Kitty Troll Biography (1950-)

Full name, Kathleen Troll; born December 18, 1950, in New York, NY; daughterof Hans (a physicist) and Lillian Holland (a psychologist; maiden name, Ellman) Troll; married Douglas Getchell (divorced); children: Wyatt Theodore. Addresses: HOME--203 W. 90th Street, New York, NY 10025.

Kitty Troll told CTFT: "I originally entered this profession to escape beingmyself. I discovered to my dismay that instead it meant learning about myselfas my instrument to an occasionally uncomfortable degree. But without my passion and commitment to acting and the discoveries it required, I would be a very different person, so I am grateful."

Nationality: American
Birth Details: December 18, 1950; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

Credits
STAGE DEBUT--Anitra, A Grape for Seeing, Foothill Theatre, CA.
OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT--Emmeline, S.W.A.K., Playwrights Horizons.
Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
At the Commedia Theatre, CA, 1967: Charlotte, The Night of the Iguana, Joanna, Blues for Mr. Charlie, and Titania, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
at the Theatre by the Sea, Portsmouth, NH, 1968-70: actress number two, Spoon River Anthology; Childie, The Killing of Sister George, Tillie, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, ingenue, The Moon Is Blue, Agnes, School for Wives, and mysterious woman, Victims of Duty.
Iris, Beggar's Choice/Johnny Bull, Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Festival, New London, CT.
one-act series, Day of the Races, Stray Dogs, Old Wives Tale, No SmokingPlayhouse, New York City.
Throckmorton, TX, Young Playwrights Festival, New York City.
Irene and Mable, Bandits, St. Peter's Church, New York City.
Jane, After the Ceremony, Maggie, Survivors, and April, Valentine, all atthe Actor's Studio, New York City.
Iris, Beggar's Choice, New York Shakespeare Festival.
Doris, Bayside Boys, Labor Theate, New York City.
Sally, Talley's Folley and Hero, Much Ado About Nothing, both at the Commedia Theatre, CA.
Credits; MAJOR TOURS
Children's Theatre tour of New England.

FILM DEBUT--Film critic, Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980.
Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
Carrie, Nightflowers.
Jane, The Decision.
narrator of the documentary, The Last to Know, 1981.
Lynn, Sun and Moon, 1986.
Selma Lewis, Permanent Wave, 1986.
TELEVISION DEBUT--Carol, As the World Turns, CBS.
Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
Susan Stephens, For Richer, for Poorer, NBC.
Ilona, The Best of Families, PBS.
Aggie, Texas, NBC.
Eve, All My Children, ABC.
Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK
Voice overs and commercials.
drama, on Earplay, National Public Radio.
Writings;SCREENPLAYS
Holding the Bag.
Writings;TELEPLAYS
Malpractice.
Writings;BOOKS
(With Olauya) The Party Book; three children's books.

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