--- name: "Kathleen Beller" canonical: "https://film.one/person/kathleen-beller" fi1m_id: "kathleen-beller" imdb_id: "nm0000898" tmdb_id: 76064 wikidata_id: "Q460289" roles: ["Actor"] born: "19 February 1956" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 64 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-04T17:54:53.744351+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." --- # Kathleen Beller ## Identity Kathleen Beller - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kathleen-beller - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** kathleen-beller - **IMDb ID:** nm0000898 - **TMDB ID:** 76064 - **Wikidata ID:** Q460289 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Beller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460289, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000898/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76064 Actor. Born 19 February 1956 in Westchester, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 19 February 1956, Westchester, New York, USA - **Active:** 1974–1982 - **Also known as:** Kathy Beller - **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 92 (1), 1980s 50 (2) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 2, Crime 2, Drama 2, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1, Horror 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $207m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Beller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460289, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000898/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76064 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Sword and the Sorcerer*](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md) (45) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Kathleen Beller is an American actress. She was born on 19 February 1956 in Westchester, New York. Beller began her career in commercials as a child and made her television debut in 1971 on the daytime soap opera *Search for Tomorrow*, remaining with the series until 1974. She appeared in a small role in *The Godfather Part II* (1974) and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for her performance in *Promises in the Dark* (1979). Beller is known for her role as Kirby Anders on the prime-time soap *Dynasty* (1981–1984) and for her part in *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981). Other credits include *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982). She has also appeared in various television films and series such as *Murder, She Wrote*. In 1988 Beller married musician Thomas Dolby; they have three children. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, goldenglobes.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), Fi1m 45, as Alana — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md) - *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), Fi1m 56, as Theresa — [page](https://film.one/film/fort-apache-the-bronx.md) - *The Godfather Part II* (1974), Fi1m 92, as Girl in 'Senza Mamma' — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-ii.md) ## Complete filmography (37) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Legacy* (1993), as Eliza Williams - *Life After Sex* (1992), as Kathleen - Interview Subject - *Dynasty: The Reunion* (1991), series, as Kirby Anders Colby - *The Danger Team* (1991), as Cheryl Singer - *Time Trackers* (1989), as R.J. Craig - *The Bronx Zoo* (1987), series, Actor - *Cloud Waltzing* (1987), as Meredith Tolliver - *Blacke's Magic* (1986), series, as Carla Gasparini - *Deadly Messages* (1985), as Laura Daniels - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Maria Deschier, Mary Carver - *Glitter* (1984), series, Actor - *Touched* (1983), as Jennifer - *No Place to Hide* (1983), Actor - *The Blue and the Gray* (1982), series, as Kathy Reynolds - *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), as Alana — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sword-and-the-sorcerer.md) - *The Manions of America* (1981), series, as Maureen O'Brian - *Surfacing* (1981), as Kate - *No Place to Hide* (1981), as Amy Manning - *Fort Apache, the Bronx* (1981), as Theresa — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/fort-apache-the-bronx.md) - *Dynasty* (1981), series, as Kirby Anders Carrington - *Mother and Daughter: The Loving War* (1980), as Renie - *Rappaccini's Daughter* (1980), as Beatrice - *Promises in the Dark* (1979), as Elizabeth (Buffy) Koenig - *Movie Movie* (1978), as Angie Popchik ("Dynamite Hands") - *Are You in the House Alone?* (1978), as Gail Osborne - *Having Babies III* (1978), as Dawn - *The Betsy* (1978), as Betsy - *What Really Happened to the Class of '65?* (1977), series, Actor - *Mary White* (1977), as Marie White - *Something for Joey* (1977), as Jean Cappelletti - *Crime Club* (1975), as Pam Agostino - *Baretta* (1975), series, Actor - *The Godfather Part II* (1974), as Girl in 'Senza Mamma' — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-ii.md) - *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Little Deer - *Medical Center* (1969), series, Actor - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Elena Mendoza - *Search for Tomorrow* (1951), series, Actor ## Gallery - ![Kathleen Beller](https://film.one/media/person/387316/gallery-5f1bc0141274.jpg) Kathleen Beller — David Swift, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Kathleen_Beller_on_the_set_of_Touched.jpg/1280px-Kathleen_Beller_on_the_set_of_Touched.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![American actors Kathleen Beller and Robert Hays filming Touched in Brigantine New Jersey. 35mm. (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/387316/gallery-23e0f5b28eb0.jpg) American actors Kathleen Beller and Robert Hays filming Touched in Brigantine New Jersey. 35mm. (2008) — David Swift, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Kathleen_Beller%2C_Robert_Hays%2C_filming_Touched_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Kathleen_Beller%2C_Robert_Hays%2C_filming_Touched_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Kathleen Beller](https://film.one/media/person/387316/gallery-665bafedef92.jpg) Kathleen Beller — Image via TMDB - ![Kathleen Beller](https://film.one/media/person/387316/gallery-a84e34ca6119.jpg) Kathleen Beller — Image via TMDB - ![Kathleen Beller](https://film.one/media/person/387316/gallery-6cd461ff2141.jpg) Kathleen Beller — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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