As a child, this fetching performer toured the country with her family in a gospel outfit called Morris Code. Perhaps this early showbiz experience taught Morris the patience she needed to wait for her big break. Although she worked consistently on both the big and small screens throughout the '90s, her parts were small and mostly thankless — if they weren't cut entirely. Whether slumming in the Vanilla Ice vehicle
Cool as Ice, appearing as a psychiatric patient in the Oscar-winning
As Good as It Gets, guest-starring on hit shows such as
Xena or suffering through nine failed TV pilots, Morris was one of the legions of working no-name actors. While her role in
AI: Artificial Intelligence was deleted, director Steven Spielberg cast her as Tom Cruise's estranged wife in his next feature, 2002's
Minority Report. The next year, the lithe beauty came to prominence as a committed detective on the popular drama
Cold Case.
Kathryn Morris Fast Facts:- Has starred in numerous theatrical productions, including Lovers and Other Strangers, Waiting for Lefty, The Fantasticks and Crimes of the Heart.
- Rode along with on-duty Philadelphia detectives while researching her Cold Case role.
- As of 2006, she has worked with director Rod Laurie four times: Deterrence (1999), The Contender (2000), Resurrecting the Champ (2007), and The Last Castle (2001), although her scenes in the latter film were ultimately deleted.
- Kathryn Morris Relationships:
- David Barrett - Significant Other
- Randy Hamilton - Ex-fiancé
- College:
- Attended Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
