Crosby, Cathy Lee 1944–

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CROSBY, Cathy Lee 1944–

PERSONAL

Born December 2, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Linda Hayes (an actress); married, 1960 (divorced, 1962). Education: Received degree from University of Southern California; studied acting with Lee Strasberg.

Career: Actress, producer, playwright, and director. CLC Productions, Santa Monica, CA, founder and producer; appeared in television commercials for Coors Light Beer, 1995.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Regular, Dean Martin Presents the Golddigers, 1969.

(With Fran Tarkenton and John Davidson) Cohost, That's Incredible!, ABC, 1980–1985.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Tracy Carter, Roughnecks, syndicated, 1980.

Major Kate Breckenridge, World War III, NBC, 1984.

Judith Main, John Jakes's Heaven and Hell: North and South, Part III (also known as Heaven and Hell: North and South, Part III and North and South III ), ABC, 1994.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (title role), Wonder Woman, ABC, 1974.

Kingston Confidential, ABC, 1978.

Angel, Keefer (also known as Behind the Lines ), 1978.

Carol Darnell, The Love Boat: The Shipshape Cruise, ABC, 1986.

Shauna, Intimate Strangers, CBS, 1988.

Maggie Bernard, Untamed Love (also known as One Child ), Lifetime, 1994.

Margeaux MacAfee, Lost Treasure of Dos Santos, The Family Channel, 1997.

Joan Hollins, When the Cradle Falls, CBS, 1997.

Lynn, A Memory in My Heart, CBS, 1999.

Mary, Sons of Mistletoe (also known as Un Noel pas comme les autres ), CBS, 2001.

Dancing at the Harvest Moon, CBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ginger Wheeler, The Three Wives of David Wheeler, NBC, 1979.

Host, Conquer Fort Boyard, ABC, 1993.

Sandy Holmestead, Final Run, CBS, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Performer, Circus of the Stars #4, CBS, 1979.

Player, Celebrity Football Classic, NBC, 1979.

Team member, Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 5, CBS, 1980.

Performer, Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1980.

ABC team captain, Battle of the Network Stars VIII, ABC, 1980.

Host, Battle of the Network Stars IX, ABC, 1980.

Bob Hope Looks at the Prime Time TV Wars (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All–Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars ) NBC, 1980.

The New and Spectacular Guinness Book of the World Records, ABC, 1980.

Bob Hope's Funny Valentine (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Funny Valentine ), NBC, 1981.

The Bob Hope Comedy Special (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All–Star Comedy Look at the Fall Season: It's Still Free and Worth It! ), NBC, 1981.

Performer, Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1981.

Get High on Yourself, NBC, 1981.

Women Who Rate a "10, " NBC, 1981.

ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XI, ABC, 1981.

Magic with the Stars, NBC, 1982.

ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1982.

Night of 100 Stars I, ABC, 1982.

Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Women I Love—Beautiful But Funny, NBC, 1982.

Host, Celebrity Daredevils, ABC, 1983.

Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, ABC, 1983.

Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut ), NBC, 1984.

Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line, HBO, 1984.

The 10th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1985.

Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985.

The Crystal Light National Aerobics Championships, syndicated, 1986.

Wrestlemania 2, Showtime, 1986.

Host, From Hawaii with Love, syndicated, 1986.

Greatest Hits MC, Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (also known as Terms of Enrollment ), Cinemax, 1986.

Sex Symbols: Past, Present, and Future, syndicated, 1987.

Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson, ABC, 1987.

Host, U.S. Man of the Year, syndicated, 1988.

Host, That's Incredible! Reunion, ABC, 1988.

The Disney/MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, NBC, 1989.

All–Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul–Jabbar, NBC, 1989.

Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990.

Welcome Home, America! A USO Salute to America's Sons and Daughters, ABC, 1991.

Herself, That's Incredible Special! (also known as That's Incredible: The Reunion ), ABC, 2002.

Host, That's Incredible: The Reunion, Part II, ABC, 2003.

Also appeared in A Spectacular Evening in Egypt.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Susan, "The Lay of the Land," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968.

"In Sickness and in Health," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1972.

Jenny Hollister, "Virus," Emergency!, NBC, 1972.

Nancy Erdmore, "Murder in the Doll's House," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1973.

Irene Kirk, "He Who Digs a Grave: Parts 1 & 2," Cannon, CBS, 1973.

Joanna Kirkwood, "The Capricorn Murder," Shaft, CBS, 1974.

Helen of Troy, "The Youth Killer," Kolchak: The Night Stalker, ABC, 1975.

Libby Hall, "Like Father, Like Son/Don't Push Me/Second Chance," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979.

Dr. Karen Lynch, "The Kahuna," Hawaii Five–O, CBS, 1979.

Herself, "No Way Out," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1982.

Janet Weaver McDermott, "Flashback," Hotel, 1983.

Christy Miller, "The Homecoming: Parts 1 & 2," Hard-castle and McCormick, ABC, 1984.

An American Portrait, CBS, 1984.

"The Captain Wears Pantyhose," The Love Boat, ABC, 1985.

Linda Hudson/Lynette Beaumont, "Tricks," Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1985.

Janet Weaver McDermott, "Unfinished Business," Hotel, ABC, 1987.

Janet Weaver McDermott, "Fatal Attraction," Hotel, ABC, 1987.

Samantha Munson, "Reasonable Doubt," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, Untamed Love (also known as One Child ), Lifetime, 1994.

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Kay Butler, The Laughing Policeman (also known as An Investigation of Murder ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1973.

Lynn Strong, Trackdown, Essaness Pictures, 1975.

Randy Rawlings, Coach, Media Home Entertainment, 1978.

Zoe Owens, The Dark (also known as The Mutilator ), Media Home Entertainment, 1979.

Herself, The Player, New Line Cinema, 1992.

Librarian, The Real Howard Spitz (also known as Samantha et Monsieur Spitz ), Live Film and Media-works, 1998.

Herself, The Big Tease, Warner Bros., 1999.

Elizabeth Sherman, Ablaze, New City Releasing, 2001.

The Last Guy on Earth, 2002.

Also appeared in Call Me by My Name; San Sebastian; Training Camp.

Film Work:

Supervising producer of San Sebastian; Training Camp.

Stage Appearances:

Night of 100 Stars I, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982.

Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, 1985.

Boots, Almost Perfect, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1988.

Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, 1990.

Made off–Broadway debut in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Hollywood American Legion; also appeared in Zoot Suit—The Real Story, Beverly Hills, CA; Downside Risks; Jellyroll Shoes.