Catherine Hicks | |
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 Hicks in 2005 | |
| Born | Catherine Mary Hicks (1951-08-06)August 6, 1951 (age 73) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–2020 |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6, 1951[1]) is an American retired actress. She played the characterAnnie Camden on the long-running television series7th Heaven. Other roles included Dr.Faith Coleridge on the soap operaRyan's Hope (1976–1978), herEmmy Award-nominated performance asMarilyn Monroe inMarilyn: The Untold Story (1980), Dr. Gillian Taylor inStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Carol Heath inPeggy Sue Got Married (1986), and Karen Barclay inChild's Play (1988).
Hicks was born in New York City, the daughter of Jackie, a homemaker, and Walter Hicks, an electronics salesman.[2] She is of Irish and English ancestry.[3] Her family moved toScottsdale, Arizona, during her childhood.[4] Hicks attendedSaint Mary's College inNotre Dame, Indiana where she studiedEnglish literature, graduating in 1973.[5] She then won a prestigious acting fellowship sponsored by the University Resident Theatre Association toCornell University.[6] While at Cornell, she was a member of the Ithaca Repertory Theater Company.[7]
After graduating from Cornell with a master of fine arts degree, Hicks headed to New York in August 1976, where, two weeks after arriving, she landed her first major TV role as the newly recovered pediatrician Dr.Faith Coleridge on the ABC soap operaRyan's Hope.[8] A year and half later, she left her role onRyan's Hope when she was cast to star alongsideJack Lemmon (as Scottie) inBernard Slade's 1978 Broadway playTribute,[9] in which she played the young model Sally Haines,[10][11] whom Scottie sets up with his estranged son (Robert Picardo). That same year, she starred as Valerie in a CBS TV movie/series pilot,Sparrow.[12]
AfterTribute ended its run, she moved to California and co-starred on the 1979–80 CBS sitcom,The Bad News Bears as junior high school principal and psychologist Dr. Emily Rappant. She had roles in a few TV movies, playing an escort, Annie, in ABC'sLove For Rent (1979), and as Beth, a camp counselor in CBS's 1980 filmTo Race the Wind, based on the Harold Krents' autobiography.[13][14]
In 1980, Hicks beat out hundreds of actresses for the lead role ofMarilyn Monroe in ABC's $3.5 million production,Marilyn: The Untold Story, based on theNorman Mailer best seller.[15] She earned anEmmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of the legendary star.[16]
In 1981, Hicks starred inCBS's remake ofJacqueline Susann'sValley of the Dolls, as Anne Wells, an entertainment lawyer, and James Coburn's protege. She turned down a co-starring role inBody Heat due to the overtly sexual nature of the film.[17] She made her feature-film debut in the thrillerDeath Valley (1982) asPeter Billingsley's mother, Sally. That same year, she starred as Sable inBetter Late Than Never.
Hicks took the lead role as Amanda Tucker in the 12-episode detective seriesTucker's Witch oppositeTim Matheson as Rick Tucker. The program aired on CBS from October 6, 1982, sporadically into August, 1983. In 1983, she played Lisa Sage and co-starred withJohn Schneider in CBS's romantic comedy movieHappy Endings.[18]
Hicks appeared withAnne Bancroft andRon Silver inSidney Lumet's filmGarbo Talks (1984). Hicks also playedBill Murray's socialite fiancée, Isabel, in the remakeThe Razor's Edge (1984). For her work inStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Hicks received aSaturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[19] That same year, she played Carol Heath inFrancis Ford Coppola'sPeggy Sue Got Married.
InLike Father Like Son (1987), Hicks played Dr. Amy Larkin. In March 1987, Hicks hosted the 59thAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences'Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony.[20]
In 1988, she played businesswoman Ella Frazier in theYugoslavian comedyTajna manastirske rakije (also released under the titlesCognac andSecret Ingredient). She co-starred withChristopher Plummer, as his estranged daughter, Tina Boyer, inShowtime'sSouvenir (1989).[21] She played Karen Barclay in the horror filmChild's Play (1988). Her performance won her a 1988 Best ActressSaturn Award.[22]
In 1989, she starred oppositeTony Danza inShe's Out of Control as his girlfriend, Janet Pearson. In 1991, she co-starred in the Fox TV comedy-fantasy movieHi Honey - I'm Dead as Carol Stadler. She played Allison Ploutzer in the Jeff Franklin ABC comedy pilotUp to No Good (1992).[23] She starred withJohn Bedford Lloyd in the ABC comedy pilotThe Circle Game (1993) as the mother, and schoolteacher, Nancy.[24] She played Jeannie Barker in theAaron Spelling primetime soap operaWinnetka Road,[25] which had a six-episode tryout on NBC in 1994.[26] That same year, she played the wife in the pilot forThe Martin Short Show. Going into production, after the concept of the character was changed, she was replaced byJan Hooks.[27] She played Julia Riordan, oppositeJohn Lithgow andLea Salonga, in the ABCHallmark Hall of Fame movieRedwood Curtain (1995).[28] In 1996, she was cast as Annie Camden onThe WB's family drama7th Heaven, and she portrayed the role until the series ended, after 11 seasons, in 2007. In 1997, Hicks played flight attendant Maggie inTurbulence. The same year, Hicks played next door neighbor, Ms. Lewis, in Michael Davis' coming-of-age film,Eight Days a Week.
In 2001, she was one of the actors featured in renowned Hollywood photographer Nancy Ellison's book,Starlet: First Stage at the Hollywood Dream Factory. The book was a collection of archival material of shooting starlets and contained pictures of Hicks that Ellison had taken in the 1980s.[29]
In 2008, she starred inLifetime Movie Network'sPoison Ivy: The Secret Society as Dean Elisabeth Graves. In another Lifetime filmStranger with My Face (2009), she played the widowed mother Shelley Stratton. She played Mom in the independent short filmYou're a Wolf (2009), co-starringMichael Gross andJesse Bradford.[30] In 2009, she again played a therapist, Dr. Rosen, in the WB's online series,Pushed.[31]
Hicks was featured inMy Name Is Jerry, an independent film shot mostly inMuncie, Indiana. Hicks won the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role from the 2009 International Filmmakers Festival for her portrayal as Dana.[32]
In 2010, Hicks received positive reviews for her role as Hildegarde, in playwrightChristopher Durang'sWhy Torture Is Wrong and the People Who Love Them at theStella Adler Theater in Hollywood.[33] She wasTexas family court Judge Harriet Krammer in the Hallmark Channel movieA Valentine's Date (2011), (which was also released under the video titleYour Love Never Fails).[34] She played Jean in the Lifetime movieBorderline Murder (2011). Hicks played bartender, Rose, who attracted the attention ofElliott Gould in the filmDorfman in Love (2011).[35] Hicks co-starred as Anna Walker in the 2011 Walmart and Procter & Gamble Family Movie Night drama on NBC calledGame Time: Tackling the Past.[36] She joined actorsNoah Wyle,Virginia Madsen,Mike Farrell, and others in a September 2011 reading ofWindows on the World, by Colette Keen, at Hollywood's Stella Adler Theatre, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.[37]
In November 2011, she starred as Irene Livingston in the Jewish Repertory Theatre of Nevada's Las Vegas production of the Moss Hart playLight Up the Sky.[38] Hicks played Ellen in the 2011Hallmark Channel movieA Christmas Wedding Tail.[39]
In May 2012, Hicks played Annette Bramble in the Lifetime Network movieShadow of Fear.[40] Also in May 2012, and into June, she performed in the playPrincess, in the Blank Theatre Company's 20th Annual Young Playwrights Festival at the Stella Adler Theatre.[41]
In December 2012, she playedMarla Sokoloff's character's mother in theIon Television original movie,A Christmas Wedding Date.[42] She played Linda, a mother whose young adult son has terminal cancer, in the 2013 film,Reach.[43] Hicks was one of the eight actresses in theShowtime documentary,That Gal... Who Was in That Thing (2015), as she shared her experiences and challenges of being a female actor.[44]
In January 2023, Hicks revealed she was done as an actress.[45]
Hicks was engaged to journalist Jeff Silverman in the mid-1980s, but the engagement ended.[46]
She met her future husband, special effects make-up artistKevin Yagher, on the set of the filmChild's Play. Hicks and Yagher were married on May 19, 1990. The two have a daughter, Caitlin,[47] who was born in 1992.[citation needed]
Hicks is a practicingRoman Catholic.[48]
Since the 1987–1988 academic school year,[49] theUniversity of Notre Dame has given the "Catherine Hicks Award" to a graduating senior for outstanding work in theatre arts.
Hicks is an alumna of theLee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute[50] and a trustee on the Hollywood Arts Council.[51]
In 2005, Hicks appeared in a national public service announcement for Catholic Relief Services.[52] She received the 2006 Padre Pio Award from the Capuchin Franciscan Friars for her efforts as Catholic Relief Services spokesperson andDarfur relief.[53]
In 2010, she made appearances in several public service announcements for the Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU).[54]
She continued her commitment as a parent advocate by teaming with the National Community Pharmacists Association and Purdue Pharma for the 2010 Safeguard My Meds campaign to help prevent the abuse and misuse of prescription medication.[55] Hicks appeared in a public service announcement for Catholic Relief Services in 2015.[56]
In 2017, Hicks began working as a volunteer in California CongressmanAdam Schiff's campaign office and for The League of Women Voters.[57] She is also a member of the Los Angeles Homeless Action Committee.[58]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Death Valley | Sally | |
| 1983 | Better Late Than Never | Sable | |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Jane Mortimer | |
| The Razor's Edge | Isabel Bradley | ||
| 1985 | Fever Pitch | Flo | |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Carol Heath | |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Dr. Gillian Taylor | ||
| 1987 | Like Father Like Son | Dr. Amy Larkin | |
| 1988 | The Secret of Monastery's Brandy | Ella Frazier | |
| Child's Play | Karen Barclay | ||
| 1989 | Souvenir | Tina Boyer | |
| She's Out of Control | Janet Pearson | ||
| 1991 | Liebestraum | Mary Parker | |
| 1995 | Dillinger and Capone | Abigail | |
| Animal Room | Mrs. Mosk | ||
| 1997 | Turbulence | Maggie | |
| Eight Days a Week | Ms. Lewis | ||
| 2009 | My Name Is Jerry | Dana Holderman | |
| The Truth About Layla | Eleanor | ||
| 2010 | The Genesis Code | Myra Allitt | |
| 2011 | Your Love Never Fails | Judge Cramer | Video |
| Ghost Phone: Phone Calls from the Dead | Gertrude | ||
| Dorfman in Love | Rose | ||
| 2013 | Reach | Linda | |
| 2014 | The Dog Who Saved Easter | Cressida | |
| 2015 | That Gal...Who Was In That Thing | Herself | Documentary |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976–1978 | Ryan's Hope | Dr.Faith Coleridge | Contract role |
| 1978 | Sparrow | Valerie | TV movie |
| 1979 | Love for Rent | Annie | |
| 1979–1980 | The Bad News Bears | Dr. Emily Rappant | Main role |
| 1980 | To Race the Wind | Beth | TV movie |
| Marilyn: The Untold Story | Marilyn Monroe | ||
| 1981 | The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | Guest - Gifted Women |
| Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Ann Welles | TV movie | |
| 1982–1983 | Tucker's Witch | Amanda Tucker | Main role |
| 1983 | Happy Endings | Lisa Sage | TV movie |
| 1986 | Good Morning, America | Herself | Guest |
| 1987 | Laguna Heat | Jane Algernon | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | Guest |
| 1989 | |||
| Spy | Angela Berk | TV movie | |
| 1990 | Running Against Time | Laura Whittaker | |
| 1991 | Hi Honey – I'm Dead | Carol Stadler | |
| 1992 | Up to No Good | Allison Ploutzer | Pilot |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Lauren Ridgeway | Episode: "Guardian Angel" |
| Winnetka Road | Jeannie Barker | Main role | |
| The Martin Short Show | Wife | Pilot | |
| 1995 | Redwood Curtain | Julia Riordan | TV movie |
| Burke's Law | Pamela Crawford | Episode: "Who Killed the Lifeguard?" | |
| 1996–2007 | 7th Heaven | Annie Camden | Main role |
| 1997 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Herself | Guest |
| 1998 | The Howie Mandel Show | ||
| Donny & Marie | |||
| 2000 | TV Guide Celebrity Dish | ||
| For All Time | Kristen | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Lifetime Now | Herself | Guest |
| 2004 | The Wayne Brady Show | ||
| 2005 | Soap Talk | ||
| 2006 | The Tony Danza Show | ||
| 2008 | Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Elisabeth | TV movie |
| 2009 | Pushed | Dr. Rosen | |
| Stranger with My Face | Shelley Stratton | ||
| 2010 | Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress | Snowdorable (voice) | |
| 2011 | Borderline Murder | Jean | |
| Game Time: Tackling the Past | Anna Walker | ||
| A Christmas Wedding Tail | Ellen | ||
| 2012 | Shadow of Fear | Annette Bramble | |
| A Christmas Wedding Date | Shirley | ||
| 2015 | Win, Lose, or Love | Dot | |
| A Christmas Reunion | Linda | ||
| 2016 | Honeymoon From Hell | Hazel | |
| 2020 | JJ Villard's Fairy Tales | Fairy (voice) | Episode: "Pinocchio" |
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