Kathryn Grant
Acting

Kathryn Grant

Born 25 November 1933 · West Columbia, Texas, USA · Died 20 September 2024

Kathryn Crosby (November 25, 1933 - September 20, 2024) was an American actress and singer who also performed under the stage-name Kathryn Grant. Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in Houston, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955. Two years later she became Bing Crosby's second wife. The couple had three children, Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel. She appeared as a guest star on her husband's 1964–1965 ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show. She largely retired after their marriage, but did have a featured role in the courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder. She also played the part of "Mama Bear" alongside her husband and children in Goldilocks and starred with Jack Lemmon in Operation Mad Ball in 1957.

Known for

Anatomy of a Murder
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
The Phenix City Story
Gunman's Walk
The Brothers Rico
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
The Initiation of Sarah
Operation Mad Ball
Storm Center
Cell 2455 Death Row
The Night the World Exploded
The Big Circus
Queen of the Lot
The Initiation of Sarah
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
Anatomy of a Murder
1001 Arabian Nights
The Big Circus
Gunman's Walk
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
The Brothers Rico
Operation Mad Ball
The Night the World Exploded
Mister Cory
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Storm Center
The Wild Party
Reprisal!
Cell 2455 Death Row
The Phenix City Story
Unchained
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