Early years

The daughter of the president of U.S. Cocoa Corporation, McNeil grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In high school, she said, "I was in a lot of plays, and I was a bit wild." She went on to study theater at Ithaca College.

Career

McNeil began her acting career on the soap opera As the World Turns in 1981. In 1982, she appeared in the low-budget comedy Beach House. The following year, she starred in the slasher film The House on Sorority Row. 1985 saw Kate McNeil appearing in the miniseries Kane & Abel and in 1986 she was featured in another miniseries, North and South Book II. She co-starred in director George A. Romero's horror film Monkey Shines in 1988. In the 1990s, Kate McNeil appeared as Janet Gilchrist in the final three Waltons TV movies.

In the early 1990s, McNeil was a cast member of two television shows, WIOU and Bodies of Evidence. Kate McNeil has also made numerous television guest appearances. She has appeared on Amazing Stories, Simon & Simon, Designing Women, Midnight Caller, Quantum Leap, The X-Files, Murder, She Wrote, Babylon 5, Diagnosis Murder, Veronica Mars, Bones, The Mentalist, and Mad Men.

Personal life

McNeil has been married to Roy Friedland, a director and script writer, since 1987. They have two children.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1982	Beach House	Cindy
1983	The House on Sorority Row	Katherine
1988	Monkey Shines	Melanie Parker	Sitges Film Festival Award for Best Actress
1994	I'll Do Anything	Stacy
1995	Sudden Death	Kathi
1999	Shadow Dancer	Det. Frances Hayes
2000	Space Cowboys	Female Astronaut
2001	The Caveman's Valentine	Betty
2001	Glitter	Karen Diana
2002	Until Morning	Gillian Scott

Television

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