Kate Dawson Cohen
of New York, NY

Description

Kate Dawson-Cohen started performing at the age of 5 at the church talent show... and she was hooked!  Currently she plays an Executive Assistant by day, and a struggling artist/singer/writer/performer by night.  She is also married to the greatest man on the planet, and they have a precious little dog named Sophie. 

The A**HOLE IN MY HEAD is the first play Kate has written.

Theatre Credits: played Emily (Scrooge’s fiancé) for three seasons in A CHRISTMAS CAROL (at Madison Square Garden on Broadway), sharing the stage with several Scrooge’s over the years, including Roddy McDowall, Hal Linden, Frank Langella, and Tim Curry. A CHRISTMAS CAROL was directed by Mike Ockrent, and choreographed by Susan Stroman. Other favorite credits include “Eileen” in WONDERFUL TOWN (opposite Lucie Arnaz & Cliff Bemis, directed by Don Amendolia), “Lili” in CARNIVAL! (STNJ, opposite Robert Cuccioli, directed by Bonnie J. Monte), “Lydia” in THE RIVALS (STNJ, directed by Matthew Arbour), and “The Wardrobe Mistress” in ENTER THE GUARDSMAN (STNJ, later Off-Broadway at The Vineyard, also with Robert Cuccioli). She has worked regionally at the 7 Angels Theatre, the Coconut Grove Playhouse, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Stages St. Louis, readings at the Manhattan Theatre Club, and the Public Theatre, among others. Kate’s voice can be heard in various movies and TV shows, most notably as Faith Hill’s “moment of ecstasy” in THE STEPFORD WIVES, as well as SEX AND THE CITY, LOVE MONKEY, CHICAGO, TWO WEEKS NOTICE, INTOLERABLE CRUELTY, FUR: AN IMAGINARY PORTRAIT OF DIANE ARBUS, A DIRTY SHAME, VIEW FROM THE TOP, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, FAILURE TO LAUNCH, PERFECT STRANGER, HOLLYWOODLAND, HOT ROD, EVENING, MAN OF THE YEAR, STOP-LOSS, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOUR DEAD, THE SENTINEL, THE NOTORIOUS BETTY PAGE, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, ANALYZE THAT, KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL, MUSIC AND LYRICS, MARLEY AND ME, THE HAPPENING, THE REBOUND, AMELIA, & DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGAN'S?, among others.