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Kate Vernon

Kate Vernon

Actor · Born April 21, 1961 (65) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Katherine Elizabeth Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS Primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (from 1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film Pretty in Pink (1986), Sophia in the 1992 Spike Lee film, Malcolm X, and Ellen Tigh in the 2004 Syfy series Battlestar Galactica.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 21, 1961 (65)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 87 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Kate Vernon's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove 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
29%
Survival
18%
Self
18%
Morality
16%
Power
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Survival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 21 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 16 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

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 14 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 13
Hero
3 of 13
Shadow
3 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
7
Warm
8
Romantic
8
Melancholic
10
Other
36

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kate Vernon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kate Vernon's titles on MovieCove; 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

87 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • I Will Find You(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sophie Burroughs

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • God of Frogs(2026)

    as Eve

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Gettysburg Christmas(2023)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Meet the Killer Parents(2023)

    as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sullivan's Crossing(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • True Lies(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Sharon Heinz

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas on 5th Avenue(2021)

    as Mitzy

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Romance in the Wilds(2021)

    as Janine Thompson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Geneva

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Anniversary Nightmare(2019)

    as Barbara

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Another Life(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Ava Beckenbridge

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • His Master's Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Camille

  • Condor(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Lily Partridge

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Groomzilla(2018)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • La boda de Valentina(2018)

    as Melanie Tate

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Amelia 2.0(2017)

    as Dr. Ellen Beckett

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Chicanery(2017)

    as Billie Endicott

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Christmas Truce(2015)

    as Helena

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 108 Stitches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as President Jennine Wormer Pratt

  • Prelude to Axanar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Captain Sonya Alexander

  • The 100(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Diana Sydney

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Battledogs(2013)

    as Dr. Ellen Gordon

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Morrison

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Firm(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Red Faction: Origins(2011)

    as The Matriarch

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Snatched(2014)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Last Song(2010)

    as Susan Blakelee

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan(2009)

    as Ellen Tigh

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Arden

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Cooper

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Last Chance Cafe(2006)

    as Hallie Boyer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Heroes(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vanessa Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Knights of the South Bronx(2005)

    as Pat

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Confession(2005)

    as Detective Robin Mallory

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Rowan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • School of Life(2005)

    as Elli Warner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Family Plan(2005)

    as Victoria

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Buds For Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Valerie Quinlan

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 22 episodes · as Ellen Tigh

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Grave Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Christine

  • Wilder Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dorothy Morse

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Caroline Morrow

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Largo Winch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Monique Winch-Hastings

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Penelope Russell · as Raina Press

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Y2K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Alix Cromwell

  • The Secret Life of Girls(1999)

    as Kay (Age 40)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Blackjack(1998)

    as Dr. Rachel Stein

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Flood: A River's Rampage(1997)

    as Pat Mallory

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Lanie

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Joe's Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Uta Mann

  • Downdraft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Alexa

  • Kindred: The Embraced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexandra Serris

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Whitney Thomas

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Bloodknot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Kaye

  • The Sister-in-Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Sarah "Sally" Rae Preston / Rae Phillips / Kelly Richards

  • Dangerous Touch(1994)

    as Amanda Grace

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Judy Warren · as Tricia Lange

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Soft Deceit(1995)

    as Anne Fowler

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Cmdr. Valerie Archer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Probable Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lynn Reilly

  • House of Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Laura Morrell

  • Cyber Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Prudence

  • Malcolm X(1992)

    as Sophia

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin(1991)

    as Terry Weidner

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Daughters of Privilege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Diana

  • Mob Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mindy

  • Hostile Takeover(1988)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucy Chadwick

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • I'll Take Manhattan(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nanette Alexander

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · as DDA Belinda Fox

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Banter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Brent Holliday

  • Pretty in Pink(1986)

    as Benny Hanson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary-John Lovejoy

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Donna

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie Norton · as Rhonda Sykes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Roadhouse 66(1984)

    as Melissa Duran

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac(1984)

    as Donna Adams

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Alphabet City(1984)

    as Angie

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Chained Heat(1983)

    as Cellmate

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Nancy Evans

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Christy

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sandy Hoyle

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 25 episodes · as Lorraine Prescott

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Black Sash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles, 84 of them dated from 1981 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

The Last Song (2010)

$89M worldwide

Highest rated

Malcolm X (1992)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

I Will Find You (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19812026

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove 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
Acting85 of 85: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1980s19 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
8398

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 MovieCove, 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 Kate Vernon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 34; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th20

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 62 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · actor

A Gettysburg Christmas (2023)

91st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Malcolm X (1992)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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 Kate Vernon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles29–73 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles18–66 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian 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 Kate Vernon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kate Vernon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nigel Bennett shares the most, 3.

Directors

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Composers

Producers