# Kitty Swink

Kathryn Swink (born October 22, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actress.

## Early life

Swink was born in Portland, Oregon in 1954, where her father, Don Swink, worked as an attorney.

## Career

Swink made her film debut in a minor role in the 1987 comedy Like Father Like Son, followed by a supporting part in Paul Schrader's biopic Patty Hearst (1988). She has worked primarily in television, including guest appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999), Judging Amy (2005), and Without a Trace (2006).
In addition to film and television, Swink has appeared in theater, including productions of Ladyhouse Blues in 2013 for the Andak Stage Company in Los Angeles, California.

## Personal life

Swink married actor Armin Shimerman in May 1981.
Swink survived breast cancer and in 2004, was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer after experiencing chronic back pain, unexplained weight loss, and jaundice. Seventeen days after her diagnosis, she underwent surgery to remove lymph nodes, half of her stomach, pancreas, gallbladder, and part of her intestines. She was given a 4% chance of surviving the next five years. Swink is involved in pancreatic cancer organizations to raise awareness and funds for patients with the disease.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Like Father Like Son | Trigger's Mom | |
| 1987 | In the Mood | Betty | |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Gabi | |
| 1988 | Dance 'til Dawn | Caterer | Television film |
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Woman | Television film |
| 2001 | Breathing Hard | Literary Agent | |
| 2001 | Just Ask My Children | Lisa Short | Television film |
| 2004 | Wave Babes | Kitty | |
| 2004 | The Works | Madeline | |
| 2007 | Boxboarders! | Ginger James | |
| 2011 | The Selling | Betty | |
| 2013 | I Am I | Magda | |
| 2014 | Hello, My Name Is Frank | Louise | |
| 2016 | Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse | Myrna | |
| 2016 | Penumbra | Carol | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Minister's Wife | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Comedy Factory | Verna | 1 episode |
| 1987 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Young Doctor #2 | 1 episode |
| 1987 | 1st & Ten: The Championship | Stephanie Price | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Something Is Out There | Paula | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Designing Women | Sharon | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Lifestories | June Weinberg | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Over My Dead Body | Prosecutor | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | The Young and the Restless | Travel Agent | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Babylon 5 | Senator | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Dream On | Paramedic | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Relativity | Edie Parker | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Total Security | Mary | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Party of Five | Rita | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Providence | Nurse | 1 episode |
| 1993, 1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Luaran / Minister Rozahn | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Diane Scholnick | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Bull | Bebe | 1 episode |
| 2001 | It's Like, You Know... | Woman | 1 episode |
| 2001 | JAG | Janet Sauter | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Becker | Helen Willakie | 1 episode |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Doctor | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Annette Langston | 1 episode |
| 1999–2005 | Judging Amy | Principal Fisher / Ms. Halbrook | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Ms. Evans | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Monk | Dr. Bradley | 1 episode |
| 2006 | South of Nowhere | Rhonda | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Dr. Dupree | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Leverage | Kerry Durham | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Dr. Cohen | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Outlaw | Lawyer | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Judge Vera Benaski | 1 episode |
| 2011–2013 | Fumbling Thru the Pieces | Stella Rose | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files | Dottie Reid | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Fosters | Ellen | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Red Bird | Mary | 2 episodes |