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Kate Murtagh(1920-2017)

  • Actress
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Dan Aykroyd, Donna Dixon, and Kate Murtagh in Doctor Detroit (1983)
The story of a guy who suffers from a bizarre sexual dysfunction--he ejacualtes fire.
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Kate Murtagh was born on 29 October 1920 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Car (1977), Farewell, My Lovely (1975) and Switchblade Sisters (1975). She died on 10 September 2017 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
BornOctober 29, 1920
DiedSeptember 10, 2017(96)
BornOctober 29, 1920
DiedSeptember 10, 2017(96)
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Known for

The Car (1977)
The Car
6.2
  • Miss McDonald
  • 1977
Robert Mitchum in Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Farewell, My Lovely
7.0
  • Amthor
  • 1975
Switchblade Sisters (1975)
Switchblade Sisters
6.5
  • Mom Smackley
  • 1975
Dan Aykroyd, Fran Drescher, Donna Dixon, Lynn Whitfield, and Lydia Lei in Doctor Detroit (1983)
Doctor Detroit
5.2
  • Mom
  • 1983

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Actress

  • Gina Gershon, Danny Nucci, and Paula Jai Parker in Snoops (1999)
    Snoops
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Older Woman
    • 1999
  • Burning Passion (1999)
    Burning Passion
    6.7
    Short
    • Mrs. Wilson
    • 1999
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    Mad About You
    6.8
    TV Series
    • (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • The Maker (1997)
    The Maker
    5.5
    • Large Matron
    • 1997
  • Alexander Godunov in Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
    Waxwork II: Lost in Time
    5.4
    • The Matron
    • 1992
  • Alex Cord and Delia Sheppard in Roots of Evil (1992)
    Roots of Evil
    3.9
    • Mother
    • 1992
  • Ami Dolenz and Tony Danza in She's Out of Control (1989)
    She's Out of Control
    5.4
    • Chaperone
    • 1989
  • Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
    Moonlighting
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Elderly Woman
    • Waitress
    • 1986–1988
  • Joe Howard and Beverly Leech in Mathnet (1987)
    Mathnet
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Selkirk
    • 1988
  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
    Highway to Heaven
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Rosalee Murphy
    • 1986
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Muley
    • 1985
  • Lottery! (1983)
    Lottery!
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Bender
    • 1983
  • Dan Aykroyd, Fran Drescher, Donna Dixon, Lynn Whitfield, and Lydia Lei in Doctor Detroit (1983)
    Doctor Detroit
    5.2
    • Mom
    • 1983
  • Nichols & Dymes
    TV Movie
    • 1981
  • John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, and Joyce DeWitt in Three's Company (1976)
    Three's Company
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Gertrude
    • 1980

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  • Alternative names
    • Kate Murtah
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • October 29, 1920
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 10, 2017
    • Woodland Hills, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    Noted as the model pictured on the front and back covers of rock band Supertramp's 1979 multi-platinum hit LP, "Breakfast In America"; she portrays a waitress named "Libby" and is holding a tall glass of orange juice on the front cover.
  • Trademark
      Playing large formidable women
  • Nickname
    • Kate Murtah

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