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Kathryn Morris

Kathryn Morris

Actor · Born January 28, 1969 (57) · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Kathryn Susan Morris (born January 28, 1969) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Det. Lilly Rush on the series Cold Case (2003-2010), Lara Clark in Minority Report, and Lorna Hunt in Bone Tomahawk.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 28, 1969 (57)
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on Motif · 48 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 28Up 29% in 30 days

What are Kathryn Morris' films like?

Across their 22 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Motif score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Motif score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Motif score: 50th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Morality
28%
Self
22%
Power
16%
Survival
14%
Ideas
9%
Bonds
9%
Society
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 13 · Intense 5

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 6

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Thrilling
5
Contemplative
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet12
  • 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 Kathryn Morris' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 32 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kathryn Morris' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

48 credits, 32 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • From Embers(2024)

    as Angela

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hayseed(2023)

    as Joyce Metts

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Dirt(2019)

    as Deana

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Reverie(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Monica Shaw

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • You Get Me(2017)

    as Mrs. Hewitt

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Colony(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Charlotte Burgess

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Bone Tomahawk(2015)

    as Lorna Hunt

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Guy(2015)

    as Karen

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Roommate Wanted(2015)

    as Olivia Morgan

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Sweeter Side of Life(2013)

    as Desiree Harper

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sunday's Mother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gillian

  • Cougars Inc.(2011)

    as Alison

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Assassination of a High School President(2008)

    as Nurse Platt

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Resurrecting the Champ(2007)

    as Joyce Kernan

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mindhunters(2004)

    as Sara Moore

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Paycheck(2003)

    as Rita Dunne

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Cold Case (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 156 episodes · as Lilly Rush

  • Hostage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Linda Delacroix (The Hostage)

  • Minority Report(2002)

    as Lara Clarke

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Role of a Lifetime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Chelsea Cellini

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001)

    as Teenage Honey

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Hire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda Delacroix

  • And Never Let Her Go (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Anne Marie Fahey

  • And Never Let Her Go (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anne Marie Fahey

  • The Contender(2000)

    as Paige Willomina

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For(2000)

    as Patricia Williams

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Hell Swarm (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Allie

  • Deterrence(1999)

    as Lizzie Woods

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Inherit the Wind(1999)

    as Rachel Brown

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Providence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Molly

  • Inferno (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ryan Tibbet

  • The Prophecy II(1998)

    as Anxious Mother

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Seven(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlotte Richmond

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • As Good as It Gets(1997)

    as Psychiatric Patient

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Pensacola: Wings of Gold(1997)

    Show 22 episodes · as Stinger

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Prince (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Relativity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvie

  • Paper Dragons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Kate

  • W.E.I.R.D. World(1995)

    as Lucy

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Xena: Warrior Princess(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Najara

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Sleepstalker(1995)

    as Megan

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Cheerleader(1994)

    as Monica Whitley

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Justice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Zondro

  • Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story(1994)

    as Angela

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cool as Ice(1991)

    as Jen

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Long Road Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Billy Jo Robertson

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Doreen the Waitress

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 1984 to 2024; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Minority Report (2002)

$358M worldwide

Highest rated

Minority Report (2002)

Motif 96th

Film career

19842024

Peak 2003 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 Motif titles. 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
Acting48 of 48: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score50th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 10% of 20 roles
910111

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 Motif 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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kathryn Morris' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Motif score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Cool as Ice (1991)

93rd percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Minority Report (2002)

Motif 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 40. 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 Motif 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 Kathryn Morris' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles50–85 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles35–60 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles46–66 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kathryn Morris work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kathryn Morris' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rod Lurie shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers