Kathleen Cody, also credited as Kathy Cody during her childhood years, is an American actress born on October 30, 1954. She is best known for her roles as Hallie Stokes and Carrie Stokes on the original 1966-1971 cult classic TV series "Dark Shadows".
Kathleen started her career at a young age, appearing in her first television commercial at just six months old. She continued to work as a successful child actor throughout her adolescence, teens, and into adulthood. Her stage career began at the age of six, with a performance in Summer Stock at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, Florida.
By the time she was nine, Kathleen had made it to Broadway, starring in Meredith Wilson's musical "Here's Love" for a two-year run, directed and choreographed by Michael Kidd. In 1965, at the age of 11, she was chosen by author Arthur Miller and producer David Susskind to co-star as Betty Parris in David Susskind's television production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible", which starred George C. Scott, Melvyn Douglas, Colleen Dewhurst, and Tuesday Weld.
The show was nominated and won three Emmy Awards, including Best Actor for George C. Scott, Best Actress for Colleen Dewhurst, and Best Director for Alex Segal. Upon completion of "The Crucible", Kathleen was cast to co-star with Colleen Dewhurst again in a television special based on novelist and playwright Colette's 1922 play, "My Mother's House", an autobiographical piece based on the novelist's life with her mother, portrayed by Colleen Dewhurst, with Kathleen portraying the playwright, Colette, from adolescence up through the author's teenage years.
This TV production was also nominated for three Emmy Awards. At 14 years old, director Bob Fosse auditioned and cast Kathleen in her first film debut in the musical "Sweet Charity", starring Shirley MacLaine. It was in 1971 that Kathleen left New York to star in her first Hollywood film, "Hot Summer Week" (later entitled "Girls on the Road") with fellow co-stars Ralph Waite and Michael Ontkean.
Kathleen's performance in "Hot Summer Week" prompted Walt Disney Studios to invite her to screen test for the studio. The successful audition resulted in signing Kathleen to a three-picture contract with Walt Disney Studios. She was the last actress signed to a multiple film contract with Disney Studios since Annette Funicello.
Kathleen went on to complete three films for Disney Studios, including "Snowball Express", "Charley and the Angel", and "Superdad". She also guest-starred in numerous prime-time television shows, including "Gunsmoke", "The Partridge Family", "Doc Elliot", "Love, American Style", "Barbary Coast", "The Waltons", "Cannon", "Three for the Road", "Barnaby Jones", and "Dirty Sally".
Kathleen co-starred in three television movies of the week, including a remake of the 1945 film "Double Indemnity", "Babe", and "The Last Day". In 1976, she appeared in a television series pilot, "The Cheerleaders", directed by Richard Deanna and co-starring Debbie Zipp, Mary Kay Place, and Darel Glaser.
Late in 1976, Kathleen moved back to her home in Connecticut and married. She had her daughter Megan in 1981 and divorced a couple of years later. In 1983, Kathleen returned to L.A. with her two-year-old daughter, Megan. She was cast in the TV series "The Rouster's" with Chad Everett. It was not long after the cancellation of the series that Kathleen decided to leave L.A. and her career to be a full-time mom.
In 1987, she responded to a call from Peter Bogdanovich to appear in her last film, "Illegally Yours", starring Rob Lowe. Kathleen's career, spanning over 30 years, has encompassed performing on stage, in film, and on television.
