Patricia Kathryn Kalember (born December 30, 1956) is an American actress, best known for her role as Georgiana "Georgie" Reed Whitsig in the NBC drama series, '' Sisters'' (1991–1996). Kalember also had the leading roles in the number of television films, co-starred in the feature films, including '' Fletch Lives'' (1989), '' Jacob's Ladder'' (1990), ''

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'' (1993), '' Signs'' (2002), ''

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'' (2010), and '' Limitless'' (2011), and recurring roles in '' thirtysomething'' (1989–1991) and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2004–2010).

Life and career

Kalember was born in

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, the daughter of Vivian Daisy (née Wright) and Robert James Kalember. She was raised in Westport, Connecticut, and

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. She received her BA in Theater from Indiana University and a MFA from Temple University. Kalember has been married to British actor Daniel Gerroll since 1986. They have three children. She was previously married to Mark Torres, an actor. Kalember made her television debut in 1981, on the daytime soap opera ''

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''. She later was a regular cast member on '' Loving''. She was nominated for an

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for her performance in the play '' The Foreigner'' (1986). In 1986, she had the leading role in the short-lived CBS drama series, ''

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''. She also starred alongside Tim Matheson in the short-lived ABC sitcom '' Just in Time'' (1988). From 1989 to 1991, she appeared in a recurring role on ''thirtysomething''. Kalember may be best known for her role as Georgiana "Georgie" Reed Whitsig in the NBC drama series, ''Sisters'', alongside Swoosie Kurtz, Sela Ward, and Julianne Phillips, from 1991 to 1996. She later had the leading roles in a number of made-for-television films. Kalember had roles in such films as '' Cat's Eye'' (1985), ''Fletch Lives'' (1989), ''Jacob's Ladder'' (1990), '' Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even'' (1992), and ''

'' (1993). She played the role of

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in the HBO biographical film ''

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'' (2002) and appeared as

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's character's wife in the science-fiction thriller, '' Signs'' that same year. She had guest roles on such television series as '' Touched by an Angel'', '' Gossip Girl'', '' The Good Wife'', '' Blue Bloods'', and ''

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''. Kalember played two different characters in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; in 2001, she appeared in an episode of the second season, and from 2004 to 2010, she played Judge Karen Taten. Kalember co-starred in such films as '' The Girl in the Park'', ''

'', '' Rabbit Hole'', and '' Limitless''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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