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Kim Hawthorne

Kim Hawthorne

Actor · Born April 19, 1968 (58) · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Kimberly Hawthorne is an American actress. She began her career appearing on Broadway and daytime soap operas, before landing supporting roles on the prime time dramas. From 2000 to 2005, Hawthorne was regular cast member in the CBC Television police drama, Da Vinci's Inquest. From 2016 to 2020, she starred as Kerissa Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 19, 1968 (58)
From
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
41 on Motif · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Kim Hawthorne's films like?

Across their 15 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Survival
19%
Self
17%
Morality
16%
Power
5%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
6
Hopeful
4
Warm
4
Contemplative
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Hawthorne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 41 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Hawthorne's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

56 credits, 41 with a Motif page.

  • Incoming(2024)

    as Principal Hutchens

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Davis(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Miss Ross

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Lincoln Lawyer(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Janelle Simmons

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Hawai'i(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Laura Frost

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story(2019)

    as Gwen Ford

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • SEAL Team(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Admiral Stevens

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Noreen Frank

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Greenleaf(2016)

    Show 60 episodes · as Kerissa Greenleaf

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Rosewood(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronna Burke

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Detective Nicholls

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Looking for Mr. Right(2014)

    as Tonya

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Rake(2014)

    Show as Gloria Barzmann

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Broken Kingdom(2012)

    as Nina

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Switched at Birth(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gina

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: LA(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Patricia

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Rizzoli & Isles(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Vonda Morris

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Diane Church

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Matthews

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Whistler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 26 episodes · as Jada Temple

  • Lucky Louie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ellen

  • Voodoo Moon(2006)

    as Diana

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Commander in Chief(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Agent Powers

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Fugitives Run (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Connie

  • Murder at the Presidio(2005)

    as Barbara Owens

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Chronicles of Riddick(2004)

    as Lajjun

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 10.5(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jill Hunter

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yolanda Watkins

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Lightning: Bolts of Destruction(2003)

    as Karen Chandler

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Lucky 7 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Trisha Rogers

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Wendy Kramer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • John Doe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Kelly Hayes

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Muriel

  • Gadget & the Gadgetinis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 52 episodes · as Additional Voices (voice)

  • Breaking News (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Jeremiah(2002)

    Show as Theo

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Night Visions (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Cheryl (segment "The Bokor")

  • Along Came a Spider(2001)

    as Agent Hickey

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • See Spot Run(2001)

    as Cassavettes (as Kim Hawthorne)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Voyage of the Unicorn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sphinx

  • Voyage of the Unicorn(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sphinx

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • 3000 Miles to Graceland(2001)

    as Panel Operator

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Dress(2001)

    as Laura Rodericks

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dark Angel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jacinda Katsuno

  • Andromeda(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawyer · as Tri-Camille

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle(2000)

    as Officer Lynda Byron (as Kimberly Hawthorne)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Deadlocked(2000)

    as Ms. Tennyson

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man Unlimited(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · as Karen O'Malley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Behind the Mask(1999)

    as Pastor Jessie Haynes

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Da Vinci's Inquest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Det. Rose Williams

  • First Wave (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Simon

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Kegan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Morgan Winters

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Drop Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Harriet

  • Another World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1,547 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles from 1964 to 2024; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Along Came a Spider (2001)

$105M worldwide

Highest rated

Greenleaf (2016)

Midcredits 74th

Film career

19642024

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting51 of 51: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s29 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kim Hawthorne's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 41 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Broken Kingdom (2012)

90th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story (2019)

Midcredits 89th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kim Hawthorne's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kim Hawthorne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Hawthorne's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kandyse McClure shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers