Kathy Lamkin
American actress
Kathryn Janel Ramsey (December 10, 1947 – April 4, 2022), better known by her stage name Kathy Lamkin, was an American film actress.
Biography
Lamkin was the daughter of James L. Ramsey and Jeneva B. Medearis, and she attended Texas Women's University, where she studied acting. She began her acting career in Houston and made television commercials for use in Texas. In the early 2000s she moved to Los Angeles.
Lamkin was married to Stephen L. Lamkin, an aerospace engineer, and they had two children. She lived in Pearland, Texas, until her death on April 4, 2022.
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