Kate Vernon
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Malcolm X
as Sophia
1992
Chicanery
as Billie Endicott
2017
Soft Deceit
as Anne Fowler
1995
The Last Song
as Susan Blakelee
2010
Blackjack
as Dr. Rachel Stein
1998
Red Faction: Origins
as The Matriarch
2011
Cyber Eden
as Prudence
1992
The Secret Life of Girls
as Kay (Age 40)
1999
Hostile Takeover
as Sally
1989
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
as Ellen Tigh
2009
Alphabet City
as Angie
1984
Roadhouse 66
as Melissa Duran
1984
Downdraft
as Alexa
1996
Battledogs
as Dr. Ellen Gordon
2013
Wilder Days
as Dorothy Morse
2003
Y2K
as Alix Cromwell
1999
Dangerous Touch
as Amanda Grace
1995
House of Secrets
as Laura Morrell
1993
Prelude to Axanar
as Captain Sonya Alexander
2014
National Lampoon's Snatched
as Diane
2011
TV Appearances
Falcon Crest
as Lorraine Prescott
1981
Nash Bridges
as Whitney Thomas
1996
L.A. Law
as DDA Belinda Fox
1986
Family Ties
as Christy
1982
Remington Steele
as Nancy Evans
1982
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Penelope Russell
2000
Heroes
as Vanessa Wheeler
2006
Star Trek: Voyager
as Cmdr. Valerie Archer
1995
Reunion
2005
Tales from the Crypt
as Lucy Chadwick
1989
Battlestar Galactica
as Ellen Tigh
2004
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Raina Press
2000