Robina Jane Sparks, also known as Kate Williamson (September 19, 1931 – December 6, 2013) was an American actress, whose career spanned nearly three decades.

Biography

Williamson was born as Robina Jane Sparks in 1931, the daughter of actress/singer

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and writer/producer Salathiel Robert Sparks. She began her acting career in 1977. Most of Williamson's credits were television appearances. She was best known for her roles on ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1994), and '' Dahmer'' (2002).

Marriage and Death

She married character actor

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in June 1954, and was known to loved ones as "Jane Kate Ruscio". The couple had four children and remained together until Al Ruscio's death in November 2013. Less than a month later, Williamson died following a prolonged illness on December 6, 2013, aged 82, in

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. She was survived by her four children and five grandchildren.

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* 1931 births 2013 deaths American television actresses American film actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York (state) {{US-screen-actor-1930s-stub