Kate Collins (Actress) Biography | Kate Collins | Who is Kate Collins
Kate Collins is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character of Natalie Marlowe on the ABC soap opera All My Children, a role she originated in 1985.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Washington D.C., Collins is the eldest child of astronaut Michael Collins, who served as Command Module Pilot on the historic Apollo 11 mission (the first human Moon landing) in 1969. She graduated from National Cathedral School studied theater at Northwestern University and graduated in 1981.
After college, she worked in a number of regional theatre groups and appeared in the off-Broadway productions of The Danube, Blood Moon and Clarissa. In 1990, she starred in the soap opera spoof theatrical play Quiet on the Set.
She married Charles Newell, who is the Artistic Director of the Court Theatre in Chicago, in October 1992. They have two sons and live in Hyde Park, Chicago.
Kate Collins was born on May 6, 1958, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for All My Children (1970), Riot on 42nd St. (1987) and L.A. Law (1986). She has been married to Charles Newell since October 23, 1992. They have two children.
Kate Collins Age | How Old is Kate Collins?
Kate Collins is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character of Natalie Marlowe on the ABC soap opera All My Children, a role she originated in 1985. She was born on May 6, 1958, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Kate Collins is 60 years old as of 2019
Kate Collins Appearances on TV
Collins has guest-starred on the daytime soap operas One Life to Live, Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow and Another World. Collins was cast for All My Children in 1985 during her performances in the Broadway play Doubles. Collins left All My Children in 1992, and the role was recast with Melody Anderson.
The character was subsequently killed off on June 22, 1993. Collins returned to the show in 1997, 1998, and 2001 as Natalie’s “spirit.” She also played the role of Natalie’s mentally ill sister, Janet Green from 1991 to 1992 and 2005 to 2007.
Collins also guest-starred on L.A. Law and co-hosted Good Morning America in 1989, where she substituted for regular host Joan Lunden. In 2010 and 2011, Collins made several more appearances as Janet on the now-canceled All My Children.
Kate Collins Net Worth | How Much Worth is Kate Collins?
Kate Collins is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character of Natalie Marlowe on the ABC soap opera All My Children, a role she originated in 1985. Kate Collins has an estimated net worth of $1 Million – $5 Million (Approx.)as of 2019, While her father Michael Collins is an American former astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia around the Moon while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface.
He was a test pilot and major general in the US Air Force Reserves. Who has an estimated net worth of $8 Million. Selected as part of NASA’s third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, Collins flew in space twice.
His first spaceflight was on Gemini 10 in 1966, in which he and Command Pilot John Young performed orbital rendezvous with two different spacecraft and undertook two extravehicular activities (EVAs, also known as spacewalks). On the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, he became one of 24 people to fly to the Moon, which he orbited thirty times.
He was the fourth person (and third American) to perform a spacewalk, the first person to have performed more than one spacewalk, and, after Young, who flew the command module on Apollo 10, the second person to orbit the Moon alone.
Prior to becoming an astronaut, Collins graduated from the United States Military Academy with the class of 1952. He joined the United States Air Force and flew F-86 Sabre fighters at Chambley-Bussières Air Base, France. He was accepted into the U.S. Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in 1960.
After retiring from NASA in 1970, Collins took a job in the Department of State as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. A year later, he became the director of the National Air and Space Museum and held this position until 1978, when he stepped down to become undersecretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In 1980, he took a job as vice president of LTV Aerospace.
He resigned in 1985 to start his own consulting firm. Along with his Apollo 11 crewmates, Collins was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2011.
In 1957, he married Patricia M. Finnegan, whom he met in an officer’s mess. The couple have three children together. He was a heavy smoker. Around 1962, he decided to quit smoking.
In 1968, he experienced many problems with his legs, which was later diagnosed as cervical disc herniation. He was operated for the same. It took him three months to recover and this made him miss the ‘Apollo 9′ mission.
In 1970, the English rock band, ‘Jethro Tull’ named a song, ‘For Michael Collins, Jeffrey And Me’ from their album, ‘ Benefit’.
In 1974, his autobiographical book, ‘Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys’ was published.
He has also authored the books, ‘Liftoff: The Story of America’s Adventure in Space’, ‘Mission to Mars’ and ‘Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places’.
He has been a Trustee of the National Geographic Society for a long time. He is currently the Trustee Emeritus. In 1996, he was portrayed by actor Jim Meltzer in the film, ‘Apollo 11’. He was also the inspiration behind the miniseries, ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ and the TV movie, ‘Moon Shot’.
In 2007, he was seen in the documentary film, ‘In the Shadow of the Moon’. He also made a contribution to a book of the same name.
In 2010, he played a minor role in the coming of age film, ‘Youth in Revolt’.
He was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, Congressional Gold Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Command Pilot Astronaut Wings and Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1969, he was the recipient of the Collier Trophy, an annual aviation award, which he received along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
In 1970, he was bestowed the Hubbard Medal by the National Geographic Society. In 1999, along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, he was awarded the Langley Gold Medal by the Smithsonian Institution.
Kate Collins Height | How Tall is Kate Collins?
Kate Collins is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character of Natalie Marlowe on the ABC soap opera All My Children, a role she originated in 1985. Kate Collins has a height of 5’5″ / 165cm tall
Kate Collins Husband, Children, Family, Who is Kate Collins Married to?
Kate Collins is an American actress who is married to husband Charles Newell actor (m. 1992) Charlie Newell was Born in New Orleans in the heart of the Garden District.
Storytelling is a way of life down there. It flows with the same effortless force as the great river. So, it was only natural that Charlie grew up to become a storyteller.
He has been featured as a stand-up comedian Best New Talent at NY Comedy Festival at Caroline’s.