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 Kathleen King was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. A classically trained actress she has also worked professionally as a model, director, screenwriter, lyricist, stylist, author and acting coach whose clients have starred on stage and in film and television. Her childhood was spent in North Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Known for her keen intelligence and ever-present wit.
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Kathleen King was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. A classically trained actress she has also worked professionally as a model, director, screenwriter, lyricist, stylist, author and acting coach whose clients have starred on stage and in film and television. Her childhood was spent in North Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Known for her keen intelligence and ever-present wit.
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Hired by Steven Spielberg as a screenwriter to work on The Mask of Zorro. Uncredited.Speaks conversational French and Mandarin.Climbed the Great Wall twice. Badaling in 1986 and the then remote Mutianyu in 1988 where she was surprised to see only one other foreigner. He was a doctor working in Switzerland. Two American strangers were amazed they both graduated from Wakefield High School in Arlington Virginia.First modeling job: 1965 pictured with Jean Shrimpton for a "Miss London Look" advertising promo for Yardley of London cosmetics in London's Daily Express newspaper. Mentioned in Shrimpton's Newsweek cover story (May 10, 1965).Auditioning in New York with hundreds of formidable competitors she was the only foreign student accepted for the fall term 1966 at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. The youngest in her class completing the classical training in 1969.First acting teacher was John Hillerman at the Washington Theatre Club. Hillerman would later appear in movies and television, winning an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.Met with Sylvester Stallone at Universal Studios for the role of Bunchie in the movie he wrote, directed and starred Paradise Alley (1978).Began styling celebrities in the early 70s at Feathers a boutique in London. Co-workers included an Italian Countess and Manolo Blahnik. Directed fashion shows in Beverly Hills one of which was danced featuring a leading ballerina from the Joffrey Ballet. For this event she was also the choreographer. Her celebrity styling in Hollywood has received best dressed mentions on television and online.Is a published author.Commercials: Sprite, Levi Strauss (2), Bullocks Wilshire (5), MJB Coffee, Winston Tires, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Iron City Beer.Her performance in a play at Webber-Douglas resulted in a contract with the theatrical agency Al Parker Ltd. Their client list at that time included James Mason, Frank Finlay and Helen Mirren.Attending elementary school in Washington, D.C. she auditioned for Mary Day and was accepted at The Washington School of Ballet.Snow Queen Wakefield High School 1966 voted most talented, in a rare win for acting, for a performance which she also wrote and directed. Months later she repeated this as part of her audition for the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.Aldo Gucci requested she be photographed wearing an evening gown in the window of his store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.First Television Pilot: 1972 filmed at Universal Studios co-starring with Bonnie Franklin.The novel Moviola by Garson Kanin became a miniseries (This Year's Blonde (1980)) and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe in 1981 for Best Television Series - Drama. She played "Margot Revere", the only character not in the original book by Kanin, later rewritten as the miniseries.The song she co-wrote, "Midnight Andy", has been performed on NBC's Today, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014). The song became a popular ringtone.As an acting coach, she has been mentioned and/or quoted and/or photographed in such media as People Magazine, Vanity Fair, and Larry King Live (1985).Attended The Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London, EnglandModelled for the first Giorgio perfume posters.Casting director Miriam Brickman arranged a first screen test shot by cinematographer Larry Pizer. The thrill of getting the job to star opposite Kenneth More in a film was short lived. It was 1970 and the film was never made.King was under contract with Universal Studios Hollywood as an actress from 1972-73.First audition in Hollywood: reading with George Cukor at MGM Studios for the role of Tooley in the film Travels with My Aunt (1972) (1972) which would star Maggie Smith.First commercial: Sprite working with Haskell Wexler.The song Ring of Love on Stephen Stills album Illegal Stills (1976) was written about her. Recorded at the Caribou Ranch in Colorado she is in a music video for the song filmed there.Backup dancer for Cher performing Take Me Home at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills for Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda's Campaign for Economic Democracy (CED) event.On the cover with David Soul of his album, "The Best Days Of My Life" (1982).Model in the Fendi show filmed by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel celebrating with members of the Fendi family the opening of their store in Beverly Hills.In Los Angeles studied fencing (sabre) with the legendary Ralph Faulkner and acting with Charles Conrad whose students included Robert Duvall, Susan Sarandon and Jack Nicholson.Modeled a YSL tuxedo for the launch of Judith Krantz's book "Scruples" at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Krantz requested she repeat this when the author appeared on The Mike Douglas Show (1961).One of her first jobs in 1971 was at the Hollywood Pacific Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame working as an usher. Universal's science fiction movie Sssssss (1973) premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on the Walk of Fame in 1973 with her name in the opening credits.Lived in Laurel Canyon in the 1970s.Co-wrote Midnight Andy the theme song for Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens: Live on Bravo (Talk Show TV Series 2009- ).Skipped 3rd grade.She screen tested in full costume on a soundstage at Universal Studios for the role of Cassiopeia in Battlestar Galactica (TV series 1978).While filming Days Of Our Lives (1981-1983) she was employed as a security guard on the weekends at The Pagoda Cinema in Los Angeles' Chinatown which allowed her to see Jackie Chan's movies filmed in Taiwan and Hong Kong for free. Working there she was introduced to Master Yu Jim-yuen who trained Jackie for ten years at his Peking Opera School (China Drama Academy) in Hong Kong. There she also met the director of Jackie's movie Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978) Yuen Woo-ping Hong Kong's premier martial arts and action choreographer whose later work would include the Matrix trilogy and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Soap World filmed her working at the Pagoda Cinema in 1982.In 1966, King saw Angela Lansbury in "Mame" at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway. In a trailer on the back lot of Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, she auditioned for Lucille Ball for the role of Pegeen in the movie version (Mame (1974)); the role went to Bobbi Jordan. Her first experience as an acting coach was working with a British actor who would successfully audition as "Young Patrick" in the London stage production of "Mame" in 1969 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which starred Ball's good friend, Ginger Rogers.Studied voice with Michael McCallion who taught at Webber-Douglas and RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) considered one of the world's leading voice teachers. Invited to participate in a workshop for professional actors at the Los Angeles Music Center focusing on Shakespeare and the Alexander Technique taught by Kristin Linklater and Tina Packer.During most of her elementary school years, she lived in a house on First Street SE in Washington D.C. which was diagonally across from the Old House Office Building and one block from the Capitol. Living on Capitol Hill her best friends were a rescue Corgi she named Tinkle Bell and a Rhesus monkey given to her due to the species distinction of being the first primate in space and the shortage of children to play with in the area. She named the monkey Pepi.Her middle name is Callista.Acted with Rock Hudson, Peter Falk, Alan Alda, Angie Dickinson, Robert Young, George Peppard, Bonnie Franklin, Strother Martin, Lloyd Bridges, Paul Shenar, Richard Dysart, David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser.Lives not far from Wrigley Mansion Tournament House in Pasadena, California where there is a picture of the 1934 Rose Bowl winning team. Her father was one of the quarterbacks for the Columbia Lions when they defeated Stanford 7-0. During WW II he was an officer with the Eighth Air Force in England.In Los Angeles studied Flamenco including castanets researching a film project which lead to a conversation with Jose Greco and meetings with his son, Jose Greco II, and daughter-in-law, dancer Cristina Godines-Greco.Studied movement for the stage with British dancer Ludmila Mlada who danced with Ballet Rambert and Ballet Jooss and is said to have made a lifelong contribution to British modern dance throughout the twentieth century.An avid reader and book collector. In first grade at the Congressional School she experienced difficulty learning to read. The kindness of teachers and a book with an illustrated rabbit named Uncle Wiggily which she called Mr. Wiggily solved the problem.A fan of Peking Opera she was invited to the home of the famous Peking Opera artist Du Jinfang who had just performed for the Queen of England during her China visit. A disciple of the legendary Master Mei Lanfang and the recipient of the highest award in the field of Peking Opera.Direct descendant of Patriots who fought in the Revolutionary War including one North Carolina farmer Robert Barkley who survived the Battle of Kings Mountain October 7, 1780.Cis Corman arranged a meeting at MGM with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro for the role of Vickie LaMotta in the movie Raging Bull.Sam Wanamaker who recreated Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London directed her in Columbo.Read with Telly Savalas for the role of "Leslie Valentine" for Beyond Reason (1985), which he wrote and directed and in which he starred. |
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Kathleen King was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. A classically trained actress she has also worked professionally as a model, director, screenwriter, lyricist, stylist, author and acting coach whose clients have starred on stage and in film and telev |
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Hired by Steven Spielberg as a screenwriter to work on The Mask of Zorro. Uncredited.Speaks conversational French and Mandarin.Climbed the Great Wall twice. Badaling in 1986 and the then remote Mutianyu in 1988 where she was surprised to see only one other foreigner. He was a doctor working in Switzerland. Two American strangers were amazed they both graduated from Wakefield High School in Arlington Virginia.First modeling job: 1965 pictured with Jean Shrimpton for a "Miss London Look" advertising promo for Yardley of London cosmetics in London's Daily Express newspaper. Mentioned in Shrimpton's Newsweek cover story (May 10, 1965).Auditioning in New York with hundreds of formidable competitors she was the only foreign student accepted for the fall term 1966 at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. The youngest in her class completing the classical training in 1969.First acting teacher was John Hillerman at the Washington Theatre Club. Hillerman would later appear in movies and television, winning an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.Met with Sylvester Stallone at Universal Studios for the role of Bunchie in the movie he wrote, directed and starred Paradise Alley (1978).Began styling celebrities in the early 70s at Feathers a boutique in London. Co-workers included an Italian Countess and Manolo Blahnik. Directed fashion shows in Beverly Hills one of which was danced featuring a leading ballerina from the Joffrey Ballet. For this event she was also the choreographer. Her celebrity styling in Hollywood has received best dressed mentions on television and online.Is a published author.Commercials: Sprite, Levi Strauss (2), Bullocks Wilshire (5), MJB Coffee, Winston Tires, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Iron City Beer.Her performance in a play at Webber-Douglas resulted in a contract with the theatrical agency Al Parker Ltd. Their client list at that time included James Mason, Frank Finlay and Helen Mirren.Attending elementary school in Washington, D.C. she auditioned for Mary Day and was accepted at The Washington School of Ballet.Snow Queen Wakefield High School 1966 voted most talented, in a rare win for acting, for a performance which she also wrote and directed. Months later she repeated this as part of her audition for the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.Aldo Gucci requested she be photographed wearing an evening gown in the window of his store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.First Television Pilot: 1972 filmed at Universal Studios co-starring with Bonnie Franklin.The novel Moviola by Garson Kanin became a miniseries (This Year's Blonde (1980)) and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe in 1981 for Best Television Series - Drama. She played "Margot Revere", the only character not in the original book by Kanin, later rewritten as the miniseries.The song she co-wrote, "Midnight Andy", has been performed on NBC's Today, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014). The song became a popular ringtone.As an acting coach, she has been mentioned and/or quoted and/or photographed in such media as People Magazine, Vanity Fair, and Larry King Live (1985).Attended The Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London, EnglandModelled for the first Giorgio perfume posters.Casting director Miriam Brickman arranged a first screen test shot by cinematographer Larry Pizer. The thrill of getting the job to star opposite Kenneth More in a film was short lived. It was 1970 and the film was never made.King was under contract with Universal Studios Hollywood as an actress from 1972-73.First audition in Hollywood: reading with George Cukor at MGM Studios for the role of Tooley in the film Travels with My Aunt (1972) (1972) which would star Maggie Smith.First commercial: Sprite working with Haskell Wexler.The song Ring of Love on Stephen Stills album Illegal Stills (1976) was written about her. Recorded at the Caribou Ranch in Colorado she is in a music video for the song filmed there.Backup dancer for Cher performing Take Me Home at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills for Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda's Campaign for Economic Democracy (CED) event.On the cover with David Soul of his album, "The Best Days Of My Life" (1982).Model in the Fendi show filmed by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel celebrating with members of the Fendi family the opening of their store in Beverly Hills.In Los Angeles studied fencing (sabre) with the legendary Ralph Faulkner and acting with Charles Conrad whose students included Robert Duvall, Susan Sarandon and Jack Nicholson.Modeled a YSL tuxedo for the launch of Judith Krantz's book "Scruples" at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Krantz requested she repeat this when the author appeared on The Mike Douglas Show (1961).One of her first jobs in 1971 was at the Hollywood Pacific Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame working as an usher. Universal's science fiction movie Sssssss (1973) premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on the Walk of Fame in 1973 with her name in the opening credits.Lived in Laurel Canyon in the 1970s.Co-wrote Midnight Andy the theme song for Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens: Live on Bravo (Talk Show TV Series 2009- ).Skipped 3rd grade.She screen tested in full costume on a soundstage at Universal Studios for the role of Cassiopeia in Battlestar Galactica (TV series 1978).While filming Days Of Our Lives (1981-1983) she was employed as a security guard on the weekends at The Pagoda Cinema in Los Angeles' Chinatown which allowed her to see Jackie Chan's movies filmed in Taiwan and Hong Kong for free. Working there she was introduced to Master Yu Jim-yuen who trained Jackie for ten years at his Peking Opera School (China Drama Academy) in Hong Kong. There she also met the director of Jackie's movie Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (1978) Yuen Woo-ping Hong Kong's premier martial arts and action choreographer whose later work would include the Matrix trilogy and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Soap World filmed her working at the Pagoda Cinema in 1982.In 1966, King saw Angela Lansbury in "Mame" at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway. In a trailer on the back lot of Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, she auditioned for Lucille Ball for the role of Pegeen in the movie version (Mame (1974)); the role went to Bobbi Jordan. Her first experience as an acting coach was working with a British actor who would successfully audition as "Young Patrick" in the London stage production of "Mame" in 1969 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which starred Ball's good friend, Ginger Rogers.Studied voice with Michael McCallion who taught at Webber-Douglas and RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) considered one of the world's leading voice teachers. Invited to participate in a workshop for professional actors at the Los Angeles Music Center focusing on Shakespeare and the Alexander Technique taught by Kristin Linklater and Tina Packer.During most of her elementary school years, she lived in a house on First Street SE in Washington D.C. which was diagonally across from the Old House Office Building and one block from the Capitol. Living on Capitol Hill her best friends were a rescue Corgi she named Tinkle Bell and a Rhesus monkey given to her due to the species distinction of being the first primate in space and the shortage of children to play with in the area. She named the monkey Pepi.Her middle name is Callista.Acted with Rock Hudson, Peter Falk, Alan Alda, Angie Dickinson, Robert Young, George Peppard, Bonnie Franklin, Strother Martin, Lloyd Bridges, Paul Shenar, Richard Dysart, David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser.Lives not far from Wrigley Mansion Tournament House in Pasadena, California where there is a picture of the 1934 Rose Bowl winning team. Her father was one of the quarterbacks for the Columbia Lions when they defeated Stanford 7-0. During WW II he was an officer with the Eighth Air Force in England.In Los Angeles studied Flamenco including castanets researching a film project which lead to a conversation with Jose Greco and meetings with his son, Jose Greco II, and daughter-in-law, dancer Cristina Godines-Greco.Studied movement for the stage with British dancer Ludmila Mlada who danced with Ballet Rambert and Ballet Jooss and is said to have made a lifelong contribution to British modern dance throughout the twentieth century.An avid reader and book collector. In first grade at the Congressional School she experienced difficulty learning to read. The kindness of teachers and a book with an illustrated rabbit named Uncle Wiggily which she called Mr. Wiggily solved the problem.A fan of Peking Opera she was invited to the home of the famous Peking Opera artist Du Jinfang who had just performed for the Queen of England during her China visit. A disciple of the legendary Master Mei Lanfang and the recipient of the highest award in the field of Peking Opera.Direct descendant of Patriots who fought in the Revolutionary War including one North Carolina farmer Robert Barkley who survived the Battle of Kings Mountain October 7, 1780.Cis Corman arranged a meeting at MGM with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro for the role of Vickie LaMotta in the movie Raging Bull.Sam Wanamaker who recreated Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London directed her in Columbo.Read with Telly Savalas for the role of "Leslie Valentine" for Beyond Reason (1985), which he wrote and directed and in which he starred. |
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