Katherine Elizabeth Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the

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'' (from 1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the

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'' (1986), Sophia in the 1992

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film, ''

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'', and

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in the 2004

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''.

Early life

Vernon was born in

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, Ontario, Canada to Nancy West and actor

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. At age seven, she moved with her family to

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, California, where her father was pursuing his career. Her sister is singer

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Career

Vernon portrayed Lorraine Prescott on the

prime time

'' from 1984 to 1985. During the 1980s she appeared on various TV series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the 1987

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'', as well as the 1986

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film ''

'', and the 1989 gangster comedy ''

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'', in which she appeared opposite her father. Other early film credits included ''

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'' (1984) and ''

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'' (1985). In 1990 Vernon portrayed Kathleen Sawyer in a four-episode arc on '' Who's the Boss?'', followed by extended appearances on ''

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'' in 1994 as A.D.A. Belinda Fox (four episodes) and on '' Nash Bridges'' in 1996–1997 as Whitney Thomas (seven episodes). Among many other roles, she co-starred as Sophia in the 1992 film ''

'', appeared in the 1992 Italian sci-fi film ''

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'', portrayed Alexandra on the 1996 series '' Kindred: The Embraced'' and appeared in a 1998 episode of '' Star Trek: Voyager'' entitled "

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". She played Dr. Rachel Stein in the 1998 TV movie ''

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''. From 2004 to 2009, Vernon portrayed the recurring role of

on ''

''. In April 2009, she made a guest appearance on ''

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'' entitled "A Space Oddity", which also featured cameos by her former ''Galactica'' producer Ronald D. Moore and co-stars Grace Park and

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. In 2010 she guest starred in two episodes of ''

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'' (" Close to You" and " Pass/Fail") as

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, and in 2014 portrayed Diana Sydney on ''

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'' and Starfleet captain Sonya Alexander in the fan film '' Star Trek: Prelude To Axanar''. In 2016, Vernon played Caroline Morrow in an episode of '' NCIS''. She appeared in several episodes of the

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series '' The Morning Show'' in 2019.

Filmography

References

External links

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