Kate Vernon
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
God of Frogs
2026
as Eve
I Will Find You
2026
as Sophie Burroughs
A Gettysburg Christmas
2023
as Caroline
Meet the Killer Parents
2023
as Miriam
True Lies
2023
as Sharon Heinz
Sullivan's Crossing
2023
as Helen
Anniversary Nightmare
2019
as Barbara
Another Life
2019
as Ava Beckenbridge
The Morning Show
2019
as Geneva
Valentina's Wedding
2018
as Melanie Tate
His Master's Voice
2018
as Camille
Groomzilla
2018
as Olivia
Condor
2018
as Lily Partridge
Chicanery
2017
as Billie Endicott
Amelia 2.0
2017
as Dr. Ellen Beckett
A Christmas Truce
2015
as Helena
108 Stitches
2014
as President Jennine Wormer Pratt
Prelude to Axanar
2014
as Captain Sonya Alexander
The 100
2014
as Diana Sydney
Battledogs
2013
as Dr. Ellen Gordon
Perception
2012
as Mary Morrison
The Firm
2012
Red Faction: Origins
2011
as The Matriarch
National Lampoon's Snatched
2011
as Diane
The Last Song
2010
as Susan Blakelee
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009
as Ellen Tigh
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
The Mentalist
2008
as Arden
Saving Grace
2007
as Ellen Cooper
Last Chance Cafe
2006
as Hallie Boyer
Heroes
2006
as Vanessa Wheeler
Knights of the South Bronx
2005
as Pat
Family Plan
2005
as Victoria
School of Life
2005
as Elli Warner
Confession
2005
as Detective Robin Mallory
Reunion
2005
Bones
2005
as Rowan
Grave Matters
2004
as Christine
Buds For Life
2004
as Valerie Quinlan
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Ellen Tigh
Wilder Days
2003
as Dorothy Morse
NCIS
2003
as Caroline Morrow
Largo Winch
2001
as Monique Winch-Hastings
Largo Winch
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Penelope Russell
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Raina Press
The Secret Life of Girls
1999
as Kay (Age 40)
Y2K
1999
as Alix Cromwell
Blackjack
1998
as Dr. Rachel Stein
Dawson's Creek
1998
as Woman
Flood: A River's Rampage
1997
as Pat Mallory
The Hunger
1997
as Lanie
Downdraft
1996
as Alexa
Joe's Wedding
1996
as Uta Mann
Nash Bridges
1996
as Whitney Thomas
Kindred: The Embraced
1996
as Alexandra Serris
Soft Deceit
1995
as Anne Fowler
Dangerous Touch
1995
as Amanda Grace
Bloodknot
1995
as Kaye
The Sister-in-Law
1995
as Sarah "Sally" Rae Preston / Rae Phillips / Kelly Richards
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Cmdr. Valerie Archer
The Outer Limits
1995
as Tricia Lange
The Outer Limits
1995
as Judy Warren
Probable Cause
1994
as Lynn Reilly
House of Secrets
1993
as Laura Morrell
Malcolm X
1992
as Sophia
Cyber Eden
1992
as Prudence
Daughters of Privilege
1991
as Diana
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
as Terry Weidner
Hostile Takeover
1989
as Sally
Mob Story
1989
as Mindy
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Lucy Chadwick
Jake and the Fatman
1987
I'll Take Manhattan
1987
as Nanette Alexander
Pretty in Pink
1986
as Benny Hanson
Banter
1986
as Brent Holliday
L.A. Law
1986
as DDA Belinda Fox
Lovejoy
1986
as Mary-John Lovejoy
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Donna
Alphabet City
1984
as Angie
Roadhouse 66
1984
as Melissa Duran
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984
as Donna Adams
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Connie Norton
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Rhonda Sykes
Chained Heat
1983
as Cellmate
Family Ties
1982
as Christy
Remington Steele
1982
as Nancy Evans
Hotel
1982
as Sandy Hoyle
Falcon Crest
1981
as Lorraine Prescott