# Catherine Lloyd Burns

Catherine Lloyd Burns is an American actress and author who portrayed Caroline Miller, the title character's teacher in the television series Malcolm in the Middle.

## Acting

She has appeared in multiple television shows, and was a regular on Partners and LateLine. She played Caroline Miller, Malcolm's "overly earnest" teacher, in Malcolm in the Middle. Burns has appeared in numerous feature films and the independent film Everything Put Together. Along with her role, she was a cowriter of the independent film Everything Put Together. She has also worked in theater with New York's Naked Angels.

## Writing

The film Everything Put Together was written by a number of authors, including Catherine and her husband. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festivals in 2000. In 2001, it was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as the best feature made for under $500,000. Director Marc Forster won Independent Spirit's Someone to Watch Award.
Her first book is It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks, which was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2007. The book is a biography, from the point of view of the author. It centers around personal memoirs and family relationships.

## Personal life

Burns is Jewish, She is married to Adam Forgash, with one daughter, and they reside in New York. Her late father, Lloyd Burns, worked in entertainment, and her Canadian-born mother, Red Burns (née Gennis), founded the Interactive Telecommunications Program (NYU). Her husband is a writer and producer.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Deli Customer | |
| 1996 | Michael | Evie | |
| 1998 | Mafia! | Woman in Las Vegas Show | |
| 1998 | The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Chimp 2 (voice) | Video |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Tanya Hewitt | |
| 2000 | Everything Put Together | Judith | |
| 2000 | Keeping the Faith | Debbie | |
| 2003 | Disposal | Sandra | Short |
| 2005 | The Baxter | Stella | |
| 2007 | Dedication | Mother in Bookstore | |
| 2007 | The Last New Yorker | Hostess | |
| 2013 | Adult World | Sheryl | |
| 2018 | Clara's Ghost | Vet | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Hi Honey, I'm Home! | Mo | "The Many Loves of Mike Duff" |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Sheila Herlihy | "The Wages of Love" |
| 1994 | All-American Girl | Tipsy | "Who's the Boss" |
| 1994 | Party of Five | Jeannie | "Something Out of Nothing" |
| 1995 | ER | Amy | "Love Among the Ruins" |
| 1995 | Maybe This Time | | "Maybe This Time" |
| 1995 | Dad, the Angel & Me | Fan #1 | TV film |
| 1995–1996 | Partners | Heather Pond | Main role |
| 1996 | The Single Guy | April | "Best Man" |
| 1996 | Public Morals | Jackie | "The Green Cover" |
| 1997 | Ned and Stacey | Cynthia | "Where My Third Nepal Is Sheriff" |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War | Amelia Sims | TV film |
| 1998–1999 | LateLine | Mona Guillingsvard | Main role |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle | Caroline Miller | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2006 | Drive/II | | TV film |
| 2016–2020 | Search Party | Linda Witherbottom | "The Night of 100 Candles", "Password to the Shadows", "Conspiracy", "Paranoia", "The Rookie Lawyer" |
| 2017 | Shopgirls | Dahlia | "Dahlia" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Chaos | Worker in Weather Dome (voice) | |
| 1997 | Dilbert's Desktop Games | Secretary With a Crossbow (voice) | |