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Kathryn Harrold (born August 2, 1950) is an American television and movie actress. Harrold was born in Tazewell, Virginia. She attended Mills College in Oakland, California, majoring in Drama. She has appeared in a number of TV series, including The Rockford Files, MacGruder and Loud, The Bronx Zoo, I'll Fly Away, The Larry Sanders Show, and Mister Sterling'. Harrold plays Helen Rowland in Desperate Housewives. She was Steve McQueen's leading lady in the screen legend's final film, The Hunter (1980), and Arnold Schwarzenegger's leading lady in the action vehicle Raw Deal (1986). She... MORE

Kathryn Harrold (born August 2, 1950) is an American television and movie actress. Harrold was born in Tazewell, Virginia. She attended Mills College in Oakland, California, majoring in Drama. She has appeared in a number of TV series, including The Rockford Files, MacGruder and Loud, The Bronx Zoo, I'll Fly Away, The Larry Sanders Show, and Mister Sterling'. Harrold plays Helen Rowland in Desperate Housewives. She was Steve McQueen's leading lady in the screen legend's final film, The Hunter (1980), and Arnold Schwarzenegger's leading lady in the action vehicle Raw Deal (1986). She appeared in Nightwing (1979) and co-starred with Luciano Pavarotti in Yes, Giorgio (1982). Harrold starred in Modern Romance (1981), as the ex-girlfriend of Albert Brooks' character. The film received a limited release and ultimately grossed under US$3 million domestically, but it was well received by critics with one reviewer commenting that the film was "not Brooks at his best, but still amusing". Modern Romance also has Harrold performing in a nude scene. In Into the Night (1985), an action/suspense film directed by John Landis, she had a supporting role as Paul Mazursky's girlfriend. When a quartet LESS