Renée Lawless - Wikipedia Renée Lawless Renee Lawless November 30, 1960 ( 1960 - 11 - 30 ) ( age 57 ) Knoxville, Tennessee, US Occupation Actress Website Official website Renee Lawless - Orsini ( born November 30, 1960 ) is an American actress and singer. She is currently starring as the bitter and distant matriarch, Katheryn Cryer, in the OWN drama series The Haves and the Have Nots. Lawless was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and moved with her family to Jacksonville in at age 9 and graduated from Sandalwood High School, Stetson University, and University of Cincinnati -- College - Conservatory of Music. As of mid 1990 's she appeared primary on stage productions, like national touring of Beauty and the Beast, and Wicked. References ^ Jump up to : Facebook ^ Jump up to : David Crumpler ( May 28, 2013 ). `` Two actresses with Jacksonville ties star in new Oprah Winfrey Network show ''. Jacksonville News. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ Susan Alexander ( May 24, 2013 ). `` Knox native Renee Lawless takes on lead role in Tyler Perry drama ' The Haves and the Have Nots ' ''. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 29. ^ Jump up to : `` Renée Lawless as Katheryn Cryer ''. oprah.com. OWN. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ Philiana Ng ( April 4, 2013 ). `` OWN Sets Premieres for Tyler Perry 's Scripted Series, Greenlights Two Shows ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 29. External links Official website Renee Lawless on IMDb This article about an American television actor or actress born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Renee_Lawless&oldid=821191650 '' Categories : Living people 1960 births American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American soap opera actresses People from Knoxville, Tennessee Actresses from Atlanta Stetson University alumni University of Cincinnati -- College - Conservatory of Music alumni American television actor, 1960s birth stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 January 2018, at 23 : 16. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays catherine on the haves and the have nots
Answer: Renee Lawless-Orsini