Kathy

{{distinguish|Kathie|Kathi (disambiguation){{!}}Kathi|Cathie|Cathy (given name)}} {{distinguish|Katie|Katy (disambiguation){{!}}Katy|Kati (disambiguation){{!}}Kati|Cati (disambiguation){{!}}Cati}} {{about|the given name|storms named Kathy|Cyclone Kathy|and|Typhoon Kathy|and|List of storms named Kathy|the film|Kathy (film)}} {{wiktionary|Kathy}} '''Kathy''' is a feminine given name. It is often short for other names.<ref>[http://www.mfnames.com/fnames/k/origin-and-meaning-of-kathy.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Kathy]</ref>

Kathy may refer to: {{TOC right}}

==People==

===In sports=== *Kathy Bald (Born 1963), Canadian freestyle swimmer *Kathy Fedorjaka (born 1968), American basketball coach *Kathy May (Born 1956), American tennis player *Kathy Radzuweit (Born 1980), German volleyball player *Kathy Smallwood-Cook (Born 1960), British Olympic athlete *Kathy Sheehy (Born 1970), American water polo player *Kathy Tough (Born 1969), Canadian volleyball player *Kathy Watt (Born 1964), Australian female cycle racer *Kathy Weston (Born 1958), American middle distance runner *Kathy Foster (basketball) (Born 1960), Australian basketball player

===In television and film=== *Kathy Bates (Born 1948), American actress and director *Kathy Burke (Born 1964), British actress *Kathy Chow (1966–2023), Hong Kong actress and singer *Kathy Garver, American television, stage, screen, and voice actress *Kathy Greenwood (Born 1962), Canadian comedian and actress *Kathy Griffin (Born 1960), American stand-up comedian **''Kathy'' (TV series), a talk show hosted by Griffin *Kathy Hilton (Born 1959), American actress, celebrity and socialite *Kathy Long (Born 1964), American actress, kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter *Kathy Najimy (born 1957), American actress, comedian, director, writer, producer and activist *Kathy Staff (1928–2008), British actress born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom *Kathy Yuen, better known as Tong Yee, actress from Hong Kong

===In music=== *Kathy Foster (musician), American musician *Kathy Kirby (1938–2011), British singer *Kathy Leander (Born 1963), Swiss singer *Kathy Linden (Born 1938), American pop singer *Kathy Mattea (Born 1959), American country singer *Kathy Valentine (Born 1959), American bassist for the all-girl pop band The Go-Gos *Kathy Young (Born 1945), American pop singer

===In politics=== *Kathy Cox (born 1964), American politician *Kathy Desjardin, American politician *Kathy Hochul (born 1958), American politician *Kathy Shaw, American politician *Kathy Stanton (active since 2000), Sinn Féin Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly in North Belfast *Kathy Sullivan (Australian politician) (born 1942), Australian politician *Kathy Watanabe, American elected official of Santa Clara *Kathy Whitmire (born 1946), American politician *Kathy Wolfe Moore (born 1957), American politician *Ahmed Kathrada (1929–2017), South African politician

===In literature=== *Kathy Acker, American sex-positive feminist writer *Kathy Evans (1948–2003), English journalist and women's right activist *Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, poet from Marshall Islands *Kathy Lette, (born 11 November 1958), British author *Kathy Shaidle, Canadian author, columnist, poet and blogger *Kathy Stinson, Canadian children's writer *Kathy Tyers, American author *Kathy Sierra, author of Head First programming tutorial series, blogger, and game developer

===In other fields=== *Kathy Bonney (died 1987), American murder victim *Kathy Butterly (born 1963), American sculptor *Kathy Ireland (born 1963), American model *Kathy Rudy (born 1956), American women's studies scholar and theologian *Kathy Slade (born 1966), Canadian artist *Kathy Vivas (born 1972), Venezuelan astrophysicist

==Fictional characters== * Kathy Anderson, a character in the popular American TV and radio sitcom ''Father Knows Best'' * Kathy Barnes, a character in the long-running Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Kathy Beale, a character in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Kathy Carter, a character in the 1959–1964 Marvel comic book ''Kathy'' * Kathy Reilly, a character in the 2019 Millarworld comic series ''Chrononauts: Futureshock'' * Kathy Seldon, a character in the 1952 film ''Singin' in the Rain'' * Kathy, a character from ''Barney & Friends'' played by Lauren King * Kathy, a character in TV sitcom ''Friends'', played by Paget Brewster

==Songs about Kathy== *Kathy's Song by Paul Simon *"Kathy's Waltz" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet from the album ''Time Out'' *"Kathy with a K's Song" by Bright Eyes from the album ''Oh Holy Fools''

==References== {{reflist}}

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