K Callan
Acting
Biography
K Callan, born Katherine Elizabeth Borman on January 9, 1942, in Dallas, Texas, is an American actress and author. She began her professional acting career at the Margo Jones Theatre and gained national attention for her role as Peter Boyle’s mousy wife in the film “Joe” in 1970. Callan has had a diverse career spanning film, television, and theater, with notable roles including Martha Kent in the TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” and Elizabeth in the Christian drama “The Chosen.” She has also appeared in films such as “American Gigolo” (1980) and “Knives Out” (2019). Callan has authored several books on the entertainment industry and received her acting training at HB Studio in New York City. She was married to author James Ruskin Callan and they have three children.
Born: January 9, 1942
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
Known For
The Chosen
The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him.
The Mentalist
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Father Murphy
A good-hearted frontiersman poses as a priest to start an orphanage for a group of kids whose homes have been destroyed by an evil mining manager.
Grey's Anatomy
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Family Law
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
How I Met Your Mother
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
The Magic Of Passion
A magician returns home to reconnect with his Mother, only to find she has begun a sexual relationship with his childhood friend.
Quantum Leap
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
Castle
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Filmography
as Ms. Engel
as Betty
as Leslie
as Candice Murphy
as Greatnana Wanetta
as Elizabeth
as Susan Dayward
as Carol
as Lorraine Parks
as Judy Sherman
as Toogey Richmonde
as Elaine
as Louise Hammond
as Mrs. Monroe
as Delores Marsh
as Maggie Hopps
as Annabelle Draber
as Ceal Cousins (uncredited)
as Charlie Andrews
as Mrs. Bauer
as Mrs. Grayson
as Eva
as Mrs. Hallstrom
as Grandma Lois
as Marisa
as Julia Rose
as Janis
as Eileen Britt
as Helen Russell (2006)
as Grace Mullen
as Bertha Jones-Delacroix
as Eleanor McGill
as Ellie Harkness
as Luanne Countryman
as Lady Jane
as Penelope Zimmerman
as Mary Johnson
as Halle McAdams
as Martha Abernathy
as Myra Hollenbeck
as Ginny
as Alice Stillwater
as Miss Constance Freckling
as Tilly Hill (voice)
as Grandma James
as Dannion's Mother
as Esther Gale
as Kelly Robinson
as Emily Beck
as Jake's Landlady
as Martha Kent
as Frankie's Mother
as Martha Wellington
as Mrs. Gordon
as Lenore Mackenzie
as Marion
as Betty's Mom
as Florence Hackett
as Carolyn Kandinsky
as Catherine
as Mrs. Jorgensen
as Linda Ryan
as Barbara Hamilton
as Jane Fletzker
as Patty Galecki
as Martha Ryan
as Motel Manager
as Miss Metcalf
as Lucille
as Alice Bingham
as Mrs. Wilson
as Harriet Higgins
as Lisa Williams
as Mrs. Dunne
as Mrs. Powell
as Mrs. Wetserfield
as Mrs. Westerfield
as Ms. Tidwell
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Mrs. Rice
as Amy Stevens
as Mrs. Stevens
as Alice Butterfield
as Gwen Baxter
as Mrs. Burd
as Patty Menkes
as Evelyn Jackson
as Subway Lady (uncredited)
as Evelyn Jackson
as Veronica Cartright
as May Lou Curran