Actress Kathryn Kates, who appeared in hit TV series including “Orange is the New Black” 和 “森菲尔德,” 已经死了.
“Our mighty @officialkathrynkates has passed away. She will always be remembered and adored in our hearts as the powerful force of nature she was,” Kates’ representatives at Headline Talent Agency said in an Instagram帖子 在星期一.
“She loved this craft and had enough patience to fill 10 ships. A true icon. We will miss you,” the agency added.
“Kathryn has been our client for many years, and we have grown much closer to her in this last year since she knew of her cancer returning,” Headline Talent Agency said in a statement to Deadline, 加: “She was always incredibly brave and wise and approached every role with the greatest of passion. She will be greatly missed.”
根据一个 biography on her own website, Kates moved from her native New York to Los Angeles in 1974 to pursue her acting career. There she was an influential figure in the local theater scene, becoming one of the founders of the Colony Theatre in Burbank, 加利福尼亚州.
With a TV career spanning more than three decades Kates performed in a number of era-defining shows.
She had a recurring role in the ’90s sitcom “森菲尔德,” starring alongside 杰里·森菲尔德 和 Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
She also featured in the gritty Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” and the legal drama “好战,” as well as appearing in “The Sopranos” origin film “The Many Saints of Newark.”
