---
name: "Katherine Kendall"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/katherine-kendall"
fi1m_id: "katherine-kendall"
imdb_id: "nm0124997"
tmdb_id: 177114
wikidata_id: "Q2442275"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 August 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T02:56:41.061942+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."
---

# Katherine Kendall

## Identity

Katherine Kendall

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/katherine-kendall
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** katherine-kendall
- **IMDb ID:** nm0124997
- **TMDB ID:** 177114
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2442275
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2442275, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124997/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/177114

Actor. Born 12 August 1969 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 August 1969, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 83 (1), 2020s 73 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 74 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, History 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $18m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2442275, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124997/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/177114

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Swingers*](https://film.one/film/swingers.md) (80)

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

## Biography

Katherine Kendall is an American actress. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on 12 August 1969, she moved with her family to Washington, D.C. as a child. She trained for seven years with the Washington Ballet and studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1990, winning the Charles Jellinger Award in 1992. She performed in stage productions including Caryl Churchill's *Top Girls* and Marsha Norman's *Getting Out*.

Kendall is known for her role as Lisa in the 1996 film *Swingers*. Other credits include appearances in *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990) as Lily Diamond, *Firefly* (2002) as The Councillor, and *She Said* (2022) as a Miramax Executive. She worked on the series *Flatland* (2002) in China and has pursued photography. In 2017 she publicly alleged sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein.

*Sources: imdb.com, theguardian.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *She Said* (2022), Fi1m 73, as Miramax Executive — [page](https://film.one/film/she-said.md)
- *Firefly* (2002), Fi1m 83, as The Councillor — [page](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md)
- *Swingers* (1996), Fi1m 80, as Lisa — [page](https://film.one/film/swingers.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *She Said* (2022), as Miramax Executive — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/she-said.md)
- *An L.A. Minute* (2018), as Tracy
- *Rosewood* (2015), series, as Debra Monroe
- *Deep in the Valley* (2009), as Head Mistress
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), series, as Flight Attendant 1
- *Southland Tales* (2007), as Megazeppelin Waitress
- *Turning Green* (2005), as Muse
- *Firefly* (2002), series, as The Councillor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md)
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Cassie Drake
- *Flatland* (2002), series, as Linda Meyers
- *Flatland* (2002), as Linda Meyers
- *Teacher's Pet* (2000), as Carla Briggs
- *The Hungry Bachelors Club* (1999), as Missy Bainbridge
- *Dark Tides* (1998), Actor
- *Eye of the Storm* (1998), as Jenny
- *Swingers* (1996), as Lisa — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/swingers.md)
- *Profiler* (1996), series, as Stephanie
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Lily Diamond — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *La guerra sul fronte Est* (1970), as Marika
- *The American Winner*, Executive Producer

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