Acting · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Born April 21, 1961
Katherine Elizabeth Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS Primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (from 1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film Pretty in Pink (1986), Sophia in the 1992 Spike Lee film, Malcolm X, and Ellen Tigh in the 2004 Syfy series Battlestar Galactica.
TVI Will Find You
2026
as Sophie Burroughs
MovieGod of Frogs
2026
as Eve
MovieA Gettysburg Christmas
2023
as Caroline
MovieMeet the Killer Parents
2023
as Miriam
TVSullivan's Crossing
2023
as Helen
TVTrue Lies
2023
as Sharon Heinz
TVThe Morning Show
2019
as Geneva
MovieAnniversary Nightmare
2019
as Barbara
TVAnother Life
2019
as Ava Beckenbridge
MovieHis Master's Voice
2018
as Camille
TVCondor
2018
as Lily Partridge
MovieGroomzilla
2018
as Olivia
MovieValentina's Wedding
2018
as Melanie Tate
MovieAmelia 2.0
2017
as Dr. Ellen Beckett
MovieChicanery
2017
as Billie Endicott
MovieA Christmas Truce
2015
as Helena
Movie108 Stitches
2014
as President Jennine Wormer Pratt
TVThe 100
2014
as Diana Sydney
MovieBattledogs
2013
as Dr. Ellen Gordon
TVPerception
2012
as Mary Morrison
TVThe Firm
2012
MovieRed Faction: Origins
2011
as The Matriarch
MovieNational Lampoon's Snatched
2011
as Diane
MovieThe Last Song
2010
as Susan Blakelee
MovieBattlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009
as Ellen Tigh
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Arden
TVSaving Grace
2007
as Ellen Cooper
MovieLast Chance Cafe
2006
as Hallie Boyer
TVHeroes
2006
as Vanessa Wheeler
MovieKnights of the South Bronx
2005
as Pat
MovieConfession
2005
as Detective Robin Mallory
TVBones
2005
as Rowan
TVReunion
2005
MovieSchool of Life
2005
as Elli Warner
MovieFamily Plan
2005
as Victoria
MovieBuds For Life
2004
as Valerie Quinlan
TVBattlestar Galactica
2004
as Ellen Tigh
Grave Matters
2004
as Christine
MovieWilder Days
2003
as Dorothy Morse
TVNCIS
2003
as Caroline Morrow
TVBlack Sash
2003
as Jenny
TVLargo Winch
2001
as Monique Winch-Hastings
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Penelope Russell
MovieY2K
1999
as Alix Cromwell
MovieThe Secret Life of Girls
1999
as Kay (Age 40)
MovieBlackjack
1998
as Dr. Rachel Stein
TVDawson's Creek
1998
as Woman
MovieFlood: A River's Rampage
1997
as Pat Mallory
TVThe Hunger
1997
as Lanie
Joe's Wedding
1996
as Uta Mann
MovieDowndraft
1996
as Alexa
TVKindred: The Embraced
1996
as Alexandra Serris
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Whitney Thomas
MovieBloodknot
1995
as Kaye
MovieThe Sister-in-Law
1995
as Sarah "Sally" Rae Preston / Rae Phillips / Kelly Richards
MovieDangerous Touch
1995
as Amanda Grace
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Tricia Lange
MovieSoft Deceit
1995
as Anne Fowler
TVStar Trek: Voyager
1995
as Cmdr. Valerie Archer
MovieProbable Cause
1994
as Lynn Reilly
MovieHouse of Secrets
1993
as Laura Morrell
MovieCyber Eden
1992
as Prudence
MovieMalcolm X
1992
as Sophia
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
as Terry Weidner
MovieDaughters of Privilege
1991
as Diana
MovieMob Story
1989
as Mindy
MovieHostile Takeover
1989
as Sally
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Lucy Chadwick
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
TVI'll Take Manhattan
1987
as Nanette Alexander
TVL.A. Law
1986
as DDA Belinda Fox
MovieBanter
1986
as Brent Holliday
MoviePretty in Pink
1986
as Benny Hanson
TVLovejoy
1986
as Mary-John Lovejoy
TVThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Donna
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Rhonda Sykes
MovieRoadhouse 66
1984
as Melissa Duran
MovieFlight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
1984
as Donna Adams
MovieAlphabet City
1984
as Angie
MovieChained Heat
1983
as Cellmate
TVRemington Steele
1982
as Nancy Evans
TVFamily Ties
1982
as Christy
TVHotel
1982
as Sandy Hoyle
TVFalcon Crest
1981
as Lorraine Prescott
