Kay Lenz

Kay Lenz
Kay Lenz in trailer for Breezy (1973)
Born	Kay Ann Lenz (1953-03-04) March 4, 1953 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Kay Ann Kemper
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1973–present
Spouse(s)	David Cassidy (April 3, 1977 - December 28, 1983; divorced)

Kay Ann Lenz (born March 4, 1953) is an American actress. A former child performer, Lenz has worked primarily in television and has won two Emmy Awards.

Life and career

Lenz was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Ted Lenz, a producer/commentator father and Kay Miller Lenz, a model/radio engineer mother. She began working as a child actress, appearing in such television shows as The Andy Griffith Show (under the stage name Kay Ann Kemper), Opie's Group (1967) as well as in stage productions. She made a brief appearance (billed as Kay Ann Kemper) in a small role in American Graffiti (1973) as Jane, a girl at a dance. She achieved recognition for her title-role performance as the free spirit who captivates William Holden in Breezy, directed by Clint Eastwood.

Lenz made guest appearances in The Streets of San Francisco, Gunsmoke, MacGyver, McCloud, Cannon, and Petrocelli, and played a lead role in the film White Line Fever (1975) before being cast in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man in 1976, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award. She reprised her role for the sequel, Rich Man, Poor Man Book II (1977). Since the 1980s, she has played guest roles in numerous television series.

In 1984 she appeared in Rod Stewart's music video for the song "Infatuation". She won an Emmy in 1989 for Midnight Caller.

Lenz was the first wife of singer-actor David Cassidy. They married on April 3, 1977, and divorced on December 28, 1983, She has no children.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	American Graffiti	Jane	as Kay Ann Kemper
1973	Breezy	Edith Alice Breezerman	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female
1974	The ABC Afternoon Playbreak	Dorie	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Special
1974	Nakia		Episode: "The Hostage"
1974	McCloud (TV series)	Eve Randall	Episode: "Barefoot Girls of Bleeker Street"
1975	White Line Fever	Jerri Kane Hummer
1976	Rich Man, Poor Man	Kate Jordache	Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1976	Moving Violation	Cam Johnson
1976	The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday	Thursday
1977	Rich Man, Poor Man Book II	Kate Jordache
1978	Mean Dog Blues	Linda Ramsey
1978	The Initiation of Sarah	Sarah Goodwin
1978	How The West Was Won	Doreen
1979	The Passage	Leah Bergson
1981	Swan Lake	Odile (voice)
1982	Fast-Walking	'Little' Moke
1983	Prisoners of the Lost Universe	Carrie Madison
1983	Trial by Terror	Karen Armstrong
1984	Infatuation	Stalked Actress	Rod Stewart music video
1984	Magnum P.I.		(1 episode)
1985	Murder She Wrote	nurse Jenny Wells	(1 episode)
1986	House	Sandy Sinclair	Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
1987	Death Wish 4: The Crackdown	Karen Sheldon
1987	Stripped to Kill	Detective Cody Sheenan
1988	Fear	Sharon Haden
1988	Midnight Caller	Tina Cassidy	3 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (1989) Nominated —Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (1990)
1989	Headhunter	Katherine Hall
1989	Physical Evidence	Deborah Quinn
1990	Streets	Sargent
1991	Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space	Sebastian
1991	Reasonable Doubts	Maggie Zombro	32 episodes Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series (1993) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1992-1993)
1992	Falling From Grace	P.J. Parks
1992	Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa	Cowlamity Kate Cudster (voice)
1994	Trapped in Space	Gillings
1994	The Tick	American Maid (voice)
1995	Gunfighter's Moon	Linda Yarnell
1995	Shame II: The Secret	Ginny	Nominated — CableACE Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
1997	A Gun, a Car, a Blonde	Peep/Madge
1998	The Adventures of Ragtime	Detective Hill
2002	Law & Order: SVU S3 Ep18	Linda Cavanaugh	1 episode
2003	Southside	Claire Coleman
2007	House	Mrs Bradberry	1 episode
2008	NCIS	Connie Quinn Wheeler	1 episode
2009	Cold Case	Hillary Rhodes	1 episode
2010	The Closer	Mrs Tatem	1 episode
2011	Southland	Naomi Chester	1 episode
2013	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Laura Sidle	1 episode
2014	Bones	Harriet White	1 episode
2015	Adventure Time	Bird Woman/Gunther (voice)	1 episode

External links

• Kay Lenz at the Internet Movie Database

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