura Morrell
movieCyber Eden
1992 · Prudence
movieMalcolm X
1992 · Sophia
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991 · Terry Weidner
movieDaughters of Privilege
1991 · Diana
movieMob Story
1989 · Mindy
movieHostile Takeover
1989 · Sally
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Lucy Chadwick
tvJake and the Fatman
1987
tvI'll Take Manhattan
1987 · Nanette Alexander
tvL.A. Law
1986 · DDA Belinda Fox
movieBanter
1986 · Brent Holliday
moviePretty in Pink
1986 · Benny Hanson
tvLovejoy
1986 · Mary-John Lovejoy
tvThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Donna
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Rhonda Sykes, Connie Norton
movieRoadhouse 66
1984 · Melissa Duran
movieFlight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984 · Donna Adams
movieAlphabet City
1984 · Angie
movieChained Heat
1983 · Cellmate
tvRemington Steele
1982 · Nancy Evans
tvFamily Ties
1982 · Christy
tvHotel
1982 · Sandy Hoyle
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Lorraine Prescott