Katie Saylor (born October 23, 1951) is a former American actress.

Early life

Adopted as a baby by fashion designer

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, Saylor was born and raised in

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and studied with the

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/Academy of Dramatic Arts in

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and at the Shelton Actors Lab in

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Career

After beginning her acting career in

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theatre, Saylor relocated to

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in 1973 and worked primarily as a

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actress prior to landing the female lead in the short-lived (10 episodes)

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series ''

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''. The show premiered on February 3, 1977, with Saylor playing Liana, "daughter of an

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father and an extraterrestrial mother", who was introduced in the second episode. Saylor appeared in seven episodes, then was absent from the last two episodes of the series. She retired from acting due to illness at that time.

Personal life

Saylor married attorney Harvey Strassman in November 1976. Strassman represented Noah Dietrich in Dietrich's lawsuit against his long-time employer

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. , Katie and Harvey Strassman resided in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Filmography

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Invasion of the Bee Girls ''Invasion of the Bee Girls'' (UK video title: ''Graveyard Tramps'') is a 1973 American science fiction film. The first film venture for writer Nicholas Meyer, it was directed by Denis Sanders and stars William Smith, Anitra Ford and Victori ...

'' (1973) - Gretchen Grubowsky *''Men of the Dragon'' (1974, TV film) - Lisa Kimbro *''

Dirty O'Neil ''Dirty O'Neil'' is a 1974 American film directed by Leon Capetanos and Lewis Teague. Plot Jimmy O'Neil ( Morgan Paull), a cop in a small California town with a fondness for women, is forced into action when a trio of homicidal thugs invade th ...

'' (1974) - Vera *'' The Swinging Barmaids'' (1975) - Susie *'' Supervan'' (1977) - Karen Trenton *''

'' (1977, TV series) - Liana

References

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* 1951 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women {{US-actor-stub