
Kate Vernon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1961
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography

God of Frogs 2026
as Eve

A Gettysburg Christmas 2023
as Caroline

Meet the Killer Parents 2023
as Miriam

Anniversary Nightmare 2019
as Barbara

His Master's Voice 2018
as Camille

Groomzilla 2018
as Olivia

Valentina's Wedding 2018
as Melanie Tate

Amelia 2.0 2017
as Dr. Ellen Beckett

Chicanery 2017
as Billie Endicott

A Christmas Truce 2015
as Helena

108 Stitches 2014
as President Jennine Wormer Pratt

Prelude to Axanar 2014
as Captain Sonya Alexander

Battledogs 2013
as Dr. Ellen Gordon

Red Faction: Origins 2011
as The Matriarch

National Lampoon's Snatched 2011
as Diane

The Last Song 2010
as Susan Blakelee

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan 2009
as Ellen Tigh

Last Chance Cafe 2006
as Hallie Boyer

Knights of the South Bronx 2005
as Pat

Confession 2005
as Detective Robin Mallory

School of Life 2005
as Elli Warner

Family Plan 2005
as Victoria

Buds For Life 2004
as Valerie Quinlan
- Grave Matters
Grave Matters 2004
as Christine

Wilder Days 2003
as Dorothy Morse

Y2K 1999
as Alix Cromwell

The Secret Life of Girls 1999
as Kay (Age 40)

Blackjack 1998
as Dr. Rachel Stein

Flood: A River's Rampage 1997
as Pat Mallory

Joe's Wedding 1996
as Uta Mann

Downdraft 1996
as Alexa

Bloodknot 1995
as Kaye

The Sister-in-Law 1995
as Sarah "Sally" Rae Preston / Rae Phillips / Kelly Richards

Dangerous Touch 1995
as Amanda Grace

Soft Deceit 1995
as Anne Fowler

Probable Cause 1994
as Lynn Reilly

House of Secrets 1993
as Laura Morrell

Cyber Eden 1992
as Prudence

Malcolm X 1992
as Sophia

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin 1991
as Terry Weidner

Daughters of Privilege 1991
as Diana

Mob Story 1989
as Mindy

Hostile Takeover 1989
as Sally

Banter 1986
as Brent Holliday

Pretty in Pink 1986
as Benny Hanson

Roadhouse 66 1984
as Melissa Duran

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac 1984
as Donna Adams

Alphabet City 1984
as Angie

Chained Heat 1983
as Cellmate
Credits from TMDB.