Kathleen Rose Perkins

Kathleen Rose Perkins (born November 15, 1974)^[1] is an American actress.

Kathleen Rose Perkins
Born	(1974-11-15) November 15, 1974 (age 50) New Baltimore, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	Western Michigan University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Episodes 'Til Death

Life and career

Perkins was born in New Baltimore, Michigan, the daughter of Leonard and Donna Perkins.^[2] She graduated from Anchor Bay High School (1992) and enrolled in Western Michigan University, where she graduated with a degree in Musical Arts.^[3] Her passion for the theater blossomed when she got involved with the Anchor Bay school's performing arts club, which was headed by Joseph P. Abell.^[3]

Her career began in 2001 with a role in the television series The Fighting Fitzgeralds. She had a recurring role as Principal Duffy in the Fox sitcom 'Til Death and has made guest appearances in over 20 other television series, including NCIS: Los Angeles, Trust Me, Gary Unmarried, Tell Me You Love Me, Castle, The Game and The Exes, among others. Perkins also has appeared in several TV movies.

She had a starring role as Carol Rance in the BBC-Showtime comedy series Episodes.^[4][5][6] She plays the title character's mother in the Disney+ show Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Burning Annie	Jen
2005	Living 'til the End	Cynthia
2010	10 Years Later	Miranda Miller-Huffman
2012	The Pact	Liz
	Cowgirls 'n Angels	Rebecca
2013	Paradise	Amber
	Enough Said	Fran
2014	The Skeleton Twins	Carlie
	Home, James	Anita Massie
	A Short History of Decay	Shelly
	Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks	Susie
	Gone Girl	Shawna Kelly
2015	The Better Half	Calista / Cali Ryan
	How Sarah Got Her Wings	Daphne
2018	Almost Home	Linda
2019	Walk. Ride. Rodeo.	Stacy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Fighting Fitzgeralds	Eliza	Episode: "The Easter Rebellion"
2003	Miss Match	Joanna	Episode: "The Love Bandit"
	Without a Trace	Amy Horton	Episode: "Coming Home"
2005	Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas	Kate Wilkinson	TV film
	Talk Show Diaries	Marion	TV film
	Living with Fran	Laurie	Episode: "The Reunion"
	Just Legal	Nadine Abbot	Episode: "The Limit"
	How I Met Your Mother	Marybeth	Episode: "The Limo"
2006	Four Kings	Phyllis	Episode: "Chest, Mate"
	Stacked	Zoey	Episodes: "The Third Date", "You're Getting Sleepy"
2006–2007	Help Me Help You	Jocelyn	Recurring role (4 episodes)
2008	Nip/Tuck	Tabitha Maloney	Episode: "Kyle Ainge"
	Eli Stone	Donna Milton	Episode: "One More Try"
	Grey's Anatomy	Sarah	Episode: "Piece of My Heart"
	Never Better	Claire	TV film
2008–2009	The Game	Faye	Recurring role (2 episodes)
2009	Trust Me	Amy	Recurring role (6 episodes)
	Gary Unmarried	Joan Plummer	Recurring role (4 episodes)
	Castle	Elise Finnegan	Episode: "Fool Me Once..."
	Married Not Dead	Christine	TV film
2009–2010	'Til Death	Ms. Duffy	Recurring role (12 episodes)
2009–2013	NCIS: Los Angeles	Coroner Rose Carlyle	Recurring role (5 episodes)
2010	The Mentalist	Willa Brock	Episode: "Rose-Colored Glasses"
	Law & Order: LA	Amy Powell	Episode: "Sylmar"
2011	Lie to Me	Colette Bradley	Episode: "Gone"
	Man Up!	Becky	Episode: "Letting Go"
	Private Practice	Jodi	Episode: "Remember Me"
2011–2017	Episodes	Carol Rance	Main role (40 episodes)[7]
2012	Royal Pains	Lucy Walker	Episode: "A Farewell to Barnes"
	The Exes	Dr. Carol Thomas	Episode: "Analyze Them"
2013	The Gates	Helen Baxley	TV film
	Person of Interest	Vanessa Watkins	Episode: "Reasonable Doubt"
2015	Ballot Monkeys	Melanie Buck
	The Millers	Miss Sparks	Episode: "Hero"
2015–2019	Fresh Off the Boat	Mey-Mey	6 episodes
2016	Abducted: The Jocelyn Shaker Story	Caitlin Shaker	TV film
	Code Black	Dr. Amanda Nolan	Recurring role, Season 2
2016–2017	Colony	Jennifer McMahon	11 episodes
2016–2017	You're the Worst	Priscilla	Recurring role, Seasons 3–4
2017–2018	American Housewife	Stacy Clouser	2 episodes (Season 2)
2019	Single Parents	Bobbi Babsen	2 episodes
2020	I Am Not Okay with This	Maggie	Main cast
2021	Big Shot	Miss Goodwin	Recurring (7 episodes)
2021–2023	Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.	Dr. Clara Hannon	Main role (20 episodes)[8]
2025	Dexter: Original Sin	Barb Plimpton	Episode: "Blood Drive"