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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