Biography
Kate Vernon is a Canadian-born American actress. She was born Katherine Elizabeth Vernon on 21 April 1961 in Toronto, Ontario, and moved with her family to Los Angeles at the age of seven. Her father was the actor John Vernon.
Vernon began her career in the early 1980s. She is known for her role as Lorraine Prescott in the CBS series Falcon Crest (1984–1985), Benny Hanson in the film Pretty in Pink (1986), Sophia in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X (1992), and Ellen Tigh in the Syfy series Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009). She has appeared in numerous other television series and films.
