Biography
Kate Vernon is a Canadian-born American actress. Born Katherine Elizabeth Vernon on 21 April 1961 in Toronto, Ontario, she moved with her family to Los Angeles at the age of seven.
She began her career in the early 1980s. Vernon is known for her role as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS series Falcon Crest (1984–1985), Benny Hanson in the film Pretty in Pink (1986), Sophia in Malcolm X (1992), and Ellen Tigh in the series Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009). She has appeared in numerous other television series and films, including The Last Song (2010).
Her father was the actor John Vernon.
