Catherine Hicks

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Biography

She continued her ascent with high-profile roles in projects like the campy miniseries "Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls" (CBS, 1981) and the series "Tucker's Witch" (CBS, 1982-83), as well as feature films "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986) and, most famously, as the whale-obsessed biologist in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986). She won a Best Actress Saturn Award for her starring role as a mother who buys Chucky, a demonically …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

August 6, 1951

Career Milestones

Co-starred in TV series version of "The Bad News Bears"

Raised in Phoenix, Arizona

Starred in TV series "Tucker's Witch"

1976

TV series debut on the ABC soap "Ryan's Hope"; landed the role two days after arriving in NYC

1978

Appeared with Jack Lemmon on Broadway in "Tribute"

1979

Made first TV-movie, "Love For Rent"

1980

Starred as Marilyn Monroe in the TV-movie, "Marilyn: The Untold Story"

1981

Played Ann Welles in miniseries "Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls"

1982

Made feature film debut in "Death Valley"

1984

Played Ron Silver's love interest in "Garbo Talks"

1994

Was member of the ensemble cast of short-lived "Winnetka Road" (NBC)

1996

Played a minister's wife in "7th Heaven" (The WB)

Awards

1981

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in Marilyn: The Untold Story