Kay Lenz

Kay Lenz Biography

Kay Ann Lenz (born March 4, 1953) is an American actress. A former child performer, Lenz has worked primarily in television and has won two Emmy Awards.

Background

Born in Los Angeles, the daughter of a producer/commentator father and a model/radio engineer mother, Lenz began working as a child actress, appearing in such television shows as The Andy Griffith Show (under the stage name Kay Ann Kemper), Opie's Group (1967) as well as in stage productions. She made a brief appearance in the film American Graffiti (1973) as one of the girls at the dance. She achieved recognition for her title-role performance as the free spirit who captivates William Holden in Breezy, directed by Clint Eastwood. Lenz made guest appearances in The Streets of San Francisco, Gunsmoke, MacGyver, McCloud, Cannon, and Petrocelli, and played a lead role in the film White Line Fever (1975) before being cast in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man in 1976, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award. She reprised her role for the sequel, Rich Man, Poor Man Book II (1977). Since the 1980s, she has played guest roles in numerous television series. In 1984 she appeared in Rod Stewart's music video for the song "Infatuation". She won an Emmy in 1989 for Midnight Caller.

Personal life

Lenz was the first wife (1977"82) of singer/actor David Cassidy.

Filmography

Film and television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	American Graffiti	Jane	as Kay Ann Kemper
1973	Breezy	Edith Alice Breezerman
1975	White Line Fever	Jerri Kane Hummer
1976	Rich Man, Poor Man	Kate Jordache
1976	Moving Violation	Cam Johnson
1976	The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday	Thursday
1977	Rich Man, Poor Man Book II	Kate Jordache
1978	Mean Dog Blues	Linda Ramsey
1978	The Initiation of Sarah	Sarah Goodwin
1979	The Passage	Leah Bergson
1981	Sekai meisaku dôwa: Hakuchô no mizûmi	Odille	voice
1982	Fast-Walking	Moke
1983	Prisoners of the Lost Universe	Carrie Madison
1983	Trial by Terror	Karen Armstrong
1984	Infatuation	Stalked Actress	Music video
1986	House	Sandy Sinclair
1987	Death Wish 4: The Crackdown	Karen Sheldon
1987	Stripped to Kill	Detective Cody Sheenan
1988	Fear	Sharon Haden
1989	Headhunter	Katherine Hall
1989	Physical Evidence	Deborah Quinn
1990	Streets	Sargent
1991	Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space	Sebastian
1991	Reasonable Doubts	Maggie Zombro
1992	Falling From Grace	P.J. Parks
1992	Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa	Cowlamity Kate Cudster (voice)
1994	Trapped in Space	Gillings
1994	The Tick	American Maid (voice)
1995	Gunfighter's Moon	Linda Yarnell
1997	'	Peep/Madge
1998	'	Detective Hill
2003	Southside	Claire Coleman
2007	House	Mrs Bradberry
2008	NCIS	Connie Quinn Wheeler
2009	Cold Case	Hillary Rhodes
2010	The Closer	Mrs Tatem
2011	Southland	Naomi Chester
2013	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Laura Sidle

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