Kay Lenz Biography (1953-)

Also known as Kay Ann Kemper; born March 4, 1953, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Ted (a broadcast producer) and Kay (a radio engineer and model) Lenz; married David Cassidy (an actor and singer), April 3, 1977 (divorced, 1981). Addresses: Agent: Gage Group, Inc., 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 306, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
March 4, 1953
Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • American Graffiti, Universal, 1973
  • Title role, Breezy, Universal, 1973
  • Jerri Hummer, White Line Fever, Columbia, 1975
  • Cam Johnson, Moving Violation, 1976
  • Thursday, The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday, American International, 1976
  • Leah Bergson, The Passage, United Artists, 1979
  • Linda Ramsey, Mean Dog Blues, 1979
  • Moke, Fast-Walking, Lorimar, 1982
  • Sandy, House, New World, 1986
  • Karen Sheldon, Death Wish IV: The Crackdown, Cannon, 1987
  • Cody/Sunny, Stripped to Kill (also known as Deception and Murder at the Burlesque), Concorde, 1987
  • Sharon Haden, Fear, Cinetel, 1988
  • Deborah Quinn, Physical Evidence, Columbia, 1989
  • Kat Hall, Headhunter, 1989
  • Streets, Concorde, 1990
  • P. J. Parks, Falling from Grace, Columbia, 1992
  • Also appeared in Honor Betrayed and Trial by Terror.
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Audree Prewitt, The Weekend Nun, ABC, 1972
  • Ruth Hailey, A Summer without Boys, ABC, 1973
  • Vicky Simmons, Unwed Father, ABC, 1974
  • Sue Crandall, The Underground Man, NBC, 1974
  • Shirley, The FBI Story: The FBI versus Alvin Karpus, Public Enemy Number One, CBS, 1974
  • Sherry Williams, Journey from Darkness, NBC, 1975
  • Sarah, The Initiation of Sarah, ABC, 1978
  • Sarah Burns, The Seeding of Sarah Burns, CBS, 1979
  • Barbara Chilcoate, The Escape, CBS, 1980
  • Karen Hicks, Murder by Night (also known as Memory Lane), USA Network, 1989
  • Leona Gordon, Hitler's Daughter, USA Network, 1990
  • Pilots
  • Carol Bain, Sanctuary of Fear (also known as The Girl in the Park), NBC, 1979
  • Jenny O'Rourke, The Hustler of Muscle Beach, ABC, 1980
  • Carrie Madison, Prisoners of the Lost Universe, Showtime, 1983
  • Kathy Priester, Heart of the City, ABC, 1986
  • Hardball, NBC, 1989
  • Series
  • The Tammy Grimes Show, ABC, 1966
  • Kim Donnelly, The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981
  • Voice of Cowlamity Kate, Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa (animated), ABC, 1992
  • Maggie Zombro, Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1992-1993
  • Miniseries
  • Kate Jordache, Rich Man, Poor Man, ABC, 1976
  • Kate Jordache, Rich Man, Poor Man, Book II, ABC, 1976-1977
  • Episodic
  • "Teach Tigers to Purr," The Monroes, ABC, 1967
  • "Cold, Hard Cash," Ironside, NBC, 1972
  • "A Girl Named Tham," Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, ABC, 1973
  • "Harem," Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1973
  • Lisa Schilling, "Lisa, Bright and Dark," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1973
  • "Time for Love," Love Story, NBC, 1974
  • "The Foundling," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1974
  • "The Conspirators," Medical Center, CBS, 1974
  • "Heart in Hiding," ABC Afternoon Playbreak, ABC, 1974
  • Kodiak, ABC, 1974
  • "The Barefoot Girls of Bleeker Street," McCloud, NBC, 1974
  • "The Hostage," Nakia, ABC, 1974
  • "The Avenger," Cannon, CBS, 1974
  • "Face of Evil," Petrocelli, NBC, 1975
  • "Eclipse," Jigsaw John, NBC, 1976
  • Doreen, How the West Was Won, ABC, 1978
  • "Matchpoint," Insight, syndicated, 1983
  • "Reflections," Hotel, ABC, 1984
  • "Blood Lines," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1984
  • "Amen to Amen-Re," The Whiz Kids, CBS, 1984
  • "The Other Side of Oneness," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984
  • "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1984
  • "Victimless Crime," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1984
  • "Losers Weepers," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984
  • "Stolen," Matt Houston, ABC, 1984
  • "Almost Foolproof," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1985
  • "Last Wish," Finders of Lost Loves, ABC, 1985
  • "Armed Response," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
  • "A Very Practical Joke," Scene of the Crime, NBC, 1985
  • "Last Stand," MacGyver, ABC, 1985
  • "Still Goin' Steady," Riptide, NBC, 1985
  • "Scrap Metal," Hunter, NBC, 1986
  • "Growing Up and Grinding Down," Heart of the City (also known as Cold Steel and Neon), ABC, 1986
  • "The Probe," Starman, ABC, 1987
  • "Second Story Simons," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1987
  • "Kevin's Older Woman," Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1987
  • Ray, "Traveling Man," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1987
  • "Come Back Little Shiska," Moonlighting, ABC, 1987
  • "And Baby Makes Two," Hotel, ABC, 1987
  • "The Undergraduate," Charles in Charge, syndicated, 1987
  • "Home Is Where the Heart Is," Houston Knights, CBS, 1987
  • "After It Happened," Midnight Caller, NBC, 1988
  • "Conversations with the Assassin," Midnight Caller, NBC, 1988
  • "Simon and Simon, Jr.," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1988
  • Appeared as an infant on Hollywood on Television; also appeared inLife Stories.
  • Specials
  • Bonnie, "Private Affairs" (also known as "Student Affairs"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • People Weekly, November 20, 1989