Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born May 11, 1975
Kathleen 'Bird' York is an actress, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated songwriter-recording artist. She is most known for her work recurring as Andrea Wyatt in NBC's The West Wing, the Dominick Dunne miniseries A Season in Purgatory, and received critical acclaim for her starring role as Naomi Judd in the NBC miniseries, Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge. Her film credits include Nightcrawler, Crash, Cries of Silence, The Big Day, I Love You to Death, Flashback, and Cold Feet. Series regular roles include In the Dark, Vengeance Unlimited, Aaron's Way, and The Client List, and recurring roles in How to Get Away with Murder, Jane the Virgin, Outcast, Murder One, The O.C., and Desperate Housewives. Guest star appearances include True Blood, Curb Your Enthusiasm, All Rise, Longmire, House, and Revenge She uses the name Bird York for her recorded music. She achieved global recognition with her song "In the Deep", (co-written with Michael Becker) which appears on her album Wicked Little High and was written for the 2004 film Crash. "In the Deep" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song with York performing the song live at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Her self-titled debut record was released in February 1999. Her EP Have No Fear was released on December 19, 2008. Other music credits include the main theme song in Sony Pictures Seven Pounds, the televised concert Where Music Meets Film along with Joss Stone, Lindsay Buckingham and Babyface as well as featured song placements in House, 2010 season of American Idol, Nip/Tuck, CSI: NY, In Justice, Jake 2.0, and Everwood. She was the featured musical artist for the 2001 season of the CBS TV series Family Law writing and producing songs for numerous episodes. As a screenwriter, she has developed television projects for Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox Television Studios and Fox Broadcasting Network and is an alumnus of The Showrunners Training Program. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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as Babs Carter
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2022
as Gina
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2019
as Valerie Moore
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2019
as Joy
TVChicago Med
2015
as Roxanne
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2014
as Jackie (uncredited)
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2014
as Angelique Harper
TVHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Judge Vitkay
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2013
as Ms. Hudson
TVLongmire
2012
as Penny VanBlarcom
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2012
as Jolene
TVRevenge
2011
as Sheila Lurie
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2011
as Councilwoman Jill Bennett
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2010
as Dr. Britney Newhall
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2009
as Kat Kingsley
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2008
as Diane
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2008
as Madeline Kapneck
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2007
as Jenny
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2006
as Jillian Parks
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2006
as Paula
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2006
as Jordana Locallo
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2005
as Vivian Sembrook
TVBones
2005
as Marianne Thorn
MovieCrash
2005
as Officer Johnson
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2004
as Dr. Schaffer
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Monique Polier
TVMiss Match
2003
as Dr. Jenna Fuller
TVNCIS
2003
as Stephanie Flynn
TVThe O.C.
2003
as Renee Wheeler
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Paula Olsen
For the People
2002
TVThe Guardian
2001
as Janine Crane
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Masseuse
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as A.D.A. Hardt
TVMalcolm in the Middle
2000
as Ellie
MovieThe Big Day
1999
as Pamela
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Andrea Wyatt
TVFamily Law
1999
as Anna Antenelli
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1998
as KC Griffin
MovieNorthern Lights
1998
as Daphne
MovieDead Men Can't Dance
1997
as Victoria Elliot
MovieTo Dance with Olivia
1997
as Aurora Watling
TVThe Practice
1997
as Sharon
MovieNightjohn
1996
as Callie Waller
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1996
as Claire Rafferty
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1996
as Claire Rafferty
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1996
as Dorrie Walsh
TVMurder One
1995
as D.D.A. Cheryl Dreyfuss
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1995
as Naomi Judd
MovieDream Lover
1993
as Martha
TVThe John Larroquette Show
1993
as Lisa
MovieSad Inheritance
1993
as Terry
MovieGregory K
1993
as Rachel Kingsley
MovieDarkman
1992
as Jenny
MovieWild Hearts Can't Be Broken
1991
as Marie
MovieI Love You to Death
1990
as Dewey Brown
MovieFlashback
1990
as Sparkle
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1989
as Coralee (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone")
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1989
as Laura
MovieChecking Out
1988
as Diana
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1988
as Susannah Lo Verde
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1988
as The Mother
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1987
as Mrs. Susannah Dickinson
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1987
as Judy McCormick
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1986
as Louise
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1985
as Darlene
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1985
as Janet Rasnick
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1985
as Linda
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1984
as Charmaine
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1982
as The Mother (segment 'Astronomy')
TVDallas
1978
as Little Betty
