---
name: "Kate Vernon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kate-vernon"
fi1m_id: "kate-vernon"
imdb_id: "nm0894690"
tmdb_id: 19740
wikidata_id: "Q288688"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 April 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T13:23:27.145314+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kate Vernon

## Identity

Kate Vernon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kate-vernon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kate-vernon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0894690
- **TMDB ID:** 19740
- **Wikidata ID:** Q288688
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Vernon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288688, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894690/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19740

Actor. Born 21 April 1961 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 April 1961, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** کیت ورنن, Katherine Elizabeth Vernon, Кейт Вернон, 케이트 버논
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 79 (1), 2000s 83 (1), 2020s 56 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $48m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Vernon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288688, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0894690/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19740

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*I Will Find You*](https://film.one/tv/i-will-find-you.md) (56)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kate Vernon is a Canadian-born American actress. Born Katherine Elizabeth Vernon on 21 April 1961 in Toronto, Ontario, she moved with her family to Los Angeles at the age of seven.

She began her career in the early 1980s. Vernon is known for her role as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS series *Falcon Crest* (1984–1985), Benny Hanson in the film *Pretty in Pink* (1986), Sophia in *Malcolm X* (1992), and Ellen Tigh in the series *Battlestar Galactica* (2004–2009). She has appeared in numerous other television series and films, including *The Last Song* (2010).

Her father was the actor John Vernon.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *I Will Find You* (2026), Fi1m 56, as Sophie Burroughs — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-will-find-you.md)
- *Battlestar Galactica* (2004), Fi1m 83, as Ellen Tigh — [page](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md)
- *Malcolm X* (1992), Fi1m 79, as Sophia — [page](https://film.one/film/malcolm-x.md)

## Complete filmography (85)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *I Will Find You* (2026), series, as Sophie Burroughs — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-will-find-you.md)
- *God of Frogs* (2026), as Eve
- *A Gettysburg Christmas* (2023), as Caroline
- *Meet the Killer Parents* (2023), as Miriam
- *Sullivan's Crossing* (2023), series, as Helen
- *True Lies* (2023), series, as Sharon Heinz
- *The Morning Show* (2019), series, as Geneva
- *Anniversary Nightmare* (2019), as Barbara
- *Another Life* (2019), series, as Ava Beckenbridge
- *His Master's Voice* (2018), as Camille
- *Condor* (2018), series, as Lily Partridge
- *Groomzilla* (2018), as Olivia
- *Valentina's Wedding* (2018), as Melanie Tate
- *Amelia 2.0* (2017), as Dr. Ellen Beckett
- *Chicanery* (2017), as Billie Endicott
- *A Christmas Truce* (2015), as Helena
- *108 Stitches* (2014), as President Jennine Wormer Pratt
- *Prelude to Axanar* (2014), as Captain Sonya Alexander
- *The 100* (2014), series, as Diana Sydney
- *Battledogs* (2013), as Dr. Ellen Gordon
- *Perception* (2012), series, as Mary Morrison
- *The Firm* (2012), series, Actor
- *Red Faction: Origins* (2011), as The Matriarch
- *National Lampoon's Snatched* (2011), as Diane
- *The Last Song* (2010), as Susan Blakelee
- *Battlestar Galactica: The Plan* (2009), as Ellen Tigh
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Arden — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Saving Grace* (2007), series, as Ellen Cooper
- *Last Chance Cafe* (2006), as Hallie Boyer
- *Heroes* (2006), series, as Vanessa Wheeler — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Knights of the South Bronx* (2005), as Pat
- *Confession* (2005), as Detective Robin Mallory
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Rowan — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Reunion* (2005), series, Actor
- *School of Life* (2005), as Elli Warner
- *Family Plan* (2005), as Victoria
- *Buds For Life* (2004), as Valerie Quinlan
- *Battlestar Galactica* (2004), series, as Ellen Tigh — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md)
- *Grave Matters* (2004), as Christine
- *Wilder Days* (2003), as Dorothy Morse
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Caroline Morrow — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Largo Winch* (2001), series, as Monique Winch-Hastings
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Penelope Russell, Raina Press
- *Y2K* (1999), as Alix Cromwell
- *The Secret Life of Girls* (1999), as Kay (Age 40)
- *Blackjack* (1998), as Dr. Rachel Stein
- *Dawson's Creek* (1998), series, as Woman
- *Flood: A River's Rampage* (1997), as Pat Mallory
- *The Hunger* (1997), series, as Lanie
- *Joe's Wedding* (1996), as Uta Mann
- *Downdraft* (1996), as Alexa
- *Kindred: The Embraced* (1996), series, as Alexandra Serris
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Whitney Thomas
- *Bloodknot* (1995), as Kaye
- *The Sister-in-Law* (1995), as Sarah "Sally" Rae Preston / Rae Phillips / Kelly Richards
- *Dangerous Touch* (1995), as Amanda Grace
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Tricia Lange, Judy Warren
- *Soft Deceit* (1995), as Anne Fowler
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), series, as Cmdr. Valerie Archer
- *Probable Cause* (1994), as Lynn Reilly
- *House of Secrets* (1993), as Laura Morrell
- *Cyber Eden* (1992), as Prudence
- *Malcolm X* (1992), as Sophia — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/malcolm-x.md)
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin* (1991), as Terry Weidner
- *Daughters of Privilege* (1991), as Diana
- *Mob Story* (1989), as Mindy
- *Hostile Takeover* (1989), as Sally
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Lucy Chadwick
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, Actor
- *I'll Take Manhattan* (1987), series, as Nanette Alexander
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as DDA Belinda Fox
- *Banter* (1986), as Brent Holliday
- *Pretty in Pink* (1986), as Benny Hanson
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Mary-John Lovejoy
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Donna
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Connie Norton, Rhonda Sykes
- *Roadhouse 66* (1984), as Melissa Duran
- *Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac* (1984), as Donna Adams
- *Alphabet City* (1984), as Angie
- *Chained Heat* (1983), as Cellmate
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Nancy Evans
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Christy
- *Hotel* (1982), series, as Sandy Hoyle
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Lorraine Prescott
- *Black Sash*, series, as Jenny

## Gallery

- ![Kate Vernon attending the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in BMO Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-2b1a5c7c9014.jpg) Kate Vernon attending the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in BMO Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (2011) — 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/KateVernonJune2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kate Vernon, born April 21, 1961, is a Canadian-born film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS soap opera Fal (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-2cd7101feaf0.jpg) Kate Vernon, born April 21, 1961, is a Canadian-born film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS soap opera Fal (2011) — 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kate_Vernon.jpg/1280px-Kate_Vernon.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kate Vernon](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-e6b8b2eae50d.jpg) Kate Vernon — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Kate_Vernon_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Kate_Vernon_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Kate Vernon (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-88941ed0cca6.jpg) Actress Kate Vernon (2010) — Johnmaxmena2 (talk)john mena, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Katevernon2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kate Vernon](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-c9d6cfec0eca.jpg) Kate Vernon — Image via TMDB
- ![Kate Vernon](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-a8c0f8d5d343.jpg) Kate Vernon — Image via TMDB
- ![Kate Vernon](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-aa12fc0fdbf1.jpg) Kate Vernon — Image via TMDB
- ![Kate Vernon](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-fb044f6d29c7.jpg) Kate Vernon — Image via TMDB
- ![Kate Vernon](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-6cd73accfacd.jpg) Kate Vernon — Image via TMDB
- ![Kate Vernon](https://film.one/media/person/80240/gallery-205837e9a3b8.jpg) Kate Vernon — Image via TMDB

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