Catherine Hicks(I)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Born in New York City and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Catherine Mary
Hicks was a cheerleader at Gerard Catholic High School in Phoenix,
Arizona, and graduated in 1969. Hicks attended Saint Mary's
College-Notre Dame University and studied English literature. Moving
east from South Bend, Indiana, she began her acting career at Cornell
University, where she won a two-year scholarship to the Actor's
Conservatory, where she received training in all aspects of the
theatre. Leaving Cornell, she went to New York and, within a week, had
landed a part on the ABC daytime drama, "Ryan's Hope" (1975). She
became a notable actress of the 1980s, in film and television. After
appearing on the soap opera,
Ryan's Hope (1975) from 1976-78,
she won a coveted role, starring with
Jack Lemmon, in the Broadway stage
production of "Tribute" for eight months. Catherine left Broadway to
Hollywood, where, after several television guest appearances, she
graduated to a leading role in the television movie
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980),
playing Marilyn Monroe, which brought her
international attention and an Emmy nomination. She appeared in several
high profile films through the early 1980s, in leading and supporting
roles whilst also appearing on television. Films included:
Death Valley (1982),
Garbo Talks (1984),
The Razor's Edge (1984) and
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986).
She played "Dr. Gillian Taylor", opposite lead actor
William Shatner, in
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986),
a cult sequel to the popular Star Trek films. In the late 1980s, she
played the lead role of "Karen Barclay" in
Child's Play (1988), a film that
remains highly regarded in the horror genre. It was on the set of this
film that Catherine met her future husband,
Kevin Yagher, with whom she had a daughter
in 1992. Despite her obvious talent, big movie roles never seemed to
find their way to her in the early 1990s. In spite of this, she worked
consistently, appearing in
Liebestraum (1991),
Dillinger and Capone (1995),
the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie
Redwood Curtain (1995),
and a small role in the semi-high profile movie,
Turbulence (1997). In 1996, she landed
the lead role in the Warner Bros. television series,
7th Heaven (1996), playing "Annie
Jackson-Camden". From that point on, her career revolved around the
television series and her family, occasionally appearing in films. Her
last to-date film was the television movie,
For All Time (2000),
opposite Mark Harmon.
7th Heaven (1996) was canceled in
2007, after a successful eleven-year run, but it is likely that this
attractive and talented actress will remain in films and television for
a long time to come.