Kathryn Leigh Scott

Kathryn Leigh Scott
Kathryn Leigh Scott in 2009
Born Marlene Kathryn Kringstad
(1943-01-26) January 26, 1943
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation Actress, writer
Years active 1966–present
Spouse(s) Ben Martin (m. 1970–1990); divorced[1]
Geoff Miller (m. 1991–2011); his death

Kathryn Leigh Scott (born Marlene Kringstad;[2] January 26, 1943) is an American television and film actress who is best remembered for playing several roles on Dark Shadows.

Early life

Scott was born Marlene Kathryn Kringstad[3] in Robbinsdale, Minnesota to Ole and Hilda Sophie (née Karlsgodt) Kringstad,[3] both of Norwegian descent.[4]

Career

Scott grew up on a farm in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole Kringstad, a Norwegian immigrant, and Hilda Karlsgodt Kringstad, of Norwegian descent. She attended Northwestern University in their summer "cherub" program while in high school. In 1962 she moved to New York to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts on scholarship while working as a Playboy Bunny in the original New York Playboy Club at 59th and Fifth Avenue. Upon graduation from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kathryn landed the ingénue lead in the classic Gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows (ABC, 1966-1971), and starred in the 1971 MGM feature, "House of Dark Shadows" in 1971. Kathryn played four roles in the series: Maggie Evans, Josette du Pres, Lady KittyHampshire and Rachel Drummond.

In 1971, she moved to Paris, France, with her fiance, Time/Life photojournalist Ben Martin. In Paris, Kathryn played twins in the French language film "L'alfomega." After marrying later that year in Vikebukt, Norway, she and her husband moved to London, England, where she continued working as an actress. She appeared in several television films including "Crime of Passion," "Harriet's Back In Town," "The Turn of the Screw," "Marked Personal," "Come Die With Me," "Dial M For Murder," "Space 1999" and the miniseries "Late Call," "Edward The King" and "The Exiles." She also appeared in the feature films "Brannigan" with John Wayne, "Providence with Dirck Bogarde, directed by Alain Resnais, "The Great Gatsby," directed by Jack Clayton and "The Greek Tycoon" with Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset. In 1974, she played "Nurse Kelly" in a six-month run of "Harvey" with James Stewart, directed by Sir Anthony Quayle, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. The following year she was in the new play, "Le Weekend" at the Bristol Old Vic, Bistol, England.

In 1978 Kathryn moved to Los Angeles to star in the CBS series "Big Shamus, Little Shamus" with Brian Dennehy. She guest-starred in a succession of television series and returned to England to film "The Last Days of Patton" with George C. Scott, "Murrow" with Dan Travanti, "Voice of the Heart" with James Brolin and "Chandlertown" with Powers Booth.

In 1985, Kathryn launched Pomegranate Press, Ltd. to publish books about the entertainment industry, including guide books, biographies, textbooks and coffee table art books. She wrote "The Bunny Years" (the 25-year history of Playboy Clubs told throughthe women who worked as Bunnies), which was sold to Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer. She also co-produced a two-hour special for the A&E Network, and a one-hour documentary for BBC-1 and Canadian TV, based on the book. Pomegranate has published over 50 nonfiction titles, including Scott’s books, "Lobby Cards: The Classic Films" (Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Coffee TableBook) and "Lobby Cards: The Classic Comedies," both of which were published in the U.K. by Bloomsbury. She published a Tradepaper edition of the hardcover biography, "Coya Come Home," with a Foreword by Walter F. Mondale (2012).

Kathryn wrote "Dark Shadows Memories" to coincide with its 20th anniversary and "Dark Shadows Companion" as a 25th anniversary tribute. She has written three novels, "Dark Passages" (2012), "Down and Out in Beverly Heels" (2013), "Jinxed (2015); a memoir, "Last Dance at the Savoy" (Cumberland Press, 2016) and a trilogy of books on care giving: "Now With You, Now Without," "The Happy Hours" and "A Welcome Respite" (Grand Harbor 2017).

Kathryn plays Mamie Eisenhower in the feature "The Eleventh Green" (2019) with Campbell Scott, "Three Christs" (2018) with Richard Gere and Juliana Margulies and Woody Allen’s "A Rainy Day in New York" (2018). She appeared in Hallmark Channel’s "Broadcasting Christmas" (2016), Lifetime’s "A Wedding to Die For" (2017) and has a recurring role as George Segal’s girlfriend Miriam in "The Goldbergs." She wrote "Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood" (2012), and appeared in a cameo role in the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton film, "Dark Shadows" (2012)

After Kathryn's divorce from Ben Martin in 1990, they continued as partners in Pomegranate Press and remained close until his death in 2017. Kathryn married Geoff Miller, founding editor and publisher of Los Angeles Magazine in 1991. He died from progressive supra-nuclear palsy in 2011. Kathryn is a national volunteer spokesperson for CurePSP.

She has served on the Boards of the Beverly Hills Women's Club and the Women's Club of Hollywood.

Pomegranate Press

In 1986 she founded Pomegranate Press, which published her books about Dark Shadows and other books including "The Bunny Years" about the 25-year history of Playboy Bunnies, and coffee table books on film art. Her Pomegranate Press has also published a number of books by other authors, mainly nonfiction entertainment titles. Today, she continues to work as an actress (Three Christs with Richard Gere, 2017) and writer ("Last Dance At the Savoy, "Now With You, Now Without" published by Grand Harbor). She reprised a number of her Dark Shadows roles in a series of audio dramas. Scott co-wrote (with Jim Pierson) Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood, an updated retrospective on the original series, the Tim Burton remake with Johnny Depp, Dark Shadows, in which Scott has a cameo role. The book was released on April 3, 2012 via Pomegranate Press.[5]

Personal life

She married her first husband, photographer Ben Martin in 1971. They divorced in 1990, although the two remained business partners in Pomegranate Press.[1] Martin died in February 2017.[6]

In 1991, she married Los Angeles magazine founder Geoff Miller. She and Miller remained together until his death in 2011 of progressive supranuclear palsy.[7][8]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 http://kathrynleighscott.com/blogs/ben-martin
  2. ↑ Biography: "Kathryn Leigh Scott Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine.". Retrieved on September 28, 2010
  3. 1 2 Minnesota Birth Index, Ancestry.com
  4. ↑ Hilda Kringstad obituary (mother of Kathryn Leigh Scott) Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood Coming in April 2012
  6. ↑ "Ben Martin, Time Photographer Who Captured the 1960s, Dies at 86". The New York Times. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  7. ↑ Marriage of Kathryn Leigh Scott and Geoff Miller on the Dark Shadows weblog
  8. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/18/local/la-me-geoff-miller-20110418
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