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She also appeared in the feature film </B><I><B>Rocky III</B></I><B>, as well as in the play </B><I><B>Bee Luther Hatchee</B></I><B>. </B></div> <div> <B>Kate attended San Francisco State University and graduated with a BA in theater arts. </B></div> <div> <B>She is active with Big Sisters of Los Angeles and Love is Feeding Everyone, and hosts a celebrity bowling tournament to benefit both organizations. Kate is a founding member of TV Cares, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences AIDS awareness and fundraising arm. She was also the only daytime actress to be featured in </B><I><B>Portraits of Life, with Love</B></I><B> a coffee table book published to raise funds for various AIDS organizations. </B></div> <div> <B>In addition to her role on the daytime drama, Kate also works as a United Airlines flight attendant, flying mostly on weekends. </B></div> <div> <B>She is married to Ronald Linder, president of American Medical Productions, and a world leading expert and author on drug abuse. The couple lives in Los Angeles. </B></div> <div> <B>Kate stands 5' 4" tall and has brown hair and hazel eyes. Her birthday is November 2.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>PICTURES:</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c00fd00.jpg" border=0 width="271" height="1232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>