Kathleen York is an American actress, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter recording artist. She was nominated for an

Academy Award for Best Original Song The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the ''songwriters'' who have composed th ...

for " In the Deep" from the 2004 film '' Crash.''

Life and career

Actress

Acting since her teens, York is most known for her work recurring as Andrea Wyatt in NBC's '' The West Wing'', the Dominick Dunne miniseries ''

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'', and received critical acclaim for her starring role as

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in the NBC miniseries, ''Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge''. Her film credits include '' Nightcrawler'', '' Crash'', ''Cries of Silence'', ''The Big Day'', '' I Love You to Death'', '' Flashback'', and ''Cold Feet''. Series regular roles include '' In the Dark'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Client List'' and recurring roles in '' How To Get Away With Murder'', '' Jane The Virgin'', '' Outcast'', '' Murder One'', '' The O.C'' and ''

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''. Guest star appearances include '' True Blood'', ''

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'', '' All Rise'', '' Longmire'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Screenwriter

As a screenwriter, York has developed television projects for Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox Television Studios and Fox Broadcasting Network and is an alumnus of The Showrunners Training Program.

Singer and songwriter

Musically, York achieved global recognition with her song " In the Deep", on whose writing and composition she collaborated with Michael Becker. It appears on her album ''Wicked Little High,'' and it was written for the 2005 film '' Crash''. "In the Deep" was nominated for the

, with York performing the song live at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Her other music credits include the main theme song of the Sony Picture '' Seven Pounds,'' the

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indie ''

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'' (2019), as well as featured song placements in '' American Idol'', '' Nip/Tuck'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' So You Think You Can Dance.'' She was the in-house song writer/composer for Season Two of the CBS series '' Family Law''. Her earlier releases include the self-titled ''Bird York.'' Her EP ''Have No Fear'' was released independently in 2008.

Filmography

Discography

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Bird York Kathleen York is an American actress, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter recording artist. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for " In the Deep" from the 2004 film ''Crash.'' Life and career Actress Ac ...

'' (1999, Blissed Out Records) *'' The Velvet Hour'' (2005, Blissed Out Records) *'' Wicked Little High'' (2006, EMI) licensed only *'' Wicked Little High'' (2012, re-released Bird In The Hand Music) *''Have No Fear'' EP (2008, Blissed Out Records)

References

External links

Official site
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Paste Magazine spotlight - 7/25 Band/Artist of the Week
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