Cast & creator
Kate Vernon
Best known for The Mentalist, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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.
Also known as: کیت ورنن, Katherine Elizabeth Vernon, Кейт Вернон, 케이트 버논
49
film credits
41
television credits
90
1981–2026 · acting roles
6.3
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (90)
Showing 90 of 90 credits
The Mentalist
Arden
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Penelope Russell
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Raina Press
2000
NCIS
Caroline Morrow
2003
Bones
Rowan
2005
Star Trek: Voyager
Cmdr. Valerie Archer
1995
Heroes
Vanessa Wheeler
2006
The 100
Diana Sydney
2014
The Outer Limits
Tricia Lange
1995The Outer Limits
Judy Warren
1995
Murder, She Wrote
Rhonda Sykes
1984Murder, She Wrote
Connie Norton
1984
Falcon Crest
Lorraine Prescott
1981
L.A. Law
DDA Belinda Fox
1986
Dawson's Creek
Woman
1998
Battlestar Galactica
Ellen Tigh
2004
Nash Bridges
Whitney Thomas
1996
Family Ties
Christy
1982
Hotel
Sandy Hoyle
1982
Jake and the Fatman
1987
The Morning Show
Geneva
2019
Remington Steele
Nancy Evans
1982
Perception
Mary Morrison
2012
Tales from the Crypt
Lucy Chadwick
1989
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Donna
1985
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
I Will Find You
Sophie Burroughs
2026
Saving Grace
Ellen Cooper
2007
Sullivan's Crossing
Helen
2023
The Hunger
Lanie
1997
Lovejoy
Mary-John Lovejoy
1986
The Firm
2012
True Lies
Sharon Heinz
2023
Condor
Lily Partridge
2018
Largo Winch
Monique Winch-Hastings
2001Largo Winch
2001
Another Life
Ava Beckenbridge
2019
Kindred: The Embraced
Alexandra Serris
1996
The Last Song
Susan Blakelee
2010
Reunion
2005
Malcolm X
Sophia
1992
Pretty in Pink
Benny Hanson
1986
Black Sash
Jenny
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Ellen Tigh
2009
Chained Heat
Cellmate
1983
Alphabet City
Angie
1984
Red Faction: Origins
The Matriarch
2011
God of Frogs
Eve
2026
Chicanery
Billie Endicott
2017
School of Life
Elli Warner
2005
Groomzilla
Olivia
2018
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Donna Adams
1984
I'll Take Manhattan
Nanette Alexander
1987
Confession
Detective Robin Mallory
2005
Blackjack
Dr. Rachel Stein
1998
Probable Cause
Lynn Reilly
1994
National Lampoon's Snatched
Diane
2011
Knights of the South Bronx
Pat
2005
Roadhouse 66
Melissa Duran
1984
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Terry Weidner
1991
Meet the Killer Parents
Miriam
2023
Valentina's Wedding
Melanie Tate
2018
Hostile Takeover
Sally
1989
The Secret Life of Girls
Kay (Age 40)
1999
Wilder Days
Dorothy Morse
2003
Amelia 2.0
Dr. Ellen Beckett
2017
The Sister-in-Law
Sarah "Sally" Rae Preston / Rae Phillips / Kelly Richards
1995
Family Plan
Victoria
2005
Last Chance Cafe
Hallie Boyer
2006
Flood: A River's Rampage
Pat Mallory
1997
Dangerous Touch
Amanda Grace
1995
Banter
Brent Holliday
1986
Anniversary Nightmare
Barbara
2019
Daughters of Privilege
Diana
1991
House of Secrets
Laura Morrell
1993
Y2K
Alix Cromwell
1999
A Christmas Truce
Helena
2015
A Gettysburg Christmas
Caroline
2023
His Master's Voice
Camille
2018
Mob Story
Mindy
1989
Prelude to Axanar
Captain Sonya Alexander
2014
Bloodknot
Kaye
1995
Cyber Eden
Prudence
1992
Joe's Wedding
Uta Mann
1996
108 Stitches
President Jennine Wormer Pratt
2014
Soft Deceit
Anne Fowler
1995
Downdraft
Alexa
1996
Buds For Life
Valerie Quinlan
2004Grave Matters
Christine
2004
Battledogs
Dr. Ellen Gordon
2013