Acting

She has appeared in multiple television shows, and was a regular on Partners and LateLine. She played Caroline Miller, Malcolm's "overly earnest" teacher, in Malcolm in the Middle. Burns has appeared in numerous feature films and the independent film Everything Put Together. Along with her role, she was a cowriter of the independent film Everything Put Together. She has also worked in theater with New York's Naked Angels.

Writing

The film Everything Put Together was written by a number of authors, including Catherine and her husband. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festivals in 2000. In 2001, it was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as the best feature made for under $500,000. Director Marc Forster won Independent Spirit's Someone to Watch Award.

Her first book is It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks, which was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2007. The book is a biography, from the point of view of the author's mother. It centers around personal memoirs, and family relationships.

Personal life

Burns was born in New York City. She is married to Adam Forgash, with one daughter. They both live in New York. Her father, Lloyd Burns, works in entertainment, and her Canadian-born mother, Red Burns (née Gennis), founded the Interactive Telecommunications Program (NYU). Her husband is a writer and producer.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Night We Never Met	Deli Customer
1996	Michael	Evie
1997	The Second Civil War	Amelia Sims
1998	Mafia!	Woman in Vegas Show
1999	Pushing Tin	Tanya Hewitt
	Everything Put Together	Judith nieves	Cowriter
	Keeping the Faith	Debbie
2003	Disposal	Sandra
2005	The Baxter	Stella
2006	The Last New Yorker	Hostess
2012	Adult World	Sheryl

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Law & Order	Sheila Herlihy	Also "Law & Order Prime". One appearance
1994	All American Girl	Tipsy	One episode
	Party of Five	Jeannie	One episode
1995	Dad, the Angel & Me	Fan #1
	ER	Amy	One episode
	Partners	Heather Pond
1996	Public Morals	Jackie
	Seinfeld	Heather	The Chicken Roaster episode
1997	Ned and Stacey	Cynthia	One episode
1998-99	LateLine	Mona Guillingsvard	17 episodes
2000	Malcolm in the Middle	Caroline Miller	10 episodes
2006	Drive/II
2007	Dedication	Mother in Bookstore

Bibliography

• It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks: A Memoir of a Mother and Daughter, North Point Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-86547-708-7
• The Good, the Bad & the Beagle, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014, ISBN 978-0-374-30039-5

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