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Kate Vernon is a Canadian-born film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS soap opera Falcon Crest, the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film Pretty in Pink (1986), and Ellen Tigh on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009).
Birth Name
Katherine Vernon
Born
Friday, 21 April 1961
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meet the Killer Parents | Miriam Whitby | 2023 |
| True Lies | Sharon Heinz | 2023 |
| Christmas on 5th Avenue | Mitzy Blade | 2021 |
| Christmas in the Wilds | Janine Thompson | 2021 |
| Romance in the Wilds | Janine Thompson | 2021 |
| The Morning Show | Geneva Micklen | 2019 |
| Another Life | Ava Breckinridge | 2019 |
| Anniversary Nightmare | Barbara | 2019 |
| His Master's Voice | Camille | 2018 |
| Condor | Lily Partridge | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meet the Killer Parents | Miriam Whitby | 2023 |
| True Lies | Sharon Heinz | 2023 |
| Christmas on 5th Avenue | Mitzy Blade | 2021 |
| Christmas in the Wilds | Janine Thompson | 2021 |
| Romance in the Wilds | Janine Thompson | 2021 |
| The Morning Show | Geneva Micklen | 2019 |
| Another Life | Ava Breckinridge | 2019 |
| Anniversary Nightmare | Barbara | 2019 |
| His Master's Voice | Camille | 2018 |
| Condor | Lily Partridge | 2018 |
| Groomzilla | Olivia | 2018 |
| La boda de Valentina | Melanie Tate | 2018 |
| There's... Johnny! | Mrs. De Cordova | 2017 |
| 12 Round Gun | Catherine | 2017 |
| Amelia 2.0 | Dr. Ellen Beckett | 2017 |
| Christmas Truce | Helena Hammond / Helena | 2015 |
| 108 Stitches | President Jennine Wormer Pratt | 2014 |
| Prelude to Axanar | Captain Sonya Alexander | 2014 |
| The 100 | Diana Sydney | 2014 |
| Battledogs | Dr. Ellen Gordon / Dr. Ellen Gordan | 2013 |
| Perception | Mary Morrison | 2012 |
| From the Mouths of Babes | Self | 2012 |
| Arctic Air | Irene Ivarson | 2012 |
| Red Faction: Origins | The Matriarch | 2011 |
| Snatched | Diane | 2011 |
| The Last Song | Susan Blakelee | 2010 |
| Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Ellen Tigh | 2009 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Herself | 2008 |
| The Mentalist | Arden Plaskett | 2008 |
| Safe Harbour | Sally | 2007 |
| Saving Grace | Ellen Cooper | 2007 |
| Last Chance Cafe | Hallie Boyer | 2006 |
| Heroes | Vanessa Wheeler | 2006 |
| Knights of the South Bronx | Richard's wife | 2005 |
| Bones | Rowan | 2005 |
| Reunion | Brenda Moretti | 2005 |
| Confession | Detective Robin Mallory | 2005 |
| School of Life | Elli Warner | 2005 |
| Family Plan | Victoria | 2005 |
| Buds for Life | Valerie Quinlan | 2004 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Ellen Tigh | 2004 |
| Wilder Days | Dorothy Morse | 2003 |
| NCIS | Caroline Morrow | 2003 |
| Hunter | Maggie | 2003 |
| Black Sash | Jenny | 2003 |
| The Secret Life of Girls | Kay (Age 40) | 2001 |
| Largo Winch | Monique Winch | 2001 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Raina Press / Dr. Penelope Russell | 2000 |
| Any Day Now | Della Mae Connor | 1998 |
| Blackjack | Dr. Rachel Stein | 1998 |
| Dawson's Creek | Woman | 1998 |
| Flood: A River's Rampage | Pat Mallory | 1997 |
| Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Jody Frost / Nadya Rinkova | 1997 |
| The Hunger | Lanie | 1997 |
| Joe's Wedding | Uta Mann | 1996 |
| Downdraft | Alexa | 1996 |
| Kindred: The Embraced | Alexandra Serris | 1996 |
| Nash Bridges | Whitney Thomas | 1996 |
| Bloodknot | Kaye | 1995 |
| The Sister-in-Law | 'Kelly Richards' / Rae Phillips / Sally Rae Preston / Sally Preston / Kelly Richards | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Judy Warren / Tricia Lange | 1995 |
| Soft Deceit | Anne Fowler | 1995 |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Cmdr. Valerie Archer | 1995 |
| Probable Cause | Lynn Reilly | 1994 |
| Dangerous Touch | Amanda Grace | 1994 |
| House of Secrets | Laura Morrell | 1993 |
| Cyber Eden | Prudence | 1992 |
| Malcolm X | Sophia | 1992 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin | Terry Weidner | 1991 |
| Tropical Heat | Veronica | 1991 |
| Daughters of Privilege | Diana | 1991 |
| Mob Story | Mindy | 1989 |
| FM | Stephanie | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Lucy Chadwick | 1989 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Rita Winters | 1989 |
| Hostile Takeover | Sally | 1988 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Rachel Garraty | 1987 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Ellen Sanders | 1987 |
| I'll Take Manhattan | Nanette Alexander | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | DDA Belinda Fox | 1986 |
| The Last of Philip Banter | Brent Holliday | 1986 |
| Pretty in Pink | Benny Hanson | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | Mary-John Lovejoy | 1986 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Donna | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Rhonda Sykes / Connie Norton | 1984 |
| Who's the Boss? | Kathleen Sawyer | 1984 |
| Roadhouse 66 | Melissa Duran | 1984 |
| Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac | Donna Adams | 1984 |
| Alphabet City | Angie | 1984 |
| Chained Heat | Cellmate | 1983 |
| Remington Steele | Nancy Evans | 1982 |
| Family Ties | Christy | 1982 |
| Hotel | Sandy Hoyle / Erica Atwood | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Lorraine Prescott / Lorraine Cumson | 1981 |
| Dallas | Peter's friend | 1978 |
