Book Catherine Hicks

Catherine Hicks is an American actress, now retired, best remembered as Annie Camden, the devoted mother on the long-running family drama 7th Heaven. After earning a Master of Fine Arts at Cornell, she moved to New York in 1976 and within two weeks won the role of Dr. Faith Coleridge on the ABC soap Ryan's Hope (1976 to 1978). She left to star opposite Jack Lemmon in Bernard Slade's 1978 Broadway play Tribute, then moved to California to co-star as principal Dr. Emily Rappant on the CBS sitcom The Bad News Bears (1979 to 1980). In 1980 she won the lead in Marilyn: The Untold Story, and her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe earned an Emmy nomination. Her film work includes The Razor's Edge (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Child's Play (1988) and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), in which she played marine biologist Dr. Gillian Taylor, a role that brought her the 1988 Saturn Award for Best Actress. She also starred on the series Winnetka Road and later in A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011). Hicks brings a warm connection with fans of classic television and science fiction.