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Kathryn Grant

Kathryn Grant

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 25, 1933
Died Sep 20, 2024 (90)
Birthplace West Columbia, Texas, USA
Popularity 4 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Kathryn Crosby (November 25, 1933 - September 20, 2024) was an American actress and singer who also performed under the stage-name Kathryn Grant. Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in Houston, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955. Two years lat ... er she became Bing Crosby's second wife. The couple had three children, Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel. She appeared as a guest star on her husband's 1964–1965 ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show. She largely retired after their marriage, but did have a featured role in the courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder. She also played the part of "Mama Bear" alongside her husband and children in Goldilocks and starred with Jack Lemmon in Operation Mad Ball in 1957. In the mid-1970s, she hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. After Bing Crosby's death in 1977, she took on a few smaller roles and the lead in the short-lived 1996 Broadway musical State Fair. For 16 years ending in 2001, Crosby hosted the Crosby National Golf Tournament at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, North Carolina. A nearby bridge carrying U.S. Route 158 over the Yadkin River is named for Crosby. On November 4, 2010, Crosby was seriously injured in an automobile accident in the Sierra Nevada that killed her 85-year-old husband, Maurice William Sullivan.

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Queen of the Lot

Queen of the Lot

2010

as Elizabeth Lambert

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as actress 'Anatomy of a Murder' (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Initiation of Sarah

The Initiation of Sarah

1978

as Mrs. Goodwin

1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights

1959

as Princess Yasminda (voice)

The Big Circus

The Big Circus

1959

as Jeannie Whirling

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

as Mary Pilant

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

1958

as Princess Parisa

Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk

1958

as Cecily "Clee" Chouard

The Night the World Exploded

The Night the World Exploded

1957

as Laura 'Hutch' Hutchinson

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957

as Anne Martin

Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball

1957

as Lt. Betty Bixby

The Brothers Rico

The Brothers Rico

1957

as Norah Malaks Rico

Mister Cory

Mister Cory

1957

as Jen Vollard

Reprisal!

Reprisal!

1956

as Taini

The Wild Party

The Wild Party

1956

as Honey

Storm Center

Storm Center

1956

as Hazel Levering

The Phenix City Story

The Phenix City Story

1955

as Ellie Rhodes

Cell 2455 Death Row

Cell 2455 Death Row

1955

as Jo-Anne

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

1955

as Jean, Young Woman in Nightclub (uncredited)

Tight Spot

Tight Spot

1955

as Girl Honeymooner (uncredited)

Living It Up

Living It Up

1954

as Manicurist (uncredited)

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

1954

as Girl on Bridge (uncredited)

Rear Window

Rear Window

1954

as Girl at Songwriter's Party (uncredited)

So This Is Love

So This Is Love

1953

as Showgirl (uncredited)

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Television Credits

Father Knows Best

as Maxine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1954

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

The Bing Crosby Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1964

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 8 14 5
2024 7 15 37 5
2024 8 10 38 4
2024 9 7 16 3
2024 10 5 8 1
2024 11 4 7 1
2024 12 6 11 4
2025 1 7 13 4
2025 2 4 8 1
2025 3 2 6 0
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 3 8 0

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2025 1 619 426

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