Naked Truth Of Kay Lenz – Where is she today? – Biography

• Kay Lenz is an American actress best known for appearing in the TV series “Reasonable Doubts” and voicing the American Maid in the animated series “The Tick”.
• She launched her acting career in 1967 at the age of 14 and won a Daytime Emmy Award and Primetime Emmy Award for her performances.
• She is a lover of animals and likes to travel, eat various cuisines and watch films.
• She is 67 years old and has a net worth of over $3 million.
• She is currently living a peaceful life in Los Angeles.

Known for movies

House (1986)
as Sandy Sinclair

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
as Karen Sheldon

Breezy (1973)
as Breezy

American Graffiti (1973)
as Jane

Who is Kay Lenz and where is she today? Wiki Bio

Kay Ann Lenz was born in Los Angeles, California USA, on 4 March 1953 – her zodiac sign is Pisces and she holds American nationality. She is an actress best known for portraying Maggie Zombro in the TV series “Reasonable Doubts”, and for voicing the American Maid in the animated series “The Tick”. Kay has retired from acting, and is now apparently leading a peaceful life at her home in Los Angeles.

Early life and education

Kay was raised an only child in Los Angeles by her mother Kay Miller who was a model and a radio engineer, and her father Ted Lenz who was a producer and a commentator.

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One can say that her career was launched when she was still a toddler, as she appeared in a TV show which her father produced when she was around one year old. She attended a public high school in Los Angeles where she started acting and appearing in school’s plays, while she was also playing soccer and volleyball. Upon matriculation, she didn’t enroll at college but started pursuing a career in acting.

Appearances in TV series

Kay launched her acting career in 1967 at the age of 14, when she appeared in the TV series “This Is The Life” and then in “The Andy Griffith Show” in the same year.

She was in a single episode of “Gunsmoke” in 1974, and after portraying Dorie in “The ABC Afternoon Playbreak”, she was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award for an Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Special, which recognition saw her invited to guest star in several TV series, including “Nakia”, “McCloud”, and “Petrocelli” among others.

In 1976, she portrayed Kate Jordache in “Rich Man, Poor Man” which starred Peter Strauss and Nick Nolte and follows the Jordache family during and after the World War II – for her performance, Kay was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Some of her next roles were in “Jigsaw John”, “How The West Was Won” (three episodes), and “Magnum P.I.” in 1984.

In 1985, she portrayed Jenny Wells in “Murder She Wrote”, and was then invited to guest star in “Hunter” in 1986 and “Mr. Belvedere” in 1987. The year 1988 saw her star as Tina Cassidy in “Midnight Caller”, winning a Primetime Emmy Award. In 1991 she played the recurring role of Maggie Zombro in the crime drama TV series “Reasonable Doubts”, which starred Mark Harmon and Marlee Matlin and followed a relationship between a detective and his assistant. For her role, Kay won a Viewers for Quality Television Award, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

She had her debut voicing role in 1994, to the American Maid in “The Tick” and then appeared in a single episode of many TV series, some of which were “Touched by an Angel” in 1996, “The Magnificent Seven” in 2000, and “Once and Again” in 2001. Some of Kay’s latest appearances in TV series have been in “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in 2013, “Bones” in 2014, and “Adventure Time” in 2015.

Appearances in movies

Kay made her debut film appearance in 1973 portraying Jane in “American Graffiti”, and in the same year appeared in “Breezy”, being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the Most Promising Newcomer – Female.

She went on to appear in many movies in the following years, including “Moving Violation” in 1976, “The Initiation of Sarah” in 1978, and “Fast-Walking” in 1982, while she gained recognition when she portrayed Sandy Sinclair in “House”, and was nominated for a Saturn Award for the Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

She played Deborah in “Physical Evidence” in 1989, and then starred as P.J. Parks in “Falling From Grace” in 1992, which starred John Mellencamp and Mariel Hemingway and follows the life of a rock singer as he finds a lover although he has a wife. In 1995, she played a supporting character in “Shame II: The Secret”, and was nominated for a CableACE Award. Some of Kay’s latest appearances in movies have been in “Southside” in 2003, “The Secret Lives of Dorks” in 2013, and “The Downside of Bliss” in 2017.

Love life and relationships

Kay started dating an actor and a musician David Cassidy in 1974, and the two married on 3 April 1977. After they married, Kay started receiving letters from women about how some of them have children with David, which eventually led to Kay not wanting his children but the two stayed married for six years, thend their divorce was finalized on 28 December 1983. Kay did not marry after that, but has allegedly been in relationships with J.D. Souther who is a musician, and Scott Baio who is an actor.

David went on to marry Meryl Tanz, a horse breeder, in 1984 but they divorced in 1988 due to David’s problems with alcohol and being unfaithful as his mistress Sherry Williams gave birth to his daughter Katie Cassidy in 1986.

In March 1991, David married Sue Shifrin and their daughter Beau was born in the same year, but they divorced in 2014. David went bankrupt in 2015 and he died on 21 November 2017 due to liver failure, caused by his abuse of alcohol.

Hobbies and other interests

Kay likes to travel and her job as an actress took her all around the US, while she has also been to many countries in Europe, and has visited Australia and Africa as well. She has her own favorites when it comes to Hollywood actors and actresses, some of whom are Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Meryl Streep, and some of her favorite movies are “Catch Me If You Can”, “Shutter Island”, and “To Kill a Mockingbird”.

She is a lover of animals and has a pet dog. She is keen on tasting various cuisines, with her favorite being Mexican but being physically active has been eating healthy foods since she was a teenager. She started going to the gym at the age of 18, having up to five training sessions each week and was following a strict diet, eating no sugar nor fast food except on Sundays.

Appearance and net worth

Kay is 67 years old. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, is 5ft 1in (1.55m) tall, and weighs around 112lbs (51kgs). As of March 2020, her net worth is estimated at over $3 million.

Facts

#	Fact
1	First wife of David Cassidy.
2	Was Ron Shelton's first choice for "Annie" in Bull Durham (1988), but the studio didn't feel she was bankable enough.
3	Turned down the role that eventually went to Tuesday Weld in Once Upon a Time in America (1984).
4	Made her legitimate stage acting debut at age 13 in a production of "Dark of the Moon" at the Pasadena Playhouse.
5	Only legal witness at the wedding of Anne Lockhart and Adam C. Taylor in 1986.
6	Godmother of Carlyle Taylor.
7	Ex-daughter-in-law of Evelyn Ward and Jack Cassidy.
8	A former teen rider on the rodeo circuit.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
JAG	2003	TV Series	Judge Smith
Southside	2003		Claire Coleman
The Agency	2003	TV Series	Police Interrogator
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	2002	TV Series	Linda Cavanaugh
Once and Again	2001	TV Series	Stephanie Arlen
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family	2000-2001	TV Series	Lisa Ramone
ER	2000	TV Series	Karen Palmieri
The Magnificent Seven	2000	TV Series	Ella Gaines
Marry Me or Die	1998
The Adventures of Ragtime	1998		Detective Hill
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde	1997		Peep / Madge
Journey of the Heart	1997	TV Movie	Marvelle
Touched by an Angel	1996	TV Series	Rocky McCann
The Tick	1994-1996	TV Series	American Maid
Gunfighter's Moon	1995		Linda Yarnell
Shame II: The Secret	1995	TV Movie	Ginny
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	1995	TV Series	Constance Hunter
Trapped in Space	1995	TV Movie	Gillings
Against Their Will: Women in Prison	1994	TV Movie	Lisa Jamison
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa	1992-1993	TV Series
Reasonable Doubts	1991-1993	TV Series	Maggie Zombro
Falling from Grace	1992		P.J. Parks
Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space	1991		Sebastian
Hitler's Daughter	1990	TV Movie	Leona Crawford Gordon
Streets	1990		Sargent
Midnight Caller	1988-1989	TV Series	Tina Cassidy / Tina
ABC Afterschool Specials	1989	TV Series	Bonnie Green
Hardball	1989	TV Series	Connie Villanova
Murder by Night	1989	TV Movie	Karen Hicks
Physical Evidence	1989		Deborah Quinn
Simon & Simon	1984-1988	TV Series	Melissa / Susan Killian / Lolita / ...
Fear	1988		Sharon Haden
Headhunter	1988		Katherine Hall
Houston Knights	1987	TV Series
Charles in Charge	1987	TV Series	Joan Robinson
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown	1987		Karen Sheldon
Hotel	1984-1987	TV Series	Gail Matthews / Mary Morowsky / Monique Bennett (as Karen Woncemore)
Moonlighting	1987	TV Series	Melissa
CBS Summer Playhouse	1987	TV Series	Ray
Stripped to Kill	1987		Detective Cody Sheenan
Mr. Belvedere	1987	TV Series	Sharon Rogers
Starman	1987	TV Series	Dr. Katherine Bradford
House	1986		Sandy Sinclair
Heart of the City	1986	TV Series	Kathy Priester
Hunter	1986	TV Series	Alicia Fiori
Riptide	1985	TV Series	Brenda Malloy
MacGyver	1985	TV Series	Kelly Nielson
Murder, She Wrote	1985	TV Series	Nurse Jennie Wells
Finder of Lost Loves	1985	TV Series	Ellen Ross
Matt Houston	1984	TV Series	Cassie Stanley
The Fall Guy	1984	TV Series	Kim Donnelly
Cagney & Lacey	1984	TV Series	Linda Mack
Magnum, P.I.	1984	TV Series	Sally DeForest
Hill Street Blues	1984	TV Series	Whitney Barnes
Whiz Kids	1984	TV Series	Helen Langton
Rod Stewart: Infatuation	1984	Video short	The Woman
Scene of the Crime	1984	TV Series
Trial by Terror	1983		Karen Armstrong
Prisoners of the Lost Universe	1983		Carrie Madison
Insight	1982	TV Series	L.J.
Fast-Walking	1982		Moke
Swan Lake	1981		Odille (voice)
The Hustler of Muscle Beach	1980	TV Movie	Jenny O'Rourke
Escape	1980	TV Movie	Barbara Chilcoate
Sanctuary of Fear	1979	TV Movie	Carol Bain
The Seeding of Sarah Burns	1979	TV Movie	Sarah Burns
The Passage	1979		Leah Bergson
How the West Was Won	1978	TV Series	Doreen
Mean Dog Blues	1978		Linda Ramsey
The Initiation of Sarah	1978	TV Movie	Sarah Goodwin
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II	1976-1977	TV Series	Kate Jordache
Moving Violation	1976		Cam Johnson
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday	1976		Thursday
Jigsaw John	1976	TV Series	Miriam Buckley
Rich Man, Poor Man	1976	TV Mini-Series	Kate Jordache
Petrocelli	1975	TV Series	Janet / Mary Wade
Saturday Night Live	1975	TV Series	Susan (segment 'NBC Super Season')
White Line Fever	1975		Jerri Kane Hummer
Journey from Darkness	1975	TV Movie	Sherry Williams
The One	1974	TV Movie	Shirley
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak	1974	TV Series	Dorie
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One	1974	TV Movie	Shirley
Cannon	1974	TV Series	Sally
Nakia	1974	TV Series
McCloud	1974	TV Series	Eve Randall
Kodiak	1974	TV Series
The Underground Man	1974	TV Movie	Sue Crandell
Medical Center	1974	TV Series	Kitty
Unwed Father	1974	TV Movie	Vicky Simmons
Gunsmoke	1974	TV Series	Lettie Graham
Love Story	1974	TV Series	Sara
A Summer Without Boys	1973	TV Movie	Ruth Hailey
Lisa, Bright and Dark	1973	TV Movie	Lisa Schilling
Breezy	1973		Breezy
The Streets of San Francisco	1973	TV Series	Sarah Holt
American Graffiti	1973		Jane (as Kay Ann Kemper)
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law	1973	TV Series	Lucy
The Weekend Nun	1972	TV Movie	Audree Prewitt
Ironside	1972	TV Series	Stephanie Tucker
The Andy Griffith Show	1967	TV Series	Joy
The Monroes	1967	TV Series	Maudie
The Downside of Bliss	2017	post-production	Mary
Adventure Time	2015	TV Series	Bird Woman
Bones	2014	TV Series	Harriet White
The Secret Lives of Dorks	2013		Mrs. Susie Gibson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	2013	TV Series	Laura Sidle
Southland	2011	TV Series	Naomi Chester
The Closer	2010	TV Series	Mrs. Tatem
Cold Case	2009	TV Series	Hillary Rhodes '09
NCIS	2008	TV Series	Connie Quinn Wheeler
House M.D.	2007	TV Series	Mrs. Bradberry
Heartland	2007	TV Series	Nadine

Miscellaneous

Title	Year	Status	Character
Ladybugs	1992	ADR voice

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1993	TV Special	Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1992	TV Special	Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The National Leukemia Broadcast Council Honors Shirley Jones	1979	TV Movie	Herself
Good Morning America	1979	TV Series	Herself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Biography	2004	TV Series documentary	Herself
Midnight Caller	1990	TV Series	Tina Cassidy
Hill Street Blues	1984	TV Series	Whitney Barnes

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1993	Q Award	Viewers for Quality Television Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series	Reasonable Doubts (1991)
1989	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Midnight Caller (1988)
1975	Daytime Emmy	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Special	The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1995	CableACE	CableACE Awards	Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries	Shame II: The Secret (1995)
1993	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Reasonable Doubts (1991)
1992	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Reasonable Doubts (1991)
1990	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Midnight Caller (1988)
1987	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actress	House (1986)
1976	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Comedy or Drama Series	Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
1974	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Most Promising Newcomer - Female	Breezy (1973)