# Kathleen Kinmont

Kathleen Kinmont (born February 3, 1965) is an American actress who starred in film and on television. Kinmont is best known for playing Kelly Meeker in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. She is also known for playing Cheyenne Phillips in the TV series Renegade (1992-96) starring Lorenzo Lamas.

## Early years

Kinmont is the daughter of actress Abby Dalton.

## Career

Her first feature film role was in the comedy Hardbodies (1984). Her best-known roles include the horror film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) as Kelly Meeker and in Bride of Re-Animator as the title character. She played the title role in CIA Code Name: Alexa, which she reprised in the sequel CIA II: Target Alexa. She later appeared in Lime Salted Love (2005).
She starred on television series such as Santa Barbara as Marilyn Cassidy in 1992. Her big role was in the syndicated television series Renegade as Cheyenne Phillips (1992 - 1996). She was reportedly dropped from the series in 1996 when she made derogatory comments in the press about Lorenzo Lamas' future wife Shauna Sand, who had been making appearances on the show. She has made guest appearances on such television series as Dallas, Baywatch, Silk Stalkings, V.I.P. and Days of Our Lives.

## Other professional activities

Kinmont became involved in a variety of projects as a writer, director and director of photography. She also had a photography business in 2013 in the Los Angeles area, and has released a yoga video called "Kathleen Kinmont's Restorative Core Yoga".

## Personal life

In 1989, Kinmont married Lorenzo Lamas, star of Renegade, with whom she had been friends for 11 years. Lamas had portrayed the son of Kinmont's mother Abby Dalton on TV's Falcon Crest.
Kinmont then married actor Jere Burns of Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. They separated in 1999 and divorced in 2001.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Hardbodies | Pretty Skater | |
| 1985 | Fraternity Vacation | Marianne | |
| 1987 | Winners Take All | Party Girl #5 | Music Video |
| 1987 | Nightforce | Cindy | Direct-to-video |
| 1988 | She-Wolves of the Wasteland | Phoenix | |
| 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Kelly Meeker | |
| 1989 | Rush Week | Judith Ann McGuffin | |
| 1989 | Midnight | Party | |
| 1989 | Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster | Detective Lisa Forester | |
| 1989 | Bride of Re-Animator | Gloria / The Bride | |
| 1989 | Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force | Karin Crosse | |
| 1991 | Night of the Warrior | Katherine Pierce | |
| 1991 | The Art of Dying | Holly | |
| 1991 | Final Impact | Maggie | |
| 1992 | CIA Code Name: Alexa | Alexa | |
| 1992 | Sweet Justice | Heather | |
| 1993 | CIA II: Target Alexa | Alexa | |
| 1994 | Final Round | Jordan | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Texas Payback | Angela | |
| 1995 | Stormswept | Missy | |
| 1996 | Punctual zero | Brigitte | |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do! | Koss' Secretary | |
| 1996 | Dead of Night | Katherine | |
| 1997 | The Corporate Ladder | Nicole Landon | |
| 1997 | Stranger in the House | Dorothy Liddell | |
| 2001 | Gangland | Alexis | |
| 2002 | Bare Witness | Detective Holly McGee | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Psychotic | Natalie Montana | |
| 2006 | Lime Salted Love | Dr. Lina Baxter | |
| 2008 | Prank | Kat | |
| 2011 | Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 | Lily Stevens | Segment: "Rottentail" |
| 2023 | Dark Obsession | Elizabeth | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1965 | The Joey Bishop Show | Baby | Season 4, Episode 25 "What'll You Have?" |
| 1984 | The Master | Model #2 | Season 1, Episode 8 "The Good, the Bad, and the Priceless" |
| 1991 | Dallas | 'Cookie' | Season 14, Episode 14 "Smooth Operator" |
| 1992 | Santa Barbara | Marilyn Cassidy | Soap opera |
| 1994 | Baywatch | Morgan Christopher | Season 5, Episode 7 "Someone to Baywatch Over You" |
| 1992-1996 | Renegade | Cheyenne Phillips | Seasons 1–4 |
| 1998 | Safety Patrol | Newsperson | ABC television film |
| 1997-1999 | Silk Stalkings | Charlene Ballard | Season 7, Episode 11 "The Wedge" Season 8, Episode 21 "Noir: Part 1" Season 8, Episode 22 "Noir: Part 2" |
| 1999 | Mortal Kombat: Konquest | Dion | Season 1, Episode 21 "Stolen Lies" |
| 2001 | V.I.P. | Agent Madison | Season 4, Episode 5 "South by Southwest" |
| 2002 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Richards | Soap opera; 2 episodes |

### Additional credits

* 1993 CIA II: Target Alexa - writer
* 2011 In Between (short film; 2011) - cinematographer
* 2012 The Perfection of Anna (short film) - associate producer, cinematographer
* 2012 The Adventures of Soap Man (short film) - associate producer
* 2013 Mrs. Sweeney (short film) - writer, producer, director
* 2014 Bump and Grind (TV series - "Pilot") - writer, producer, director