Kathy Najimy Biography (1957-)

Full name, Katherine Ann Najimy; born February 6, 1957, in San Diego, CA; daughter of Fred (a postal worker) and Samia Najimy; married Dan Finnerty (an actor, musician, and leader of the Dan Band), August 8, 1995; children: Samia.Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1804; International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, writer, director
Birth Details: February 6, 1957; San Diego, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Crazed video store customer, The Fisher King, TriStar, 1991
Lang's girl Friday, The Hard Way, Universal, 1991
Tawny Miller, Soapdish, Paramount, 1991
(Uncredited) Other People's Money (also known as Riqueza ajena), Warner Bros., 1991
(As Kathy Ann Najimy) Angela, This Is My Life, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Marge, Topsy and Bunker: The Cat Killers, 1992
Sister Mary Patrick, Sister Act, Buena Vista, 1992
Mary Sanderson, Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993
Sister Mary Patrick, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Buena Vista,1993
Tippy, It's Pat (also known as It's Pat: The Movie), BuenaVista, 1994
Acolyte, Jeffrey, Orion Classics, 1995
Ruby, Nevada, Storm Entertainment, 1997
Toyota Carter, Shantay, 1997
Voice of Tillie Hippo, Cats Don't Dance (animated musical), WarnerBros., 1997
Toni Post, Hope Floats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Mrs. Simpson, Zack and Reba, 1998
Motel maid, Bride of Chucky (also known as Chucky), Universal, 1998
Voice of Chil the vulture, The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (animated), Buena Vista Home Video, 1998
Angela, Attention Shoppers (also known as Blue Light Special), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 1999
Journey to a Hate Free Millennium: Stories of Hope and Compassion(also known as Journey to a Hate Free Millennium), New Light Media, 1999
Life after Donna Dell (musical), 1999
Dr. Albright, Leaving Peoria (short film), 2000
Beverly "Bev" Pear, Rat Race (also known as Course folle),Paramount, 2001
Geri, The Wedding Planner (also known as Wedding Planner--verliebt, verlobt, verplant), Columbia, 2001
Curve (documentary), Prince Street Productions, 2002
Voice of Dipsy, Balto III: Wings of Change (animated), Universal Studios Home Video, 2004
Fortune teller, Bam Bam and Celeste, Salty Features, 2005
Maggie, Say Uncle (also known as Donut Hole), Lantern LaneEntertainment, 2005
Getting Played, New Line Home Video, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Olive Massey, Veronica's Closet, NBC, 1997-2000
Voices of Coach Doogan, Margot Lesandre, and other characters, PepperAnn (also known as Disney's "Pepper Ann"), ABC and syndicated, 1997-2000
Voices of Peggy Hill and other characters, King of the Hill (animated), Fox, beginning 1997
The College of Comedy with Alan King (also known as The Collegeof Comedy with Alan King, Part II), PBS, c. 2000
Voice of Margalo the bird, Stuart Little (animated), HBO Family, 2003
Movies
Kathy Lane, In Search of Dr. Seuss, TNT, 1994
Lola Molina, Jackie's Back! (also known as Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva), Lifetime, 1999
Doctor, "2000" (segment), If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000
Mariah, The Scream Team, The Disney Channel, 2002
Specials
"Kathy & Mo: Parallel Lives" (also known as "The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives"), HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1991
Out There, Comedy Central, 1993
Host, Let's Make Sure Everybody Eats '95, TV Food Network, 1995
"Kathy and Mo: The Dark Side," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1995
Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995
Lifetime Applauds: The Fight against Breast Cancer, Lifetime, 1995
Cashier, Women without Implants, Lifetime, 1996
Voice of Peggy Hill, Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998
Stepmother, CinderElmo, Fox, 1999
Voice of first mother duck, The Sissy Duckling (animated), HBO, 1999
Voice of Tiny, Snowden's Christmas (animated), CBS, 1999
Celebrity Weddings: InStyle, Lifetime, 1999
Equality Rocks, VH1, 2000
He's Having a Baby (documentary), Cinemax, c. 2003
Herself, Boomer Nation (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2004
Herself, American Express Jam Sessions, 2005
Awards Presentations
The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
Presenter, The 19th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1997

The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998
The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
Presenter, The Second Annual Women Rock: Girls and Guitars, Lifetime, 2001
Preshow host, TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (also known as First Annual TV Land Awards), TV Land, 2003
Episodic
Contestant, The Family Feud, 1981
Theresa, "So Funny," Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1994
She TV, ABC, 1994
Voice, "Cellar Beware," Duckman (animated; also known as Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man), USA Network, 1995
Buyer number one, "Cher, Inc.," Clueless, ABC, 1996
Dr. Barbara "Bix" Konstadt, "Hearts and Minds," Chicago Hope, CBS,1996
Dr. Barbara "Bix" Konstadt, "Life Lines," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
Dr. Barbara "Bix" Konstadt, "Women on the Verge," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
Lorna Irons, "Go Girlz," Ellen (also known as These Friends ofMine), ABC, 1996
Voice, "The Color of Naught," Duckman (animated; also known as Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man), USA Network, 1996
Claire, "The Psychic," Early Edition, CBS, 1997
Voice of Madame Blanche, "Helga's Love Potion/Gerald's Secret," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1997
Dr. Tyra, "The Good Doctor," For Your Love, The WB, 1998
Herself, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute," Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1998
Voice of ostrich, "Have Yourself a Thornberry Little Christmas," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 1998
Voice of Thespis the muse, "Hercules and the Muse of Dance," Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's "Hercules"), ABC and syndicated,1998
Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Cyndi Lauper, Lifetime, 1998
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998
Voice of Madame Blanche, "Headless Cabbie/Friday the 13th," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999
Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Melissa Etheridge, Lifetime, 1999
Panelist, The List, VH1, 1999
Happy Hour, USA Network, 1999
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Kathy Najimy, Lifetime, 2000
Herself, Joan Rivers: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
"Scene Stealers Edition," Weakest Link, NBC, 2001
Hollywood Unleashed, Animal Planet, 2001
Pajama Party, Oxygen, 2001
Herself, Tracey Ullman's "Visible Panty Lines" (also known as Visible Panty Lines), Oxygen, c. 2001
Inside TV Land: 40 Greatest Theme Songs (documentary), TV Land, 2002
Pyramid, syndicated, multiple episodes in 2002 and 2003
Voices of Calliope and second aglaophone, "The Enemy of My Enemy," TheMummy: The Animated Series (animated), The WB, 2003
Judge, Star Search, CBS, 2003
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003
The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004
The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2004
"Perfect 10s the Women," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
"Sexiest Men," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
"Small Screen, Big Stars," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
"Tournament 6, Game 3," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2005
"Tournament 6 Championship," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2005
Appeared as the voice of an old woman, Adventures from the Book of Virtues (animated), PBS. Appeared in London Underground, Comedy Central; Storytime, PBS; What's Up, Dr. Ruth?; and other programs.
Pilots
Olive Massey, Veronica's Closet, NBC, 1997
Voices of Peggy Hill, King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1997
Television Executive Producer
"Kathy and Mo: The Dark Side," HBO Comedy Hour (special), HBO, 1995
The Gumm Sisters (pilot), Lifetime, 2005
Stage Appearances
The Kathy and Mo Show, Old Town Opera House, San Diego, CA, 1984,produced at other venues, including nightclubs in New York City, beginning c.1985
The Further Adventures of Kathy and Mo, Second Stage Theatre, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1986
The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives, Westside Arts Theatre, NewYork City, beginning c. 1988
Mae, Dirty Blonde, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 2000
Afterbirth: Kathy & Mo's Greatest Hits, Second Stage Theatre,New York City, beginning 2004
Appeared in the solo show It's My Party; appeared in several musicals, including Godspell and Grease; appeared in The Vagina Monologues, New York and Los Angeles productions.
Stage Director
Director of Back to Bacharach and David, Los Angeles and other productions; Don't Get Me Started, off-Broadway production; and I CanPut My Fist in My Mouth.
RECORDINGS
Albums; Soundtracks
Sister Act, Hollywood Records, 1992
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Hollywood Records, 1993
Cats Don't Dance, PolyGram, 1997
Music Videos
Lady Soul, "If My Sister's in Trouble," c. 1992
Appeared as a fairy godmother in Rebecca Lynn Howard's music video "WhenMy Dreams Come True."
Audiobooks
Wally Lamb, She's Come Undone, Simon & Schuster, 1997
WRITINGS
Writings for the Stage with Mo Gaffney
The Kathy and Mo Show, Old Town Opera House, San Diego, CA, 1984,produced at other venues, including nightclubs in New York City, beginning c.1985
The Further Adventures of Kathy and Mo, Second Stage Theatre, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1986
The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives, Westside Arts Theatre, NewYork City, beginning c. 1988, published as Parallel Lives--Based on the Kathy and Mo Show, Dramatists Play Service, 1998
Afterbirth: Kathy & Mo's Greatest Hits, Second Stage Theatre,New York City, beginning 2004
Appeared in the solo show It's My Party.
Teleplays with Mo Gaffney
Specials
"Kathy & Mo: Parallel Lives" (also known as "The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives"), HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1991
"Kathy and Mo: The Dark Side," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1995
Teleplays
Episodic
(With others) She TV, ABC, 1994
Pilots
With Eve Ensler, author of a pilot.
Humor
With Mo Gaffney, author of The Kathy and Mo Book.
Nonfiction
Contributor
Angela Bonavoglia, editor, The Choices We Made: Twenty-Five Women andMen Speak Out about Abortion, foreword by Gloria Steinem, Random House, 1991
Larry King, Remember Me When I'm Gone: The Rich and Famous Write TheirOwn Epitaphs and Obituaries, Nan A. Talese, 2004
Contributor to various periodicals, including the New York Times.Featured in the book Starpower.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Biography, February, 1999, p. 18
InStyle, June, 1998, p. 172; February 1, 1999, p. 222
People Weekly, May 1, 1989, p. 123; June 22, 1992, p. 63; August 31, 1998, p. 115; July 5, 1999, p. 83

Electronic

Kathy Najimy Official Web Site, http://www.kathynajimy.com, November 17, 2005

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