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Kaitlin Hopkins | |
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| Born | Kaitlin Persson |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Bat Boy: The Musical |
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Kaitlin Persson Hopkins is an American actress and singer, the daughter of actressShirley Knight and stage producer/directorGene Persson.[1]
In 1982, at the age of 18, Hopkins graduated from theWilliston Northampton School.[2]
Hopkins attended the musical theater program atCarnegie Mellon University and studied acting at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.[3]
Hopkins' first television credit was an appearance on the soap operaOne Life to Live, followed by a regular role onAnother World. In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles, where she joinedThe Matrix Theatre Company. She spent weekends singing at The Pink inSanta Monica, and later performed at The Cinegrill, The Gardina, and At My Place. During this period, her television credits includedBeverly Hills, 90210,Murder, She Wrote,The Practice,Diagnosis: Murder,Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,Star Trek: Voyager,Spin City, andDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.[citation needed]
In 1994, at the age of 30, Hopkins was cast in therock operaI Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky byPeter Sellars. She spent the next year traveling the world with the production, performing in Paris,Hamburg,Helsinki, andMontreal, as well as at theEdinburgh Festival, among other locales.[citation needed]
In 2002, aged 38, Hopkins made herBroadway debut inNoises Off.[4] She has also appeared in theLincoln Center benefit performance ofAnything Goes withPatti LuPone[4] andHow the Grinch Stole Christmas.[citation needed]
Hopkins has performed in numerous live radio plays for LA Theater Works, includingProof withAnne Heche andThe Heidi Chronicles withMartha Plimpton.[citation needed]
In 2009, Hopkins was named the new Head of Musical Theatre atTexas State University[5] under the Department Chair, Dr. John Fleming.[6] Her husband, Jim Price, is also on the faculty at Texas State, where he is the Head of Playwriting.[7]
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