Kay Lenz

Date of Birth: March 04, 1953
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Kay Lenz mini-bio: Born into a family familiar with the industry, Kay had her first experience acting at a mere 8 weeks old. She has found most of her success in varying guest appearances on TV shows, garnering several Emmy nominations and two wins. Kay came from an L.A. showbiz family. Her father was producer/commentator Ted Lenz and her mother model/radio engineer Kay Miller Lenz. At the ripe old age of eight weeks, Kay appeared on her first TV show produced by her dad as a baby being held up and sung to. She continued on in her father's TV shows and commercials throughout her childhood. In the 60s, she appeared as a teen on stage (Pasadena Playhouse) and in guest parts on "The Monroes" (1966), "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960) and "Ironside" (1967). Kay flirted with 70s film stardom after being cast by director Clint Eastwood in the film Breezy (1973) opposite William Holden as a plucky, troubled hippie/free spirit who has an affair with a much older businessman. Kay was singled out for her affecting performance but the film was ignored. She ventured on but none of her subsequent feisty roles in White Line Fever (1975), The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976), Mean Dog Blues (1978) and House (1986) put her over the top. She gained quite a bit of exposure, however, after her wedding to former teen idol David Cassidy in 1977. The marriage lasted six years. TV remained Kay's medium of choice and she has garnered two Emmy awards in the process. Spouse David Cassidy (3 April 1977 - 1983) (divorced) Trivia A former teen rider on the rodeo circuit. Measurements: 33C-21-34 (in 1987), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Ex-daughter-in-law of Evelyn Ward and Jack Cassidy. Godmother of Carlyle Taylor. Only legal witness at the wedding of Anne Lockhart and Adam C. Taylor in 1986. Made her legitimate stage acting debut at age 13 in a production of "Dark of the Moon" at the Pasadena Playhouse.

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TheFlamingW

Kay Lenz married David Cassidy in 1977. They divorced about 6 years later (1982/1983, depending on what source you reference; Wikipedia lists 1982, & IMDb says 1983).

She had a recurring role as Attorney Maggie Zombro on the unfortunately short-lived NBC series "Reasonable Doubts", in which she co-starred with Mark Harmon (NCIS & Chicago Hope) & Marlee Matlin ("Children Of A Lesser God"), in the early 1990s.

Also, according to IMDb.com, she was a rider on the rodeo circuit as a teen; and was the only legal witness at the 1986 marriage of Anne Lockhart. Anne is the daughter of June Lockhart ("Lost in Space"), & starred in the original Battlestar Galactica TV series in the 70's.

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