Portrait of Kay Lenz

Acting

Kay Lenz

Career

Active from 1972 to 2020, with a break from 2001 to 2019, busiest in 1989 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Tick
The Tick
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kay Lenz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Realistic Dialogue 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Supernatural Horror 2
  • Revenge 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 62
Sallywood
Sallywood (2024)

as Kathryn Corrigan

More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

as Cassandra

The Downside of Bliss
The Downside of Bliss (2020)

as Mary

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 60
The Secret Lives of Dorks
The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013)
GoodWatch score 28

as Mrs. Gibson

Adventure Time
Adventure Time (2010)
GoodWatch score 93

TV show ยท as Bird Woman (voice)

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 66
Heartland
Heartland (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Nadine

Bones
Bones (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Harriet White

The Closer
The Closer (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Mrs. Tatem

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Mrs. Bradberry

NCIS
NCIS (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Conny Quinn Wheeler

Cold Case
Cold Case (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Hillary Rhodes (2009)

Cock & Bull Story
Cock & Bull Story (2003)
GoodWatch score 51

as Clair Coleman

The Agency
The Agency (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Police Interrogator

Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Laura Sidle

1990s

20 titles ยท average score 64
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Linda Cavanaugh

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

as Peep / Madge

Gunfighter's Moon
Gunfighter's Moon (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

as Linda Yarnell

JAG
JAG (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Judge Smith

Shame II: The Secret
Shame II: The Secret (1995)

as Ginny

The Tick
The Tick (1994)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as American Maid (voice)

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Karen Palmieri

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Rocky McCann

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Constance Hunter

Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Cowlamity Kate (voice)

Falling from Grace
Falling from Grace (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as P.J. Parks

Reasonable Doubts
Reasonable Doubts (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Maggie Zombro

1980s

33 titles ยท average score 59
Headhunter
Headhunter (1989)
GoodWatch score 38

as Katherine Hall

Murder by Night
Murder by Night (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Karen Hicks

Physical Evidence
Physical Evidence (1989)
GoodWatch score 30

as Deborah Quinn

Fear
Fear (1988)
GoodWatch score 44

as Sharon Haden

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

as Karen Sheldon

Stripped to Kill
Stripped to Kill (1987)
GoodWatch score 36

as Detective Cody Sheenan

House
House (1985)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sandy Sinclair

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Kelly Nielson

Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)
GoodWatch score 29

as Carrie Madison

Fast-Walking
Fast-Walking (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Moke

Escape
Escape (1980)

as Barbara Chilcoate

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Sally DeForest

1970s

26 titles ยท average score 62
The Passage
The Passage (1979)
GoodWatch score 32

as Leah Bergson

The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Seeding of Sarah Burns (1979)

as Sarah Burns

The Initiation of Sarah
The Initiation of Sarah (1978)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sarah Goodwin

Mean Dog Blues
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
GoodWatch score 54

as Linda Ramsey

Moving Violation
Moving Violation (1976)
GoodWatch score 53

as Cam Johnson

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976)
GoodWatch score 50

as Thursday

White Line Fever
White Line Fever (1975)
GoodWatch score 43

as Jerri Kane Hummer

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Susan (uncredited)

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)

as Shirley

Breezy
Breezy (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

as Breezy

A Summer Without Boys
A Summer Without Boys (1973)

as Ruth Hailey

Lisa, Bright and Dark
Lisa, Bright and Dark (1973)

as Lisa Schilling

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 66
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Monroes
The Monroes (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Joy Don Wyndham

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 80
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lettie Graham

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Lisa Schilling