Kate Walsh
Known primarily for her television role as Dr. Addison Shepherd, actress Kate Walsh's lengthy career has run the gamut, from Shakespearean drama to situation comedies to action movies. Emerging from Chicago's respected Piven Theatre Workshop and the city's lauded Shakespeare Repertory, Walsh moved to the screen with several TV guest spots and small films roles in projects like John McNaughton's harrowing "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" (1998). She donned a fat suit to play Nicki Fifer, Drew Carey's big and bubbly girlfriend on the long-running sitcom "The Drew Carey Show" (ABC, 1995-2004) and was later seen as Will Ferrell's exasperated wife in the soccer comedy, "Kicking & Screaming" (2005). But it was as Dr. Addison Shepherd - the adulterous ex-wife of Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) - on the hit medical melodrama "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 2005- ) that Walsh at last gained widespread recognition. So popular was her strong-willed character that series creator Shonda Rhimes made her the focus of the "Grey's" spin-off, "Private Practice" (ABC, 2007-2013). Despite the demands of starring in her own weekly series, the busy actress still made time for occasional film forays, like the creepy actioner "Legion" (2010). Multi-faceted and graced with an impressive onscreen magnetism, Walsh excelled as both leading lady and supporting player
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Kate Walsh
Filmography
Movies
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67% |
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Sometime Other Than Now | Kate (Character) | - | 2021 |
41% |
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Honest Thief | Annie (Character) | $14.2M | 2020 |
70% |
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Almost Love | Elizabeth (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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3022 | Jackie Miller (Character) | - | 2019 |
34% |
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | Pat Miller (Character) | $767.9K | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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#Realityhigh | Dr. Fiona Shively (Character) | - | 2017 |
91% |
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Girls Trip | Elizabeth Davelli (Character) | $115.1M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dermaphoria | Morell (Character) | - | 2015 |
33% |
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Staten Island Summer | Danny's Mom (Character) | - | 2015 |
0% |
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Any Day | Bethley (Character) | - | 2015 |
9% |
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Just Before I Go | Kathleen Morgan (Character) | $8.1K | 2014 |
4% |
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Scary Movie V | Mal (Character) | $32.0M | 2013 |
85% |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Mother (Character) | $17.7M | 2012 |
22% |
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Angels Crest | Roxanne (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
20% |
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Legion | Sandra Anderson (Character) | $40.2M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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One Way to Valhalla | Raina (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Veritas, Prince of Truth | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Inside Out | Tyne (Character) | - | 2005 |
41% |
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Kicking & Screaming | Barbara Weston (Character) | $52.6M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 2, Mask of Sanity | Cricket (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night of the Lawyers | Pressie Brooks (Character) | - | 1997 |
TV
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63% | 49% | Emily in Paris | Unknown (Character) | 2024 |
78% | 61% | The Umbrella Academy | The Handler (Character) | 2019-2020 2024 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2019 2023 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy |
Addison Montgomery (Character), Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery (Guest Star) |
2005-2012 2021-2022 |
82% | 96% | Sprung | Paula Tackleberry (Guest Star) | 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2011 2019 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 13 Reasons Why: Beyond the Reasons | Self | 2017-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2008 2011-2012 2014 2019 |
40% | 68% | Fam | Jolene (Guest Star) | 2019 |
35% | 56% | 13 Reasons Why | Mrs. Baker (Character) | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home & Family | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2012 2017 |
No Score Yet | 88% | At Midnight With Chris Hardwick | Guest | 2016 |
100% | 55% | Not Safe With Nikki Glaser | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Game Night | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2015 |
60% | 89% | Undateable | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2011-2015 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2015 |
20% | 63% | Bad Judge |
Rebecca Wright (Character), Executive Producer |
2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014 |
93% | 85% | Fargo | Gina Hess (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Full Circle | Trisha Campbell (Character) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Full Circle | Trisha Campbell (Character) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Private Practice | Dr. Addison Montgomery (Character) | 2007-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2008-2010 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Comedy Central Roast | Unknown (Character) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009-2011 |
100% | No Score Yet | Funny or Die Presents | Rodriguez (Character) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 77% | King of the Hill | Katt Savage (Guest Voice) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eyes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
45% | 75% | Complete Savages | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
13% | No Score Yet | Run of the House | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
95% | No Score Yet | Karen Sisco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997-1998 2001-2002 |
18% | No Score Yet | The Mind of the Married Man | Unknown (Character) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
67% | No Score Yet | Norm | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
17% | No Score Yet | The Mike O'Malley Show | Unknown (Character) | 1999 |
43% | No Score Yet | Turks | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Cupid | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Swift Justice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |