Kathleen York
Also Known As: Bird York, Kathleen "Bird" York
Biography: Kathleen "Bird" York is an actress, screenwriter and Oscar nominated songwriter-recording artist. As a screenwriter, York has written projects for John Wells Warner Brothers, Sony, Paramount and has just completed a one hour pilot for Fox Television Studios. She is an alumni of the prestigious Showrunners Training Program facilitated by the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. York achieved global recognition with her song "In the Deep", (co-written with Michael Becker) which appears on her album Wicked Little High and was written for the 2004 film Crash. "In the Deep" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song with York performing the song live at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Her self titled debut record was released in February 1999. As an actress, York has starred in over a hundred film and television projects. York starred as a young Naomi Judd in Love Can Build a Bridge, the four hour NBC miniseries about Judd's life (the second highest rated event on NBC that year). Other credits include six seasons of the multi Emmy Award winning series The West Wing as Andrea Wyatt, Northern Lights with Diane Keaton, "Cold Feet" with Tom Waits, "A Season In Purgatory" opposite Patrick Dempsey, "Nightjohn" opposite Beau Bridges, and Oscar winner Crash. Independent film credits include Cries of Silence, The Big Day, Ball Don't Lie. York was a series regular in the ABC series Vengeance Unlimited as well as Aaron's Way for NBC. Recurring roles include Stephen Bochco's Murder One, The O.C and Desperate Housewives. She appeared on the cult hit Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David's masseuse "Summer" in the show's second season . Fall 2010 she will be seen in the NBC drama Chase and A&E's The Glades. Other music credits include the main theme song in Sony Pictures Seven Pounds, the televised concert Where Music Meets Film along with Joss Stone, Lindsay Buckingham and Babyface as well as featured song placements in House, 2010 season of American Idol, Nip/Tuck, CSI: NY, In Justice, Jake 2.0 and Everwood. She was the featured musical artist for the 2001 season of the CBS TV series Family Law writing and producing songs for numerous episodes. Her EP Have No Fear was released on December 19, 2008 and a completed full record will be released in early 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen York, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Birthday: May 11, 1975
Age: 50 years old
Gender: Female
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Crash
Overview: In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-06
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Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Overview: A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-24
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Sublime
Overview: Admitted to Mt. Abaddon Hospital for a routine procedure, George Grieves discovers that his condition is much more serious and complicated than originally expected; and as his own fears begin to manifest around him, he learns that Mt. Abaddon is not a place where people come to get better... it is a place where people come to die.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-15
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The Big Day
Overview: While trying to make amends, Zack sends his soon-to-be-married brother, John fleeing on his wedding day, all while his bride, Sara, is anxiously awaiting him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-03
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To Dance with Olivia
Overview: A lawyer trying to cope with his son's accidental death takes on a case where a farmer is charged with booby trapping a watermelon patch with a shotgun which went off and injured a young boy. But in choosing to defend the farmer, he puts himself at odds with the boy's father, an old friend who is politically influential. In dealing with this case, he is forced to confront his own son's death and his wife's slippage into being a virtual recluse.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-09
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Dream Lover
Overview: Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman he married.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-24
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Checking Out
Overview: When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-26
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Dead Men Can't Dance
Overview: To stamp out the threat of nuclear war, a special ops team must travel to North Korea to carry out a covert mission to destroy a nuclear power plant. Everything does not go as planned. Their communications are cut off and they must remember their survival training to get them through.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-17
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Cold Feet
Overview: Three criminals run into complications when they attempt to smuggle emeralds across the Mexican border.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-19
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Darkman
Overview: A 30-minute unaired television movie pilot based on the original Sam Raimi's 1990 Darkman movie.
Genres: TV Movie Action Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-21
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This Child Is Mine
Overview: An unwed teen is fighting a major court battle to recover her infant daughter from adoptive parents.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-04
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Winners Take All
Overview: Billy Robinson has become the hottest hot-rodder on the professional motorcycle-racing circuit. But when he returns in triumph to his hometown to bask in all the adulation, he also skids into some pretty rank jealousy from envious motorcycling wanna-bes. And when a local race is organized, Billy must shift gears completely and compete against his best friend, Rick, for the top prize.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-27
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Gregory K
Overview: TV movie based on the the story of the kid who divorced his parents. Gregory has lived a rough life. His father abuses him and his two brothers. The boys are placed with the mother. Gregory is placed in a boys ranch after his mother can't take care of him and his two brothers. While at the ranch a lawyer visiting the facility meets him. He and his wife decide to adopt him and make him a part of the family. But Gregory can't be adopted until his biological parents lose custody. He divorces his parents from their rights to him.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-08
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Thompson's Last Run
Overview: A hardened con being transferred from a federal penitentiary to a Texas institution to finish a life sentence as a habitual criminal is freed at gunpoint by his niece. The police man, who was transferring him and has been the con's adversary for over 30 years, vows to catch the twosome.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-16
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Northern Lights
Overview: A stranger's call informs Roberta that her estranged brother Frank has died in a small town under bizarre circumstances. Ben, his best friend from college, also gets the call. Arriving just in time for his funeral, it becomes quickly obvious to them that the little slice of small-town America in which they find themselves is like an episode of The Twilight Zone featuring Frank's eccentric friends, his amazing secrets and his stunning final request. Both Ben and Roberta are shocked to discover that Frank not only had a child, but that he has left them responsible for his son's care.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-02
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Nightcrawler
Overview: When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-23
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Front of the Class
Overview: A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-07
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Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Overview: This is a true story about the relationship between a mother and her daughter, and their struggle to make it to the top in the music world. It is about hopes and dreams... about relationships and about growing up.
Genres: Music Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-14
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I Love You to Death
Overview: Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.
Genres: Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-06
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Cries of Silence
Overview: In the wake of Hurricane Camille, the infamous '60's storm that crippled the Gulf Coast, a mysterious teenage girl washes up to shore, and the secrets of Mississippi's Sister Island crawl to the surface. Dorrie (Kathleen York), a young doctor living with her mother (Karen Black), assumes custody of the unknown girl (Erin Buchanan) and names her Camille. Terrified and unable to speak, Camille spends her days hiding underneath the dining room table. But when Dorrie unearths a series of curious circumstances surrounding Camille's past, a shocking mystery comes unraveled.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-01
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The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Overview: Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.
Genres: TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-11
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Chase
Overview: A big-city lawyer (Jennifer O'Neill) returns to her small hometown after her father's death to resume his practice. There she is called upon to defend a migrant worker who has been accused of murder.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-23
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Sad Inheritance
Overview: After filling her life with addictions, Christina (Susan Dey) is left with a dead-end job, a deadbeat boyfriend and a bad rapport with her mother (Piper Laurie). The last thing she needs is a baby, a sentiment the authorities agree with when the infant is born with a drug dependency. Now, Christina's future is in the hands of a dedicated social worker (Lorraine Toussaint), whose own instincts as a mother have her fighting for the child's rights.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-14
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Astronomy
Overview: A Los Angeles mother and her seven-year-old daughter search for an escape from the poverty in which they live.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Protocol
Overview: A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-21
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Flashback
Overview: A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escorted to trial by uptight 20-something FBI agent John Buckner. While the two seem to be polar opposites, it turns out that Buckner may have more in common with Walker than is initially apparent, a point that is driven home when the pair faces off against a sinister small-town sheriff.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-02
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A Season in Purgatory
Overview: True story about a kid from rich family with political ties who covers up a suspicious death of a young woman. This comes back to haunt him later.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-05
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Nightjohn
Overview: John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-01
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Fatal Desire
Overview: A forty-something ex-policeman named Joe initiates an online relationship with twenty-something Tanya Sullivan. Conflicts arise after Tanya flies to Atlantic City to seduce Joe, and she reveals to him that she is married.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-03
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Not My Kid
Overview: A teenaged drug addict is sent to Dr. Royce's controversial drug intervention program where the addicts in the program confront each other in supervised group meetings. Also, in evening meetings, the addicts are confronted by their families. The girl's parents want to remove her from the program because it upsets them that their daughter is being forced to associate with addicts who admit to stealing and trading sex for drugs.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-15
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