Biografie

President of the Family Affair foundation which provides reading companions to the elderly and at risk youth.

The Audie Award (for excellence in audio recording) was given to Kathy as a narrator (World's Greatest Short Stories) and director (Amy Tan in The Opposite of Fate). She has recorded more than 30 audio books.

Mother, with David Travis, of son Reid Garver Travis.

Awarded the Golden Halo award for excellence in the entertainment field.

Best known for her starring role as Catherine "Cissy" Davis on Lieber Onkel Bill (1966).

I don't blame myself. I didn't know how bad the problem was.

[on her favorite Lieber Onkel Bill (1966) memories] "Family Affair" was then the most popular show in that country [Israel}, and a live musical presentation of the show was mounted. It was cast with impersonators, except for me. I performed my role phonetically in Hebrew--people were stunned when I stepped out onto the stage!

[on her on- and off-screen friendship with Anissa Jones, who played Buffy] We were like sisters as well as professionals. We did sleepovers, and made presents for the cast and crew. I went to her 18th birthday party, and her mom asked me if I could spend more time with her--she thought she had fallen in with a bad crowd. I had to leave the next day to do "My Fair Lady", but I promised I would, as soon as I got back. But Anissa OD'd and died before that could happen.

The hardest thing is being accepted as someone who has depth. Fortunately my parents stressed education and normalcy all through my childhood and during my "Family Affair" days. In learning to think and work independently, I firmly believe in hoisting ones own sails.

[on the death/suicide of series' star Brian Keith in 1997] It was so sad, but it was in line with who he was in real life. He was this very manly man, very in charge of his life, always doing things his way. When his daughter died and he was diagnosed with lung cancer and emphysema, and given only a few weeks to live, there was no way he was going to go out any way other than his way. I truly believe that.