Katherine Cannon

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Katherine Cannon
Born (1953-09-06) September 6, 1953 (age 70)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Other namesKathy Cannon
OccupationActress
Years active1969–2015
Spouses
Richard Chambers
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(m. 1974; div. 1980)​
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(m. 2001)​
Children1

Katherine Cannon (born September 6, 1953, in Hartford, Connecticut)[1] is an American actress.

Career

Cannon's early roles included Hawaii Five-O (episode: "Time and Memories", 10/7/1970), Fools' Parade (1971), Private Duty Nurses (1971), Women in Chains (1972) Emergency! (1973) and Baa Baa Black Sheep. She appeared in two Barnaby Jones episodes, titled "Dangerous Summer" (02/11/1975) and "Killer on Campus" (03/24/77), respectively. She appeared in a recurring role on CHiPs (1978, 1979, and 1981) as female trucker Robbie Davis.

She first attracted notice in High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) playing Amy Kane. She later played schoolteacher Mae Woodward in the TV series, Father Murphy, and appeared in the sci-fi thriller The Hidden in 1987. She is currently best known for playing Felice Martin, the cheating and domineering mother of Donna Martin (Tori Spelling), on the long-running teen series, Beverly Hills, 90210.

Personal life

Cannon was born on September 6, 1953, in Hartford, Connecticut.[1] The daughter of a ballroom dancer, Cannon was raised in Laguna Beach, California.[2][3] She was introduced to acting by Judy Farrell, wife of actor Mike Farrell.[4]

In 1974, Cannon married commercial director Richard Chambers. The couple had one son, Colin Thomas Chambers, before divorcing in 1980. In 2001, she remarried, to actor Dean Butler who played Almanzo Wilder for several seasons on Little House on the Prairie. They met when Cannon auditioned for the female lead in the Michael Landon series Father Murphy.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1971 Private Duty Nurses Spring
1971 Fools' Parade Chanty
1974 Real Pleasure Ericca
1984 The Red Fury Amelia
1987 The Hidden Barbara Becker
1993 The Hidden II Barbara Beck Archive footage
2002 Shattered Lies Betty Holt
2003 Down the Barrel Darla
2015 Little House on the Prairie:
The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder 		Laura Ingalls Wilder voice role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1969 The Survivors Shelia Riley 2 episodes
1970 Medical Center Nancy Episode: "The V.D. Story"
1970, 1978 Hawaii Five-O Melissa Cole /

Joan Wallis

2 episodes
1971 The Young Lawyers Penny Graham Episode: "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down"
1971 Monty Nash Gail Reynolds Episode: "The Ambassador's Daughter"
1971 Bearcats! Amy Latimer Episode: "Bitter Flats"
1971 Cade's County Christy Griswold Episode: "The Allen Land"
1972 Women in Chains Alice Television film
1972 Assignment Vienna Cindy Episode: "Hot Potato"
1973 Emergency! Mrs. Barton Episode: "Audit"
1973 Gunsmoke Susan Episode: "Susan Was Evil"
1973, 1975 Ironside Isabel Fredericks /

Vicki Dunhill

2 episodes
1974 Can Ellen Be Saved Ellen Lindsey Television film
1974 Cannon Cheryl Blythe Episode: "The Deadly Trail"
1974 The Streets of San Francisco Mary-Beth Hall Episode: "Flags of Terror"
1975–1977 Barnaby Jones Various roles 3 episodes
1977 Most Wanted Eileen Carson Episode: "The White Collar Killer"
1977 Future Cop Helen Episode: "Girl on the Ledge"
1977 Lucan Penny Episode: "The Search"
1977–1978
Black Sheep Squadron
 		Dottie Dixon 7 episodes
1978 Battlestar Galactica Vella Episode: "The Lost Warrior"
1978 Sword of Justice Alice Episode: "Judgement Day"
1978–1981 CHiPs Robbie Davis /

Mary Kate

4 episodes
1979 B. J. and the Bear Joanne Episode: "The Murphy Contingent"
1979 The Runaways Patricia Episode: "Throwaway Child"
1979 The Incredible Hulk Jackie Swan Episode: "Metamorphosis"
1980 High Ice Sandy Television film
1980 B.A.D. Cats Donna Episode: "Life and Death of a Beauty Queen"
1980 The Contender Jill Sindon 5 episodes
1980 High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane Amy Kane Television film
1980, 1983 Magnum, P.I. Marsha Mackenzie /

Linda Booton

2 episodes
1981 Gabe and Walker Cassie Television film
1981–1983 Father Murphy Mae Woodward/Murphy 34 episodes
1982 Will: G. Gordon Liddy Fran Liddy Television film
1984 Hotel Dana Peterson Episode: "Memories"
1984 The Red-Light Sting Diane Marks Television film
1984 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Linda Shelton Episode: "Dead Card Down"
1984 Matt Houston DiDi Adams Episode: "Deadly Games"
1985 Riptide Sally Jennings Episode: "The Twisted Cross"
1985 Airwolf Megan Ravenson Episode: "Fortune Teller"
1986, 1990 Hunter Karen Brandt /

Gail Morton

2 episodes
1986–1991 Matlock Various roles 5 episodes
1986–1995 Murder, She Wrote Various roles
1988 HeartBeat Priscilla Gorshalk 3 episodes
1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth Mrs. Hogan Episode: "Wally's Game"
1989, 1992 Empty Nest Laura / Dr. Kenney 2 episodes
1990 Hardball Monica Whitmore Episode: "A Killer Date"
1990 Columbo June Clark Episode: "Columbo Goes to College"
1990 Matters of the Heart Hope Harper Television film
1991 Jake and the Fatman Vicki Blane Episode: "You Don't Know Me"
1991 Dallas Beth Krebbs Episode: "Conundrum"
1991 In the Heat of the Night Faye Darnelle Episodes: "An Eye for an Eye"
1992 Doogie Howser, M.D. Dr. Julie Ross Episode: "That's What Friends Are For"
1992–2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Felice Martin 40 episodes
1992 Blossom Doris Episode: "Kids"
1997 High Tide Vivianne Episode: "Two Barretts and a Baby"
1997 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Mrs. Phillips Episode: "Beat Street"
1998 JAG Evelyn Clancy Episode: "With Intent to Die"
1998 Seven Days Grandma 2 episodes
2004 She Spies Galina West Episode: "Wedding of the Century"

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-89950-807-8
    . Kathy Cannon; born September 6 , 1953, Hartford, Conn.
  2. ^ "Obituary for Catherine Elizabeth Cannon". The Los Angeles Times. May 2010. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Bettelou Peterson interview with Katherine Cannon". Detroit Free Press. 6 July 1982. p. 30.
  4. ^ "Jerry Buck interview with Katherine Cannon". The Anniston Star. 5 June 1982. p. 31.
  5. ^ Dalporto, Deva (September 11, 2014). "'Little House on the Prairie': Where Are They Now?". Biography.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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