Cathy Lee Crosby Biography (1944-)

Born December 2, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Linda Hayes (an actress); married, 1960 (divorced, 1962).

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer, playwright, director
Birth Details: December 2, 1944; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Regular, Dean Martin Presents the Golddigers, 1969
(With Fran Tarkenton and John Davidson) Cohost, That's Incredible!, ABC, 1980-1985
Miniseries
Tracy Carter, Roughnecks, syndicated, 1980
Major Kate Breckenridge, World War III, NBC, 1984
Judith Main, John Jakes's Heaven and Hell: North and South, Part III (also known as Heaven and Hell: North and South, Part III and North and South III), ABC, 1994
Movies
Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (title role), Wonder Woman, ABC, 1974
Kingston Confidential, ABC, 1978
Angel, Keefer (also known as Behind the Lines), 1978
Carol Darnell, The Love Boat: The Shipshape Cruise, ABC, 1986
Shauna, Intimate Strangers, CBS, 1988
Maggie Bernard, Untamed Love (also known as One Child), Lifetime, 1994
Margeaux MacAfee, Lost Treasure of Dos Santos, The Family Channel,1997
Joan Hollins, When the Cradle Falls, CBS, 1997
Lynn, A Memory in My Heart, CBS, 1999
Mary, Sons of Mistletoe (also known as Un Noel pas comme les autres), CBS, 2001
Dancing at the Harvest Moon, CBS, 2002
Pilots
Ginger Wheeler, The Three Wives of David Wheeler, NBC, 1979
Host, Conquer Fort Boyard, ABC, 1993
Sandy Holmestead, Final Run, CBS, 1999
Specials
Performer, Circus of the Stars #4, CBS, 1979
Player, Celebrity Football Classic, NBC, 1979
Team member, Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 5, CBS, 1980
Performer, Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1980
ABC team captain, Battle of the Network Stars VIII, ABC, 1980
Host, Battle of the Network Stars IX, ABC, 1980
Bob Hope Looks at the Prime Time TV Wars (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars) NBC, 1980
The New and Spectacular Guinness Book of the World Records, ABC, 1980
Bob Hope's Funny Valentine (also known as Bob Hope Special: BobHope's Funny Valentine), NBC, 1981
The Bob Hope Comedy Special (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Look at the Fall Season: It's Still Free and Worth It!), NBC, 1981
Performer, Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1981
Get High on Yourself, NBC, 1981
Women Who Rate a "10," NBC, 1981
ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XI, ABC, 1981
Magic with the Stars, NBC, 1982
ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1982
Night of 100 Stars I, ABC, 1982
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Women I Love--Beautiful But Funny, NBC, 1982
Host, Celebrity Daredevils, ABC, 1983
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, ABC, 1983

Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut), NBC, 1984
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line, HBO, 1984
The 10th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1985
Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
The Crystal Light National Aerobics Championships, syndicated, 1986
Wrestlemania 2, Showtime, 1986
Host, From Hawaii with Love, syndicated, 1986
Greatest Hits MC, Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (also known as Terms of Enrollment), Cinemax, 1986
Sex Symbols: Past, Present, and Future, syndicated, 1987
Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson, ABC, 1987
Host, U.S. Man of the Year, syndicated, 1988
Host, That's Incredible! Reunion, ABC, 1988
The Disney/MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, NBC, 1989
All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBC, 1989
Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
Welcome Home, America! A USO Salute to America's Sons and Daughters, ABC, 1991
Herself, That's Incredible Special! (also known as That's Incredible: The Reunion), ABC, 2002
Host, That's Incredible: The Reunion, Part II, ABC, 2003
Also appeared in A Spectacular Evening in Egypt.
Episodic
Susan, "The Lay of the Land," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968
"In Sickness and in Health," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1972
Jenny Hollister, "Virus," Emergency!, NBC, 1972
Nancy Erdmore, "Murder in the Doll's House," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1973
Irene Kirk, "He Who Digs a Grave: Parts 1 & 2," Cannon, CBS, 1973
Joanna Kirkwood, "The Capricorn Murder," Shaft, CBS, 1974
Helen of Troy, "The Youth Killer," Kolchak: The Night Stalker, ABC, 1975
Libby Hall, "Like Father, Like Son/Don't Push Me/Second Chance," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
Dr. Karen Lynch, "The Kahuna," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1979
Herself, "No Way Out," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1982
Janet Weaver McDermott, "Flashback," Hotel, 1983
Christy Miller, "The Homecoming: Parts 1 & 2," Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1984
An American Portrait, CBS, 1984
"The Captain Wears Pantyhose," The Love Boat, ABC, 1985
Linda Hudson/Lynette Beaumont, "Tricks," Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1985
Janet Weaver McDermott, "Unfinished Business," Hotel, ABC, 1987
Janet Weaver McDermott, "Fatal Attraction," Hotel, ABC, 1987
Samantha Munson, "Reasonable Doubt," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000
Television Work
Movies
Executive producer, Untamed Love (also known as One Child),Lifetime, 1994
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Kay Butler, The Laughing Policeman (also known as An Investigation of Murder), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
Lynn Strong, Trackdown, Essaness Pictures, 1975
Randy Rawlings, Coach, Media Home Entertainment, 1978
Zoe Owens, The Dark (also known as The Mutilator), Media Home Entertainment, 1979
Herself, The Player, New Line Cinema, 1992
Librarian, The Real Howard Spitz (also known as Samantha et Monsieur Spitz), Live Film and Mediaworks, 1998
Herself, The Big Tease, Warner Bros., 1999
Elizabeth Sherman, Ablaze, New City Releasing, 2001
The Last Guy on Earth, 2002
Also appeared in Call Me by My Name; San Sebastian; Training Camp.
Film Work
Supervising producer of San Sebastian; Training Camp.
Stage Appearances
Night of 100 Stars I, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982
Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, 1985
Boots, Almost Perfect, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1988
Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, 1990
Made off-Broadway debut in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Hollywood American Legion; also appeared in Zoot Suit--The Real Story, Beverly Hills, CA; Downside Risks; Jellyroll Shoes.
Stage Work
Director and producer, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Hollywood American Legion; director, Zoot Suit--The Real Story.
WRITINGS
Plays
Playwright and adapter of They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Hollywood American Legion; and Zoot Suit--The Real Story.
Screenplays
Wrote San Sebastian; Training Camp.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, August 15, 1994, p. 86
TV Guide, July 30, 1994, p. 22

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