Printable Biography of Catherine Hicks

Actress Catherine Hicks was voted the #1 Female Role Model on television by Talk Magazine.  She has a diverse body of work in film, television and theatre.  She recently completed 11 seasons playing Annie Camden, wife of minister Eric Camden and mother of 7 children on  WB/CW’s  most popular TV series , “7th Heaven.”   The series became the longest running family drama in the history of television, surpassing both “Little House on the Prairie” and “The Waltons”!  The NY Times called Annie a witty woman who “not only relishes her role of housewife, but also is incredibly skilled at writing, plumbing, and carpentry”.  The New Yorker called 7th Heaven - “so efficient that it can nose right through your force field of sophistication and hit a place in you that you may have believed was defunct.”

Born in Manhattan and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Catherine received a degree in theology and English Literature from University of Notre Dame and a masters of fine arts in theatre from Cornell University.   Directly after graduation at Cornell, she moved to New York City.  Within one week of her arrival, Ms. Hicks landed her first role as ‘Faith Coleridge’ on the daytime drama “Ryan’s Hope.”  Shortly thereafter, she co-starred opposite Jack Lemmon in the acclaimed Broadway play “Tribute.”

Hicks’ film resumé includes an impressive array of projects, including “Peggy Sue Got Married,” directed by Francis Ford Coppola, “Garbo Talks” with Anne Bancroft, “The Razor’s Edge” with Bill Murray, “Turbulence” with Ray Liotta, “Star Trek IV”, cult horror classic “Child’s Play,” and “Better Late Than Never” with David Niven and Art Carney.  Catherine recently completed principal photography on indie features “Callers”, “My Name is Jerry” and telefilm “Secret Society.”

Her television credits include the series “Winnetka Road” and “Tucker’s Witch.”
She also starred in the HBO film “Marilyn: the Untold Story,” for which she earned an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe.

Given Catherine’s large demographics with the mothers and teenagers who grew up watching 7th Heaven, she knows she has a wide and eager audience.  “Wherever I go, LA, NY, Paris or the remote lake country in Italy, people shout “7th Heaven” and run to hug me.”  7th Heaven still plays every day in syndication for at least 2 hours in all markets of the US and Europe.  Catherine knows her audience is still energized. 

Her personal passions range from genocide in Darfur, starvation around the world, the elderly, teenage struggles and animal rights.  Catherine has first hand knowledge of the issues that address the health, welfare and socialization of the elderly in our society.   As an only child, she has practical experience in dealing with the dilemmas of an aging parent with dementia, caregivers and quality healthcare.  Catherine works with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to help the displaced, starving and dying in Darfur, Sudan. Last year, she filmed a Public Service Announcement for CRS on the social conditions and the crime of genocide in Darfur.  She sponsored an outreach program to actors and other celebrities asking them to wear “Sudan…Stop the Violence” tee shirts to promote awareness.  Her work started back with the genocide in Kosovo and Rwanda.  She sounded the alarm for Darfur, 2 years before anyone would listen.  She has recently gone through the turmoil of her teenage daughter’s bout with depression and OCD.  As a theology major, Catherine is always eager to promote the validity of faith as a basis of social action and personal healing.  Finally, she can talk anywhere, any time to any group of working mothers and address the issues they encounter.    

Hicks resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Kevin Yagher who is a writer, director, and special effects artist, and their 16 year old daughter.