Kathy Najimy #1
Kathy Najimy #1
King of the Hill, Sister Act
For 14 seasons Kathy Najimy provided the voice of "Peggy Hill," on the Emmy award winning FOX TV hit KING OF THE HILL, (Annie award and 2 Women In Film awards) and for 3 seasons she performed opposite Kirstie Alley as "Olive" on NBC's VERONICA'S CLOSET (American Comedy Award).
She is known internationally for her portrayal of "Sister Mary Patrick" in the blockbuster hits SISTER ACT and SISTER ACT 2, (ACA Awards, and Hollywood Press discovery of the Year Award).
Kathy was heard in Pixar's Oscar winning hit WALL-E, and in Disney's TINKERBELL.
She starred on Broadway and was critically acclaimed for her portrayal of Mae West in DIRTY BLONDE (outer critics award) - and also appeared on Broadway in the first productions of V DAY (the Vagina Monologues). Her original Off-Broadway hit play, THE KATHY AND MO SHOW: PARALLEL LIVES & THE DARK SIDE garnered her and Mo Gaffney Obie Awards and Cable Ace awards for both the plays & the HBO specials.
In 2008, Kathy starred as series regular, Millie Finch the saucy head of the University on the CBS hour drama NUMB3RS.
Her other television credits include: THE BIG C, TWISTED, MEN AT WORK, MAKE IT OR BREAK IT, FRANKLIN & BASH, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, DROP DEAD DIVA, UGLY BETTY, and the hysterical RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE.
As well, as the SISTER ACT movies, Kathy has appeared in over 20 films including THE GUILT TRIP, HOCUS POCUS, HOPE FLOATS, THE FISHER KING, SAY UNCLE (best actress Philadelphia Film fest), SOAPDISH, and STEP UP 3D. This December, she'll be seen in TYLER PERRY'S A MADEA CHRISTMAS.
She is shamefully proud of the gold chip she won as the tournament champion on Celebrity Poker Showdown and the $100,000.00 she won to benefit V-day. And she was the final championship winner on CBS's Game Show Marathon with the 100 thousand Grand prize going to at-risk teenage girls.
For her 20 years of AIDS activism, she has been honored with the L.A. Shanti's Founder award as well as the L.A. Gay Center's Distinguished Achievement Award. As a proud Lebanese American, Kathy has received awards from the ACC and The ADC .
Kathy has posed twice for PETA's popular campaign, "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur," and in 2000, she received PETA's Humanitarian of the Year Award from Paul McCartney.
She contributed to the Random House book: "The Choices We Made," (released on the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade), and on tape, voiced Wally Lamb's novel "She's Come Undone". She has been the keynote speaker for over 50 humanitarian organizations all across the country.
Kathy lives in NY with her kick ass husband -- actor/singer Dan Finnerty (The Dan Band), their glorious daughter Samia, and their dogs: Petey and Princess.
Kathy Najimy's Official Website
Kathy Najimy at the Internet Movie Database