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Biography
Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Hickland is no
newcomer to television audiences. Her first professional job got
her nationwide attention as a stewardess in an airline "Fly Me"
advertising campaign. Since that time, she has received exposure in
the dual role of "Julie Clegg" and "Jenny Diamond" on Capitol, and
as "Dr. Courtney Marshall" on Texas. Hickland has also
guest-starred on numerous prime-time series, such as _"Knight
Rider" (1982)_ (qv), 0075500, _"Airwolf" (1984)_ (qv) and 0077093;
and such television movies as The Seeding of Sara Burns (TV) and To
Race the Wind (TV). Feature-film credits include _Last Married
Couple in America, The (1980)_ (qv) (her first movie, in which she
played 'George Segal' (qv)'s young "squeeze"), Witch Craft, War
Zone Zero, _Taxi Killer (1988)_ (qv), and 0105507, in which she
shows off her karate skills. Shortly after the cancellation of
Capitol, Catherine moved to Rome, immersing herself in a new
language and a new culture. She lived there for two years, during
which time she made several Italian films. After her return to the
United States, she met her husband, _"All My Children" (1970)_ (qv)
star 'Michael E. Knight' (qv) (who plays Tad Martin). They were
married in June 1992. In 1995, Catherine starred as "Fantine" in
Les Misérables on Broadway. She performed with the symphony of Lyon
on New Year's Eve, 1995, in Lyon, France. Earlier this year,
Catherine staged two sold-out performances of her cabaret, Boys on
the Side. Catherine and Michael starred opposite one another on
stage in the play, Run for Your Wife, in Los Angeles. They now live
in Manhattan with their dog and six cats.
Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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Catherine Hickland
