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Home/People/Kate McNeil
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Born
Aug 17, 1959
Age 66
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

17
Movies
35
TV Shows
Also Known As
Katherine McNeil
IMDb Profile

Kate McNeil

Acting

Biography
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kate McNeil (born 1959) is an American television actress. She began her acting career on the soap opera As the World Turns in 1981. In 1982, she appeared in the low-budget comedy Beach House, billed as Kathy McNeil. The following year, she starred in the slasher film The House on Sorority Row where she was billed as Kathryn McNeil. 1985 saw Kate McNeil appearing in the miniseries Kane & Abel and in 1986 she was featured in another minieries, North and South Book II. She co-starred in director George A. Romero's horror film Monkey Shines in 1988. In the 1990s, Kate McNeil appeared as Janet Gilchrist in the final three Waltons TV movies. In the early 1990s, Kate McNeil was a cast member of two television shows, WIOU and Bodies of Evidence. Kate McNeil has also made numerous television guest appearances. She has appeared on Amazing Stories, Simon & Simon, Designing Women, Midnight Caller, Quantum Leap, Murder, She Wrote, Babylon 5, Diagnosis Murder and many others. Kate McNeil attended Harriton High School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. She earned a Master in Special Education at Cal State Northridge. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate McNeil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines

as Herself
2014
American Tragedy poster

American Tragedy

as Dr. Clarkson
2000
One Kill poster

One Kill

as Maj. Leslie Nesbitt
2000
Space Cowboys poster

Space Cowboys

as Female Astronaut #1
2000
Half a Dozen Babies poster

Half a Dozen Babies

as Lynda Smirz
1999
Sleeping with the Devil poster

Sleeping with the Devil

as Liz
1997
A Walton Easter poster

A Walton Easter

as Janet Gilchrist Walton
1997
Shadow Dancer poster

Shadow Dancer

as Det. Frances Hayes
1997
Escape Clause poster

Escape Clause

as Sarah Ramsey
1996
Sudden Death poster

Sudden Death

as Kathi
1995
A Walton Wedding poster

A Walton Wedding

as Janet Gilchrist
1995
I'll Do Anything poster

I'll Do Anything

as Stacy
1994
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion poster

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

as Janet Gilchrist
1993
Monkey Shines poster

Monkey Shines

as Melanie Parker
1988
Vital Signs poster

Vital Signs

as Kristi
1986
The House on Sorority Row poster

The House on Sorority Row

as Katherine
1982
Beach House poster

Beach House

as Cindy
1982