Katherine LaNasa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-12-01 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

  • 凯瑟琳·拉·纳莎

Katherine LaNasa

Biography

LaNasa was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Anne (née Hardin) and Dr. James J. LaNasa, Jr., a plastic surgeon. LaNasa began dancing at the age of 12, and at the age of 14, she was accepted to the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After an apprenticeship with Milwaukee Ballet, LaNasa danced with Salt Lake City's Ballet West and the Karole Armitage Ballet.

LaNasa assisted John Carrafa with the choreography for the 1989 film Rooftops. She made her screen debut with a small role in the film Catchfire (1990) and in following years appeared in movies and television. LaNasa played the lead role of Bess Bernstein-Flynn Keats in the NBC comedy series Three Sisters (2001-2002), which was cancelled after two seasons. She was a star of the short-lived CBS series Love Monkey (2006), playing Karen Freed, and HBO's 12 Miles of Bad Road.

LaNasa has appeared in guest roles on numerous television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, ER, House M.D., Justice, Two and a Half Men, and Seinfeld. She portrayed recurring character Yvonne Dunbar on Judging Amy, Kim McPherson on The Guardian and Beverly Ford on Big Love. Her film credits include Kiss & Tell (1996), Schizopolis (1996), Alfie (2004), Valentine's Day (2010), Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012), The Campaign (2012) and The Frozen Ground (2012). LaNasa stars in the NBC drama series Deception, which premiered as a mid-season replacement during the 2012–13 television season, as Sophia Bowers. Spouse: Grant Show, (18 August 2012 - present) French Stewart, (19 May 1998 - December 2009) (divorced) Dennis Hopper, (17 June 1989 - April 1992) (divorced) 1 child.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy
8.3%

Grey's Anatomy

2005-03-27

House
8.6%

House

2004-11-16

Valentine's Day
5.9%

Valentine's Day

2010-02-10

Two and a Half Men
7.4%

Two and a Half Men

2003-09-22

The Campaign
5.8%

The Campaign

2012-08-09

Seinfeld
8.3%

Seinfeld

1989-07-05

Ghost Whisperer
8.1%

Ghost Whisperer

2005-09-23

CSI: Miami
7.8%

CSI: Miami

2002-09-23

The Frozen Ground
6.3%

The Frozen Ground

2013-07-11

Alfie
5.8%

Alfie

2004-10-22

ER
7.9%

ER

1994-09-19

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Acting

2020
Katy Keene as Gloria Grandbilt
2019
Truth Be Told as Noa Havilland
2017
Future Man as Athena / Dr. Hogeveen
2017
Imposters as Sally
2016
Love Is All You Need? as Vicki Curtis
2015
The Squeeze as Jessie
2014
Satisfaction as Adriana
2014
Buttwhistle as Mrs. Confer
2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car as Donna Baron
2013
The Frozen Ground as Fran Hansen
2013
Deception as Sophia Bowers
2012
The Campaign as Rose Brady
2012
Longmire as Lizzie Ambrose
2010
Valentine's Day as Pamela Copeland
2008
The Lucky Ones as Janet
2007
Burn Notice
2006
Justice - Nel nome della legge
2006
Pepper Dennis
2006
Big Love
2006
Love Monkey
2005
Ghost Whisperer as Betty
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Kalpana Vera
2004
House as Melissa
2004
Alfie as Uta
2004
Boston Legal as Pat Ontario
2003
Cold Case as Leigh Feldman / Foster
2003
Miss Match
2003
Two and a Half Men as Lydia
2002
CSI: Miami as Carla Marshall
2001
The Guardian
2001
Three Sisters as Bess Bernstein-Flynn Keats
2001
The Division
2000
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival as Kaki Lamb
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Ginger
1999
Judging Amy as Atty. Yvonne Dunbar
1997
Kiss & Tell as Georgia Montauk
1997
Always Say Goodbye as Blonde Woman
1997
Schizopolis as Diane
1997
The Practice as Sheila
1996
Shattered Mind
1996
The Sentinel as Monique Brackley
1996
The Destiny of Marty Fine as Amy
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun as Kate
1995
Almost Perfect
1995
Nothing But the Truth as Susie Marsh
1995
Sliders as Dr. Olivia Lujan
1994
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice as Tiffany
1994
ER as Janet Wilco
1994
Flashfire as Monica Ambrose
1993
NYPD Blue as Michelle Colohan
1990
Catchfire as Waitress
1989
Seinfeld as Cathy Tierny

Production

2016
Love Is All You Need? as Executive Producer