# Kay Lenz

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{{Short description|American actress (born 1953)}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Kay Lenz
| image        = Kay-lenz-trailer.jpg
| caption      = Lenz in ''[Breezy](/source/Breezy)'' (1973)
| birth_name   = Kay Ann Lenz
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1953|03|04}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/03/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-march-4-2021-includes-celebrities-patricia-heaton-steven-weber.html|website=Cleveland.com|date=March 4, 2021|accessdate=June 6, 2021|title=Today's famous birthdays list for March 4, 2021 includes celebrities Patricia Heaton, Steven Weber}}</ref>
| birth_place  = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), U.S.
| other_names  = Kay Ann Kemper
| occupation   = Actress
| years_active = 1964–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|[David Cassidy](/source/David_Cassidy)|1977|1983|end=divorced}}
}}

'''Kay Ann Lenz''' (born March 4, 1953) is an American actress. She is the recipient of a [Daytime Emmy Award](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Award) and a [Primetime Emmy Award](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award), as well as nominations for a [Golden Globe Award](/source/Golden_Globe_Awards) and a [Saturn Award](/source/Saturn_Awards).

Lenz is best known for her title role in the film ''[Breezy](/source/Breezy)'' (1973), for which she was nominated for a [Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female](/source/Golden_Globe_Award_for_New_Star_of_the_Year_%E2%80%93_Actress). She is also known for her roles in the film ''[House](/source/House_(1985_film))'' (1985), as well as the television series ''[Midnight Caller](/source/Midnight_Caller)'' (1988–1989) and ''[Reasonable Doubts](/source/Reasonable_Doubts)'' (1991–1993). For her role in the episode "[After It Happened](/source/After_It_Happened)" of ''Midnight Caller'', she won a [Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series). She started her career with the stage name '''Kay Ann Kemper''', switching to Kay Lenz after her third role, a brief appearance in ''[American Graffiti](/source/American_Graffiti)'' (filmed in 1972).

==Early years==
Lenz was born in [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), to Ted Lenz, an actor and producer, and Kay Miller Lenz, who worked as a radio engineer and professional model. She attended [Ulysses S. Grant High School](/source/Grant_High_School_(Los_Angeles)). Her television debut was as a baby, held by [Betty White](/source/Betty_White) on the ''[Hollywood on Television](/source/Hollywood_on_Television)'' program, produced by her father.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Lenz began working as a child actress, beginning with appearances in three episodes of ''[This Is the Life](/source/This_Is_the_Life_(TV_series))'' when she was 14.<ref name=":0" /> She went on to appear in such television shows as ''[The Andy Griffith Show](/source/The_Andy_Griffith_Show)'' (in the episode "Opie's Group" (1967) under the stage name Kay Ann Kemper) as well as in stage productions. She made a brief appearance billed as Kay Ann Kemper in ''[American Graffiti](/source/American_Graffiti)'' (1973) as Jane, a girl at a dance. She achieved recognition for her title-role performance as the free spirit who captivates [William Holden](/source/William_Holden) in ''[Breezy](/source/Breezy)'' (1973), directed by [Clint Eastwood](/source/Clint_Eastwood).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69643/breezy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042152/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69643/Breezy/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2019|title=BREEZY (1974)|website=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=[Turner Classic Movies](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies)|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/112008%7C0/Kay-Lenz/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522123434/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/112008%7C0/Kay-Lenz/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2015|title=Kay Lenz|website=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=[Turner Classic Movies](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies)|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref>

Lenz made guest appearances in ''[The Streets of San Francisco](/source/The_Streets_of_San_Francisco)'', ''[Gunsmoke](/source/Gunsmoke)'', ''[MacGyver](/source/MacGyver_(1985_TV_series))'', ''[McCloud](/source/McCloud_(TV_series))'', ''[Cannon](/source/Cannon_(TV_series))'', and ''[Petrocelli](/source/Petrocelli)'', and played a lead role in the film ''[White Line Fever](/source/White_Line_Fever_(film))'' (1975) before being cast in 1976 in the [miniseries](/source/miniseries) ''[Rich Man, Poor Man](/source/Rich_Man%2C_Poor_Man_(TV_miniseries))'', for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award.<ref name=TVGuide>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kay-lenz/credits/160148/|title=Kay Lenz|website=TVGuide.com|publisher=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> She reprised her role for the sequel, ''[Rich Man, Poor Man Book II](/source/Rich_Man%2C_Poor_Man_Book_II)'' (1977). Since the 1980s, she has played guest roles in numerous television series.<ref name=TVGuide /> She appeared in [Albert Brooks](/source/Albert_Brooks)' short film for a [Season 1](/source/Saturday_Night_Live_(season_1)) episode of ''[Saturday Night Live](/source/Saturday_Night_Live)''. 
[[File:Kay Lenz & Morgan Brittany - The Initiation of Sarah (1978).jpg|thumb|upright|Lenz and [Morgan Brittany](/source/Morgan_Brittany) in the television film ''[The Initiation of Sarah](/source/The_Initiation_of_Sarah)'' (1978)]]

In 1984, she appeared in [Rod Stewart](/source/Rod_Stewart)'s music video for the song "[Infatuation](/source/Infatuation_(Rod_Stewart_song))". She won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1989 for ''[Midnight Caller](/source/Midnight_Caller)''.<ref name="PM">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20115986,00.html|date=November 20, 1989|volume=32|issue=21|title=After Riding a Lifetime of Ups and Downs, Kay Lenz Hits Her Stride with a Role in Midnight Caller|first=Jeannie|last=Park|first2=Michael|last2=Alexander|work=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|access-date=2014-02-11|quote=...David Cassidy when they married in 1977, just 2½ months after meeting on a blind date.|archive-date=2014-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042141/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20115986,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=41st Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners : OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - 1989|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1989/outstanding-guest-actress-in-a-drama-series|website=Emmys.com|publisher=[Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award)s|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> She was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for her role as flinty lawyer Maggie Zombro in the police/legal drama ''[Reasonable Doubts](/source/Reasonable_Doubts)''.<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine|last1=Everett|first1=Todd|title=Reasonable Doubts Try to Be Nice– What Does It Get You?|url=https://variety.com/1992/tv/reviews/reasonable-doubts-try-to-be-nice-what-does-it-get-you-1200430943/|access-date=November 22, 2017|magazine=Variety|date=November 16, 1992}}</ref><ref name=TVGuide />

==Personal life==
Lenz was the first wife of singer-actor [David Cassidy](/source/David_Cassidy). Of their April 3, 1977, wedding,<ref name="PM"/> Lenz says:<blockquote>I wasn’t used to that state-of-stardom lifestyle... When we eloped it was on the national news. All of a sudden I was getting mail from women telling me that they had three of his children.<ref name="PM"/></blockquote>

The couple divorced on December 28, 1983.{{Citation needed |date=September 2024}}

In November 2018, Lenz and her partner, Dr. Mark Brown, MD, lost their home in the [Woolsey Fire](/source/Woolsey_Fire) in [Malibu, California](/source/Malibu%2C_California).<ref name=Woolsey>{{cite web|url=https://www.malibuafter.com/portfolio-2/mark-brown-and-kay-lenz|author=Myer, Eric|title=Mark Brown and Kay Lenz|website=MalibuAfter.com|date=November 2018}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1973
| ''[American Graffiti](/source/American_Graffiti)''
| Jane
| as Kay Ann Kemper
|-
| 1973
| ''[Breezy](/source/Breezy)''
| Edith Alice Breezerman
| Nominated — [Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female](/source/Golden_Globe_Award)<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Harry|title=Kay Lenz Is Weeping Her Way To Stardom|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17734396/kay_lenz/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|agency=Knight Newspapers|date=February 27, 1974|location=Ohio, Cincinnati|page=6|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|access-date = February 24, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref>
|-
| 1973
| ''Lisa, Bright and Dark''
| Lisa Schilling
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[White Line Fever](/source/White_Line_Fever_(film))''
| Jerri Kane Hummer
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[Moving Violation](/source/Moving_Violation_(film))''<ref>TCM [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311131126/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/84082/Moving-Violation/ "Moving Violation"]</ref>
| Cam Johnson
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday](/source/The_Great_Scout_%26_Cathouse_Thursday)''
| Thursday
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[Mean Dog Blues](/source/Mean_Dog_Blues)''
| Linda Ramsey
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[The Passage](/source/The_Passage_(1979_film))''
| Leah Bergson
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[Swan Lake](/source/Swan_Lake_(1981_film))''
| Odille
| Voice role
|-
| 1982
| ''[Fast-Walking](/source/Fast-Walking)''
| "Little" Moke
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[Prisoners of the Lost Universe](/source/Prisoners_of_the_Lost_Universe)''
| Carrie Madison
|
|-
| 1983
| ''Trial by Terror''
| Karen Armstrong
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[House](/source/House_(1985_film))''
| Sandy Sinclair
| Nominated — [Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress](/source/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress)
|-
| 1987
| ''[Death Wish 4: The Crackdown](/source/Death_Wish_4%3A_The_Crackdown)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaehakim.com/1987/11/at-age-30-kay-lenz-finally-acts-her-age/|title=At age 30, Kay Lenz finally acts her age|author=Kim, Jae-Ha|date=November 6, 1987|website=JaeHaKim.com}}</ref>
| Karen Sheldon
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[Stripped to Kill](/source/Stripped_to_Kill)''
| Detective Cody Sheenan
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[Fear](/source/Fear_(1988_film))''
| Sharon Haden
|
|-
| 1989
| ''Headhunter''
| Katherine Hall
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[Physical Evidence](/source/Physical_Evidence)''
| Deborah Quinn
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[Streets](/source/Streets_(film))''
| Sargent
|
|-
| 1991
| ''Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space''
| Sebastian
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[Falling From Grace](/source/Falling_from_Grace_(film))''
| P.J. Parks
|
|-
|-
| 1994
| ''Trapped in Space''
| Gillings
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[Gunfighter's Moon](/source/Gunfighter's_Moon)''
| Linda Yarnell
|
|-
| 1995
| ''Shame II: The Secret''
| Ginny
| Nominated — [CableACE Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries](/source/CableACE_Award)
|-
| 1997
| ''{{sortname|A|Gun, a Car, a Blonde|nolink=1}}''
| Peep/Madge
|
|-
| 1998
| ''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Ragtime|nolink=1}}''
| Detective Hill
|
|-
| 2003 
| ''Southside''
| Claire Coleman
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[The Secret Lives of Dorks](/source/The_Secret_Lives_of_Dorks)''
| Mrs. Susie Gibson
|
|-
| 2017
| ''The Downside of Bliss''
| Mary
|
|-
| 2019
| ''More Beautiful Things Have Been Broken''
| Cassandra 
|
|-
| 2024
| ''Sallywood''
| Kathryn Corrigan
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1967
|''[The Andy Griffith Show](/source/The_Andy_Griffith_Show)''
|Phoebe (but mistakenly credited as Joy)
|Episode: "Opie's Group" (as Kay Ann Kemper)
|-
|1967
|''[The Monroes](/source/The_Monroes_(1966_TV_series))''
|Maudie Buchner
|Episode: "Teaching The Tigers to Purr" (as Kay Ann Kemper)
|-
| 1972
| ''[Ironside](/source/Ironside_(1967_TV_series))''
| Stephanie Tucker
| Episode: "Cold Hard Cash"
|-
|1972
|''[The Weekend Nun](/source/The_Weekend_Nun)''
|Audree
|[ABC Movie of the Week](/source/ABC_Movie_of_the_Week)
|-
| 1973
| ''[Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law](/source/Owen_Marshall%2C_Counselor_at_Law)''
| Lucy
| Episode: "A Girl Named Tham"
|-
| 1973
| ''A Summer Without Boys''
|Ruth Hailey
|[ABC Movie of the Week](/source/ABC_Movie_of_the_Week)
|-
| 1973
| ''[The Streets of San Francisco](/source/The_Streets_of_San_Francisco)''
| Sarah Holt
| Episode: "Harem"
|-
| 1974
| ''[Love Story](/source/Love_Story_(1973_TV_series))''
| Sara
| Episode: "Time for Love" 
|-
| 1974
|''[Gunsmoke](/source/Gunsmoke)''
| Lettie
| Episode: "The Foundling"
|-
| 1974
|''[The ABC Afternoon Playbreak](/source/The_ABC_Afternoon_Playbreak)''
| Dorie
|[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Special](/source/2nd_Daytime_Emmy_Awards) for episode: "Heart in Hiding"
|-
| 1974
| ''[Unwed Father](/source/Unwed_Father)''
| Vicky Simmons
| [ABC Movie of the Week](/source/ABC_Movie_of_the_Week)
|-
| 1974
|''[Nakia](/source/Nakia_(TV_series))''
| Barbara
| Episode: "The Hostage"
|- 
| 1974
| ''[Kodiak](/source/Kodiak_(TV_series))''
|
| Episode: "Death Chase "
|-
|  1974
|''[McCloud](/source/McCloud_(TV_series))''
|   Eve Randall
|  Episode: "Barefoot Girls of Bleeker Street"
|-
| 1974
| ''[Medical Center](/source/Medical_Center_(TV_series))''
| Kitty Palumbo
| Episode: "The Conspirators"
|-
| 1974
| ''[The Underground Man](/source/The_Underground_Man_(1974_film))''
| Sue Crandell
| TV movie
|-
| 1974
| ''The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One''
| Shirley
| TV movie
|- 
| 1974
| ''[Cannon](/source/Cannon_(TV_series))''
| Sally
| Episode: "The Avenger"
|-
| 1974
| ''The One''
| Shirley
| TV movie
|-
| 1975
| ''Journey from Darkness''
| Sherry Williams
| TV movie
|-
|  1975
|''[Petrocelli](/source/Petrocelli)''
|   Janet / Mary Wade
|  Episode: "Face of Evil"
|-
| 1976
| ''[Rich Man, Poor Man](/source/Rich_Man%2C_Poor_Man_(TV_miniseries))''
| Kate Jordache
| Nominated — [Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Miniseries_or_a_Movie)
|-
| 1976
| ''[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](/source/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson)''
| Self
| 1 episode
|-
| 1976 
| ''[Jigsaw John](/source/Jigsaw_John_(TV_series))''
| Miriam Buckley
| Episode: "Eclipse"
|-
| 1977
|''[Rich Man, Poor Man Book II](/source/Rich_Man%2C_Poor_Man_Book_II)''
| Kate Jordache
| Miniseries
|-
| 1978
| ''[How The West Was Won](/source/How_the_West_Was_Won_(TV_series))''
| Doreen
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1978
| ''[The Initiation of Sarah](/source/The_Initiation_of_Sarah)''
| Sarah Goodwin
| TV movie
|-
| 1979
| ''[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)''
| Self
| Episode dated 24 July 1979
|-
| 1979
| ''The Seeding of Sarah Burns''
| Sarah Burns
| TV movie
|-
| 1979
| ''Sanctuary Of Fear''
| Carol Bain
| [TV pilot](/source/Television_pilot) for unmade series, starring [Barnard Hughes](/source/Barnard_Hughes)
|-
|1980
| ''Escape''
|Barbara Chilcoate
|TV movie
|-
|1980
|''[The Hustler of Muscle Beach](/source/The_Hustler_of_Muscle_Beach)''
|Jenny O’Rourke
|TV movie 
|-
| 1982
| ''[Insight](/source/Insight_(American_TV_series))''
| L.J.
| Episode: "Matchpoint"
|-
| 1984
| ''[Whiz Kids](/source/Whiz_Kids_(TV_series))''
| Helen Langton
| Episode: "Amen to Amen-Re"
|-
|1984
| ''[Hill Street Blues](/source/Hill_Street_Blues)''
| Whitney Barnes
| Episode: "The Other Side of Oneness"
|-
| 1984–1988
| ''[Simon & Simon](/source/Simon_%26_Simon)''
| Kris Caulfield/Lolita
| 4 episodes
|-
| 1984–1987
| ''[Hotel](/source/Hotel_(American_TV_series))''
| Gail Matthews/Mary Morowsky
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1984
| ''[Magnum P.I.](/source/Magnum_P.I.)'' 
| Sally DeForest
| Episode: "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime"
|-
| 1984
| ''[The Fall Guy](/source/The_Fall_Guy)'' 
| Kim Donnelly
| Episodes: "Losers Weepers" (Pts 1 and 2)
|-
|1984
|''[Cagney & Lacey](/source/Cagney_%26_Lacey)''
|Linda Mack
|Episode: "Victimless Crime"
|- 
| 1984
| ''[Matt Houston](/source/Matt_Houston)''
| Cassie Stanley
| Episode: "Stolen"
|-
| 1985
| ''[Murder She Wrote](/source/Murder_She_Wrote)'' 
| Nurse Jennie Wells
| Episode: "Armed Response"
|- 
| 1985
| ''[Finder of Lost Loves](/source/Finder_of_Lost_Loves)''
| Ellen Ross
| Episode: "Last Wish"
|-
| 1985
| ''[Riptide](/source/Riptide_(American_TV_series))''
| Brenda Malloy
| Episode: "Still Goin' Steady"
|-
| 1985
| ''[MacGyver](/source/MacGyver_(1985_TV_series))'' 
| Kelly Neilson
| Episode: "Last Stand"
|-
| 1986
| ''[Heart of the City](/source/Heart_of_the_City_(TV_series))''
| Kathy Priester
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1986
| ''[Hunter](/source/Hunter_(1984_American_TV_series))''
| Alicia Fiori
| Episode: "Scrap Metal"
|-
| 1987
| ''[Mr. Belvedere](/source/Mr._Belvedere)''
| Sharon Rogers
| Season 3 Episode #18: "Kevin's Older Woman"
|-
| 1987
| ''[Charles in Charge](/source/Charles_in_Charge)''
| Joan Robinson
| Episode: "The Undergraduate"
|-
| 1987
| ''[Houston Knights](/source/Houston_Knights)''
| Elizabeth
| Episode: "Home Is Where the Heart Is"
|-
| 1987
| ''[Starman](/source/Starman_(TV_series))''
| Dr. Katherine Bradford
| Episode: "The Probe"
|-
|1987
| ''[Moonlighting](/source/Moonlighting_(TV_series))''
| Melissa
| Episode: "Come Back Little Shiksa"
|-
| 1988
| ''[Midnight Caller](/source/Midnight_Caller)''
| Tina Cassidy
| 3 episodes<br />[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series) (1989)<br />Nominated —[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series) (1990)
|-
| 1989
| ''[Hardball](/source/Hardball_(1989_TV_series))''
| Connie Villanova
| Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part"
|-
|1989
| ''[ABC Afterschool Special](/source/ABC_Afterschool_Special)''
| Bonnie Green
| Episode: "Private Affairs"
|-
|1989
| ''[Murder by Night](/source/Murder_by_Night)''
| Karen Hicks
| TV movie
|-
| 1991
| ''[Reasonable Doubts](/source/Reasonable_Doubts)''
| Maggie Zombro
| Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2); 32 episodes<br />[Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series](/source/Viewers_for_Quality_Television) (1993)<br />Nominated — [Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series) (1993)
|-
| 1992–1993
| ''[Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa](/source/Wild_West_C.O.W.-Boys_of_Moo_Mesa)''
| Cowlamity Kate Cudster
| Voice role
|-
| 1993
| ''An Evening at the Improv''
| Self-Host
| Episode #12.8
|-
| 1994
| ''[The Tick](/source/The_Tick_(1994_TV_series))''
| American Maid 
| Voice role; 25 episodes
|-
| 1995
| ''[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman](/source/Lois_%26_Clark%3A_The_New_Adventures_of_Superman)''
| Constance Hunter
| Episode: "Whine Whine Whine"
|-
| 1996
| ''[Touched by an Angel](/source/Touched_by_an_Angel)'' 
| Rocky McCann
| Episode: "The Journalist"
|-
| 1997
| ''Journey of the Heart '' 
| Marvelle
| Television film
|-
| 1999
| ''[Mysteries and Scandals](/source/Mysteries_and_Scandals)''
| self
| Episode about [William Holden](/source/William_Holden)
|-
| 2000
|''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))''
| Karen Palmieri
| Episode: "Homecoming"
|-
| 2000
|''[The Magnificent Seven](/source/The_Magnificent_Seven_(TV_series))''
| Ella Gaines
| Episode: "Obsession"
|-
| 2000–2001
| ''[Cover Me](/source/Cover_Me_(U.S._TV_series))''
| Lisa Ramone
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2001 
| ''[Once and Again](/source/Once_and_Again)''
| Stephanie Arlen
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2002
| {{no wrap|''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)''}}
| Linda Cavanaugh
| Episode: "Guilt"
|-
| 2003
| ''[The Agency](/source/The_Agency_(2001_TV_series))''
| Police Interrogator
| Episode: "Coventry"
|-
| 2003
| ''[JAG](/source/JAG_(TV_series))''
| Judge Smith
| Episode: "A Merry Little Christmas"
|-
| 2007
| ''[House, M.D.](/source/House_(TV_series))''
| Mrs Bradberry
| Episode: "Alone"
|-
| 2008
| ''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))''
| Connie Quinn Wheeler
| Episode: "Silent Night"
|-
| 2009
| ''[Cold Case](/source/Cold_Case)''
| Hillary Rhodes
| Episode: "November 22"
|-
| 2010
| ''[The Closer](/source/The_Closer)''
| Mrs Tatem
| Episode: "In Custody"
|-
| 2011
| ''[Southland](/source/Southland_(TV_series))''
| Naomi Chester 
| Episode: "Fixing a Hole"
|-
| 2013
| ''[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](/source/CSI_(TV_series))''
| Laura Sidle 
| Episode: "Forget Me Not"
|-
| 2014
| ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))''
| Harriet White
| Episode: "Big in the Philippines"
|-
| 2015
| ''[Adventure Time](/source/Adventure_Time)''
| Bird Woman/Gunther  
| Voice role; 1 episode
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0001464}}

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Category:Living people
Category:American people of German descent
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:1953 births

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Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kay Lenz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Lenz) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Lenz?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.
