Kathryn Kates is the Sinfield actress who just died.
Kathryn Kates died on Jan. 22, 2022 at the age of 73.
Kathryn Kates had a recurring role on Seinfeld in the episodes “The Rye” and “The Dinner Party.”
Kathryn Kates appeared in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Orange is the New Black and The Many Saints of Newark.
Kathryn Kates had a recurring role in the Netflix/Lionsgate series Orange Is the New Black, written by Jenji Kohan, playing Jason Biggs’ mother.
Kathryn Kates has worked in film, for director Daryl Wein in Lola Versus starring Greta Gerwig, Debra Winger, and Bill Pullman; and for Paul Moshe Mones in Dovid Moyer as Odel, the Orthodox cook.
Kathryn Kates has also worked with such notable directors as Don Siegel (in Jinxed! opposite Bette Midler, 1982) and Lamont Johnson in the television movie Life of The Party: The Story of Beatrice (1982) with Carol Burnett.
Kathryn Kates has received acting awards, winning the Drama Logue Award for best actress for her role as Ruby in Marsha Norman’s Getting Out (1982), and in 2010 getting a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the MITF in NYC for her work in Gray Matters as the high-powered agent, Miriam Berger (2010).