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Barbara Whinnery
Born
Barbara K. Whinnery

(1953-07-01) 1 July 1953 (age 70)
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present

Barbara K. Whinnery (born July 1, 1953) is an American actress from Berkeley, California, best known for the role of Dr. Cathy Martin on the television drama St. Elsewhere. She has made guest appearances in several other television shows and has also appeared in movies and on stage.

She trained at the Actor's Conservatory Theater in San Francisco (where her classmates included her future St. Elsewhere co-stars Denzel Washington and Cynthia Sikes [1]), and with Milton Katselas. She currently is a studio faculty member at The Acting Place in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Hamburger: The Motion Picture Sister Sara
1986 Miracles The Hooker
1986 Crawlspace Harriet Watkins
1988 Hot to Trot Denise
2006 Street of Death Homeless Woman Short
2020 The Killing of Two Lovers Mrs. Staples
2020 The Wolf of Snow Hollow Mrs. Fairchild

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Best of the West Joleen Hickerson Episode: "Daniel's First Love"
1982–1986 St. Elsewhere Dr. Cathy Martin Regular role
1984 Riptide Janice Simpkins Episode: "Be True to Your School"
1985 Murder, She Wrote Gretchen Pashko Episode: "Broadway Malady"
1987 Houston Knights Amy Fields Episode: "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"
1988 Jake and the Fatman Lucille Episode: "Blues in the Night"
1988–1990 Matlock Anna Moore, Arlene, Doreen Ferguson Episodes: "The Lovelorn", "The Black Widow", "The Brothers"
1990 People Like Us Dodo Fitz Allen TV miniseries
1991 Seeds of Tragedy Alex TV film
1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special Bobbie Walters Episode: "Big Boys Don't Cry"
1994 Valley of the Dolls Wanda Episode: "1.10"
1995 Vanishing Son Ella Episode: "Miracle Under 34th Street"
1996 Chicago Hope Mrs. Sylvia Episode: "Transplanted Affection"
1996 Days of Our Lives Nancy 2 episodes
1996 Apollo 11 Lola Morrow TV film
1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mrs. Anderson Episode: "The Pack"
1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Maggie Segment: "Imaginary Friend"
1998 Diagnosis: Murder Lorraine Bare Episode: "Baby Boom"
1998 ER Mrs. Draper Episode: "Day for Knight"
1998–1999 Sunset Beach Sister Bertrille Recurring role
1999 Brimstone Katherine Episode: "Faces"
2008 True Blood Child Psychologist Episode: "The First Taste"

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