Cathy is a feminine

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. It is a pet form of

Catherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

Cathleen Cathleen is a feminine given name in the English language. It is a variant form of '' Kathleen''. Notable people with the name include: * Cathleen Chaffee, American curator, art historian, writer * Cathleen Falsani, American journalist and writer ...

. Cathy may refer to:

People

Artists

* Cathy de Monchaux, British sculptor *

Cathy Guisewite Cathy Lee Guisewite (born September 5, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created the comic strip ''Cathy'', which had a 34-year run. The strip focused on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, work, relationships, and havi ...

, American cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy in 1976 * Cathy Sisler, American artist *

Cathy Wilcox Cathy Wilcox (born 1963) is an Australian cartoonist and children's book illustrator, best known for her work as a cartoonist for ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and ''The Age'' newspapers. She has also twice won the Australian Children's Book Cou ...

, Australian cartoonist and children‘s book illustrator

In sports

* Cathy Baker, New Zealand field hockey player *

Cathy Freeman Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born 16 February 1973) is an Aboriginal Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the ninth-fastest woman of all time, set ...

, Australian track and field athlete *

Cathy Gauthier Cathy Gauthier ( Tardi; June 5, 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler and broadcaster. Gauthier began curling in grade 9. She played juniors for one season with Connie Laliberte, losing in the Manitoba final one year. Gauthier joine ...

, Canadian curler and broadcaster * Cathy O'Brien, American long-distance runner *

Cathy Rattray-Williams Cathy Ann Rattray-Williams (born 19 August 1963) is a retired female sprinter from Jamaica, who mainly competed in the women's 400 metres during her career. She is a four-time Olympian, making her debut in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union). She won ...

, Jamaican sprinter *

Cathy Rigby Cathleen Roxanne Rigby (later Mason, later McCoy, born December 12, 1952), known as Cathy Rigby, is an actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast. Her performance in the 1968 Summer Olympics helped to popularize the sport of gymnastics in th ...

, American gymnast and actress * Cathy Sulinski, American javelin thrower *

Cathy Townsend Cathy Townsend (born June 8, 1937) was a Canadian ten-pin bowler. Townsend became one of the first Canadian women to win gold at the World Bowling American Zone Championships in 1974. The following year, she was the first woman of Canada to win ...

(born 1937), Canadian ten-pin bowler

In acting

Cathy Cavadini Catherine Janet Cavadini is an American voice actress. She is most well known as the original voice of Blossom on Cartoon Network's animated television series ''The Powerpuff Girls'', and as and Tanya Mousekewitz in ''An American Tail: Fievel ...

, American voice actress *

Cathy Downs Catherine N. Downs (March 3, 1926 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress. Biography Downs was born in Port Jefferson, New York. She was the daughter of James Nelson Downs and Edna Elizabeth Newman. A model for the Walter Thornton ...

, American film actress *

Cathy Jones Catherine Frederica "Cathy" Jones (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian actress, comedian and writer. She is known for her work for 28 years on the Canadian television series ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. Jones left the show in 2021. CODCO Jones w ...

, Canadian actress and comedian *

Cathy Keenan The following is a list of the characters from the ''Degrassi Classic'' era of the Canadian teen drama ''Degrassi'' franchise, created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. ''Degrassi Junior High'' was the second series in the ''Degrassi'' franc ...

, Canadian actress *

Cathy O'Donnell Cathy O'Donnell (born Ann Steely, July 6, 1923 – April 11, 1970) was an American actor who appeared in ''The Best Years of Our Lives,'' '' Ben-Hur,'' and films noir such as ''Detective Story'' and '' They Live by Night''. Early life O'Do ...

, American actress *

Cathy Podewell Catherine Ann Podewell (born January 27, 1964) is an American actress known for playing the role of Cally Harper Ewing on ''Dallas'' from 1988 to 1991, 2013. Early life and education Podewell was born in Evanston, Illinois. She moved to Waln ...

, American actress *

, American actress and gymnast *

Cathy Silvers Cathy Silvers (born May 27, 1961) is an American actress and author. She is the daughter of actress Evelyn Patrick and actor/comedian Phil Silvers. She is best known for her role as boy-crazy teenager Jenny Piccolo in later seasons of the TV si ...

, the daughter of actor/comedian Phil Silvers *

Cathy Tyson Catherine Tyson (born 12 June 1965) is an English actress. She won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), which also earned her Best Supporting Actress nom ...

, British actress *

Cathy Weseluck Cathy Weseluck is a Canadian actress and comedian who frequently works with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia and is known for her roles as Near in '' Death Note'', Cybersix/Adrian Seidelman in ''Cybersix'', and Spike in '' My Littl ...

, Canadian voice actress

In music

Cathy Davey Catherine "Cathy" Davey (born 1979) is an Irish singer-songwriter. She has released one extended play, "Come Over" (2004), and four albums, '' Something Ilk'' (2004), ''Tales of Silversleeve'' (2007), '' The Nameless'' (2010) and ''New Forest'' ...

, Irish singer/songwriter * Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, musical partners

In other fields

Cathy Cassidy Cathy Cassidy (born 13 June 1962) is an English author of young adult fiction. She was born in Coventry, Warwickshire. For a number of years she lived near New Galloway in Scotland where she started writing her novels, but has since returned to ...

, British author and illustrator *

Cathy Crowe Cathy Crowe, (born 1952) is a Canadian "street nurse", educator, author, social justice activist and filmmaker, specializing in advocacy for the homeless in Canada. She is a frequent commentator on issues related to health, homelessness and afford ...

, Canadian nurse and social activist *

Cathy Mason Cathy Mason is a Sinn Féin politician who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly from South Down in the 2022 election. Political career Mason has been chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council since 2021, being elected co ...

, Northern Irish politician *

Cathy Peattie Cathrine "Cathy" Peattie (born 24 November 1951, Grangemouth, Falkirk) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Falkirk East constituency from the 1999 Scottish Parliament election unti ...

, Scottish Labour politician * Cathy Priest, Canadian professional bodybuilder and figure competitor * Cathy Wood, American serial killer

Fictional characters

* the title character of ''Cathy'' (comic strip) * Cathy Lane, on ''The Patty Duke Show'', played by Patty Duke * Cathy Linton, from

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Cathy Matthews ''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn. Beth ...

, from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *Cathy Simms, fictional character in ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series of ...

'' *

Cathy ''Cathy'' is an American gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Cathy Guisewite from 1976 until 2010. The comic follows Cathy, a woman who struggles through the "four basic guilt groups" of life—food, love, family, and work. The strip gently pokes ...

, fictional character in

Palibhasa Lalake ''Palibhasa Lalake'' is a Philippine sitcom on ABS-CBN which ran from March 3, 1987, to November 9, 1998, and directed by Johnny Manahan. Sypnopsis The show began on March 3, 1987, with the original cast composed of Joey Marquez, Richard Gomez, ...

portrayed by

Carmina Villarroel María Carmina Muñiz Villarroel-Legaspi (; August 17, 1975) is a Filipinos, Filipino actress, television presenter, and product endorser. Personal life Villarroel was previously married to Rustom Padilla in 1994; the two had no children, and ...

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