Cathy Lind Hayes
(Playwright/Performer)
Proud of her third generation theatrical heritage, (Grandmother, Grace Hayes, was a Vaudevillian actress and singer), Cathy Lind Hayes made her television debut at the age of 4, with her parents, entertainers Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, on Edward R. Murrow’s Person to Person. On stage Cathy originated the role of “Babet” in He Hunts at the Geffen Playhouse for which she received an Ovation Award Nomination. Los Angeles: Vera in Change Beds and Dance at the Secret Rose Theatre (World Premiere); Francine in Who Lives? at the 24th Street Theatre (World Premiere); The Tangled Snarl at the Santa Monica Playhouse, and The Shadow of a Gunman, Theatre Exchange, produced by Brian Dennehy, directed by Richard Masur. She also had the privilege of playing opposite her mother, Mary Healy, in The Glass Menagerie, in Las Vegas. Television credits include guest starring roles on Scandal, Mad Men, NCIS Los Angeles, Grey’s Anatomy (recurring), Las Vegas, Friends, Boston Public, Undeclared, Judging Amy, ER, Seinfeld, Caroline in the City, Days of Our Lives, and a series regular on “Chicken Soup” with Lynn Redgrave and Jackie Mason. Film credits include Broken Hart, Self-Medicated, Slightly Thicker Than Water, Dogs of Woodshole, Drop Dead Fred, and the infamous Mommie Dearest. |