Kathryn Greenwood
Biography
Kathryn Greenwood is a Canadian actress and comedian known for her improv and sketch work. Born in Scarborough, Ontario, she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts after graduating in 1980 from Agincourt Collegiate Institute. After returning to Toronto in 1987, she appeared in a small nightclub act, A Wedge of Night, before spending five years as a writer and performer with the Toronto branch of The Second City, where two of her shows earned Dora Mavor Moore awards, one in 1988 and one in 1992. She also appeared in The Glass Menagerie at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in 1997. On television she played Grace Bailey on Wind at My Back, earning a Gemini Award nomination, and appeared as Denise Stanton in Switching Goals (1999). She later appeared on The Drew Carey Show, Hollywood Squares, and the American Whose Line Is It Anyway?; she is part of the sketch troupe Women Fully Clothed.
64years old
Turns 65 on March 21in 159 days
- Born Scarborough
- Star sign: AriesFirst day of the sign, on the Pisces cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 28 years1996 to 2024
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Beyond film
Greenwood was a writer and performer for five years with The Second City comedy troupe in Toronto. In 1988 and 1992, two of her shows there earned Dora Mavor Moore awards.
Behind the camera
With friends Jonathan Wilson and Ed Sahely, Greenwood created Not to Be Repeated, a live show in which the three improvised a whole sitcom from audience suggestions.
Early training
Greenwood graduated in 1980, then spent the next two years at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she studied acting.
Beyond film
Greenwood appeared in The Glass Menagerie at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in spring 1997 with Shirley Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland.
Kathryn Greenwood movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Kathryn Greenwood shares two films with Eldon Hunter, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Eldon Hunter's page
Max Malas's page
Samuel L. Jackson's page
Sam Rockwell's page
Steve Zahn's page
Anthony Mackie's page
Gil KenanDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Gil Kenan
Les MayfieldDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Les Mayfield
Michael DowseDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Michael Dowse
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.