Kathy Cronkite (born September 5, 1950) is an American actress and mental health professional. She is the daughter of the late, former
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio service CBS. CBS News television programs include the ''CBS Evening News'', ''CBS Mornings'', news magazine programs '' CBS News Sunday Morning'', '' 60 Minutes'', and '' 48 H ...
anchorman Walter Cronkite.
Cronkite is a public speaker on issues related to
mental health
Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior. It likewise determines how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making. Mental health ...
, especially
depression. She is the author of the books ''On the Edge of Darkness: Conversations on Conquering Depression'' and ''On the Edge of the Spotlight: Celebrities' Children Speak Out About Their Lives''.
In 1979, she co-starred on the short-lived
NBC sitcom
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''
Hizzonner
''Hizzonner'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC on Thursday nights from May 10 to June 14, 1979.
Synopsis
The series centered on Mayor Cooper, a widower with two grown children, Annie, a civil rights attorney, and James, a hippie ...
''.
She also had roles in the movies ''
Network
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* Network theory, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects
* Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks
Mathematics
...
'', ''
Billy Jack'', ''
The Trial of Billy Jack'', ''
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
''Billy Jack Goes to Washington'' is a 1977 American political drama film starring Tom Laughlin, the fourth film in the ''Billy Jack'' series, and although the earlier films saw enormous success, this film did not. The film only had limited sc ...
'' and ''
Which Way Is Up
''Which Way is Up?'' is a 1977 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor and directed by Michael Schultz. It is a remake of the 1972 Italian comedy film ''The Seduction of Mimi''. Richard Pryor plays three roles: an orange picker who has two wom ...
''.
Cronkite was previously married to William F. Ikard. They have two children. She lives in Austin, Texas.
Filmography
References
External links
*
1950 births
American television actresses
Living people
Actresses from Washington, D.C.
21st-century American women
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