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In sports

Kathy Bald Katherine Ann Bald (born December 19, 1963) is a former competitive freestyle swimmer from Canada. She was affiliated with the University of Toronto. Bald competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Ther ...

, Canadian freestyle swimmer *

Kathy May Kathy May Fritz (born June 18, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. She reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, once at the US Open in 1978 and twice at the French Open in 1977 and 1978. She won seven WTA singles titles durin ...

, American tennis player *

Kathy Radzuweit Kathy Radzuweit (born March 2, 1982 in East-Berlin) is a retired German volleyball player, who was a member of the German Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She played at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Champion ...

, German volleyball player *

Kathy Smallwood-Cook Kathryn Jane Cook (née Smallwood; born 3 May 1960) is a former elite athlete, specialising in sprint and sprint relays. She is one of the most successful female sprinters in British athletics history. She is three-times an Olympic bronze med ...

, British Olympic athlete * Kathy Sheehy, American water polo player * Kathy Tough, Canadian volleyball player *

Kathy Watt Kathryn ("Kathy") Ann Watt (born 11 September 1964) is an Australian racing cyclist who won two medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain (gold in the road race, and silver in the pursuit). She has won 24 national championships ...

, Australian female cycle racer *

Kathy Weston Kathleen "Kathy" Stella Weston (born May 19, 1958, in Reno, Nevada) is a retired female middle distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best (2.00.73) in the women's 800 metres at the 1976 Olympic trials. She was also a member ...

, American middle distance runner * Kathy Foster (basketball), Australian basketball player

In television and film

Kathy Bates Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actor and director. Known for her roles in comedic and dramatic films and television programs, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, includ ...

, American actress and director *

Kathy Burke Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke (born 13 June 1964) is an English actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She achieved fame with her appearances on sketch shows such as ''French and Saunders'' (1988–1999) and her recurring role as Mag ...

, British actress *

Kathy Garver Kathleen Marie Garver is an American actress most remembered for having portrayed the teenaged orphan, Catherine "Cissy" Davis, on the popular 1960s CBS sitcom, ''Family Affair''. Before that, she was cast by Cecil B. DeMille in the film ''T ...

, American television, stage, screen, and voice actress *

Kathy Greenwood Kathryn Greenwood (born March 21, 1962) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She appeared on the American version of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' numerous times, and played Grace Bailey on the Canadian television drama series '' Wind at My Bac ...

, Canadian comedian and actress *

Kathy Griffin Kathleen Mary Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an American comedian and actress who has starred in television comedy specials and has released comedy albums. In 2007 and 2008, Griffin won Primetime Emmy Awards for her reality show '' Kathy ...

, American stand-up comedian ** ''Kathy'' (TV series), a talk show hosted by Griffin *

Kathy Hilton Kathleen Elizabeth Hilton ( Avanzino; formerly Richards; born March 13, 1959) is an American socialite, fashion designer, actress, and television personality. She is the mother of socialite Paris Hilton and fashion designer Nicky HiltonBooth Moo ...

, American actress, celebrity and socialite *

Kathy Long Kathy Long (born April 21, 1964) is an American kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and actress. Kathy Long Biography">USA Dojo >> Kathy Long BiographyURL accessed on October 7, 2010from the original on August 16, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. She ...

, American actress, kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter *

Kathy Staff Kathy Staff (born Minnie Higginbottom; 12 July 1928 – 13 December 2008) was an English actress known for her work on British television. She is best known for her portrayal of Nora Batty in ''Last of the Summer Wine'', the longest running sit ...

, British actress born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

In music

Kathy Foster (musician) Kathleen "Kathy" Foster is an American musician best known as the bassist for the indie rock band The Thermals and drummer for the All Girl Summer Fun Band. Foster was raised Catholic in Sunnyvale, California and moved to Portland, Oregon in ...

, American musician *

Kathy Kirby Kathy Kirby (born Catherine Ethel O'Rourke; 20 October 1938 – 19 May 2011) was an English singer, reportedly the highest-paid female singer of her generation. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's " Secret Love" and for re ...

, British singer *

Kathy Leander Kathy Leander (born 24 May 1963) is a singer from the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. She represented her country at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It co ...

, Swiss singer *

Kathy Linden Kathy Linden (born 1938) is an American pop singer from Moorestown Township, New Jersey. She grew up in Burlington, New Jersey. Linden scored two big hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 late in the 1950s. The first was " Billy", a song origi ...

, American pop singer *

Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reac ...

, American country singer *

Kathy Valentine Kathryn Valentine (born January 7, 1959) is an American musician who is the bassist for the pop punk band the Go-Go's. She has maintained a career in music through songwriting, recording, performing and touring as well as additional academic and ...

, American bassist for the all-girl pop band The Go-Gos *

Kathy Young Kathy Young (born October 21, 1945) is an American musician; she was a teen pop singer during the early 1960s, whose rendition of " A Thousand Stars", at age 15, rose to No. 3 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Biography A native of Southern C ...

, American pop singer

In politics

* Kathy Cox (born 1964), American politician *

Kathy Hochul Kathleen Hochul ( ; née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of New York since August 24, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, she is New York's first female governor, as well as the first ...

(born 1958), American politician *

Kathy Stanton Kathy Stanton is a former Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, on which she represented Belfast North for Sinn Féin. Stanton was co-opted to Belfast City Council in 2000, before losing her seat in the 2001 local government elections. She w ...

(active since 2000), Sinn Féin Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly in North Belfast *

Kathy Sullivan (Australian politician) Kathryn Jean Martin Sullivan AM (born 8 March 1942) is a former Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she was a Senator for Queensland from 1974 to 1984 and a member of the House of Representatives from 1984 to 2001, holding the ...

(born 1942), Australian politician *

Kathy Whitmire Kathryn Jean Whitmire (née Niederhofer; born August 15, 1946) is an American politician, businesswoman, and accountant best known as the first woman to serve as Mayor of Houston, serving for five consecutive two-year terms from 1982 to 1991. Fro ...

(born 1946), American politician * Kathy Wolfe Moore (born 1957), American politician *

Ahmed Kathrada Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada (21 August 1929 – 28 March 2017), sometimes known by the nickname "Kathy", was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist. Kathrada's involvement in the anti-apartheid activities of the African National Con ...

(1929–2017), South African politician

In literature

Kathy Acker Kathy Acker (April 18, 1947 isputed– November 30, 1997) was an American experimental novelist, playwright, essayist, and postmodernist writer, known for her idiosyncratic and transgressive writing that dealt with themes such as childhood trau ...

, 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 Kathryn Marie Lette (born 11 November 1958) is an Australian-British author whose works have been best-sellers. Early life Lette was born on 11 November 1958 in Sydney's southern suburbs. She appeared in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' of 20 Au ...

, (born 11 November 1958), British author * Kathy Shaidle, Canadian author, columnist, poet and blogger * Kathy Stinson, Canadian children's writer *

Kathy Tyers Kathy Tyers is an American science fiction author. Biography Kathy Tyers Gillin (née Moore) was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She obtained a degree in microbiology from Montana State University, where she met her first husband, Ma ...

, American author *

Kathy Sierra Kathy Sierra (born 1957) is an American programming instructor and game developer. Education and career Sierra attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a major in exercise physiology and spent 10 years working in the fitness industry. She change ...

, 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 ''Father Knows Best'' is an American sitcom starring Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray and Lauren Chapin. The series, which began on radio in 1949, aired as a television show for six seasons and 203 episodes. Created by ...

'' *

Kathy Barnes Kathy Barnes is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Sarah Jane Buckley. Kathy arrived in November 2005. In October 2007, it was announced that Kathy had been written out of the serial and would l ...

, fictional character in the long-running Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *Kathy Carter, fictional character in the 1959-1964

Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics * ...

comic book ''Kathy'' *

Kathy Beale Kathy Beale (also Mitchell and Sullivan) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Gillian Taylforth. Portrayed as "an attractive, bright, caring and highly moral woman", Kathy is one of the serial's original ...

, fictional character in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Kathy, fictional character from ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomo ...

'' played by Lauren King *Kathy Seldon, fictional character in the 1952 film '' Singin' in the Rain''

In other fields

Kathy Butterly Kathy Butterly is an American sculptor born in Amityville, New York in 1963. She lives and works in New York City. Butterly received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1986 and her Master of F ...

, American sculptor *

Kathy Ireland Kathleen Marie Ireland (born March 20, 1963) is an American author, entrepreneur, fashion designer, philanthropist, and former fashion model. Ireland was a supermodel in the 1980s and 1990s, initially known for appearing in 13 consecutive ''Spo ...

, American model *

Kathy Slade Kathy Slade (1966) is a Canadian artist, author, curator, editor, and publisher born in Montreal, Quebec, and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is currently a Term Lecturer at Simon Fraser University's School for the Contemporary Arts. ...

(born 1966), Canadian artist *

Kathy Vivas Anna Katherina Vivas (born 1972) is a Venezuelan astrophysicist recognized for her investigations of and finding up to 100 new and very distant RR Lyrae stars. They are between 13,000 and 220,000 light years from the Sun, and are considered som ...

(born 1972), Venezuelan astrophysicist

Songs about Kathy

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

Oh Holy Fools ''Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes'' is a split EP by Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes, released in 2001 by Saddle Creek Records. All of the songs by Bright Eyes on the EP can also be found on their EP '' Don't Be Frighten ...

Or see

Catherina (and similar spellings) Catherina is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Dona Catherina of Kandy (died 1613), ruling Queen of Kandy in 1581 * Catherina Boevey (1669–1726), English philanthropist * Catherina Cibbini-Kozeluch, (1785–1858), Au ...

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