Kathy is a feminine given name. It is a pet form of Katherine, Kathleen (given name), Kathleen and their related forms.MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Kathy
/ref> Kathy may refer to:

In sports

*Kathy Bald, Canadian freestyle swimmer *Kathy May, American tennis player *Kathy Radzuweit, German volleyball player *Kathy Smallwood-Cook, British Olympic athlete *Kathy Sheehy, American water polo player *Kathy Tough, Canadian volleyball player *Kathy Watt, Australian female cycle racer *Kathy Weston, American middle distance runner *Kathy Foster (basketball), Australian basketball player

In television and film

*Kathy Bates, American actress and director *Kathy Burke, British actress *Kathy Garver, American television, stage, screen, and voice actress *Kathy Greenwood, Canadian comedian and actress *Kathy Griffin, American stand-up comedian **Kathy (TV series), ''Kathy'' (TV series), a talk show hosted by Griffin *Kathy Hilton, American actress, celebrity and socialite *Kathy Long, American actress, kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter *Kathy Staff, British actress born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

In music

*Kathy Foster (musician), American musician *Kathy Kirby, British singer *Kathy Leander, Swiss singer *Kathy Linden, American pop singer *Kathy Mattea, American country singer *Kathy Valentine, American bassist for the all-girl pop band The Go-Gos *Kathy Young, American pop singer

In politics

*Kathy Cox (American politician), Kathy Cox (born 1964), American politician *Kathy Hochul (born 1958), American politician *Kathy Stanton (active since 2000), Sinn Féin Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly in North Belfast *Kathy Sullivan (Australian politician) (born 1942), Australian politician *Kathy Whitmire (born 1946), American politician *Kathy Wolfe Moore (born 1957), American politician *Ahmed Kathrada (1929–2017), South African politician

In literature

*Kathy Acker, American sex-positive feminist writer *Kathy Evans (1948–2003), English journalist and women's right activist *Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, poet from Marshall Islands *Kathy Lette, (born 11 November 1958), British author *Kathy Shaidle, Canadian author, columnist, poet and blogger *Kathy Stinson, Canadian children's writer *Kathy Tyers, American author *Kathy Sierra, author of Head First programming tutorial series, blogger, and game developer

In fiction

*Kathy Anderson, fictional character in the popular American TV and radio sitcom ''Father Knows Best'' *Kathy Barnes, fictional character in the long-running Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *Kathy Carter, fictional character in the 1959-1964 Marvel Comics, Marvel comic book ''Kathy'' *Kathy Beale, fictional character in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Kathy, fictional character from ''Barney & Friends'' played by Lauren King *Kathy Seldon, fictional character in the 1952 film ''Singin' in the Rain''

In other fields

*Kathy Butterly, American sculptor *Kathy Ireland, American model *Kathy Slade (born 1966), Canadian artist *Kathy Vivas (born 1972), Venezuelan astrophysicist

Songs about Kathy

*Kathy's Song (disambiguation) *"Kathy's Waltz" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet from the album ''Time Out (album), Time Out'' *"Kathy with a K's Song" by Bright Eyes from the album ''Oh Holy Fools''

Or see

*Catherina (and similar spellings)

References

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