Kathy Najimy

Voice Actress

Kathy Najimy was born in San Diego, California, United States on February 6th, 1957 and is the Voice Actress. At the age of 67, Kathy Najimy biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Kathy Ann Najimy, Kathy
Date of Birth
February 6, 1957
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
San Diego, California, United States
Age
67 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Networth
$4 Million
Profession
Actor, Comedian, Film Actor, Stage Actor, Television Actor, Voice Actor
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Kathy Najimy Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 67 years old, Kathy Najimy has this physical status:

Height
168cm
Weight
68kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Average
Measurements
36-28-38" or 91.5-71-96.5 cm
Kathy Najimy Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Crawford High School, San Diego State University
Kathy Najimy Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Dan Finnerty ​(m. 1998)​
Children
Samia
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Fred Najimy, Samia Massery
Siblings
Mona Najimy (Sister), Tom Najimy (Brother), Elaine Najimy (Sister)
Other Family
Joseph Massery (Maternal Grandfather), Emile Hajj (Stepfather)
Kathy Najimy Life

Kathy Ann Najimy (born February 6, 1957) is an American actress.

She is best known for her appearances in Sister Act (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), and Rat Race (2001), as well as her appearance of Olive Massery on the NBC sitcom King of the Hill (1997–2010).

She was first nationally known for her feminist play The Kathy and Mo Show, which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney.

Early life

Najimy was born in San Diego, California, on February 6, 1957, the niece of Lebanese-American parents Samia (née Massery, 1928-2015) and Fred Najimy, a postal employee. In 1946, her mother moved from Lebanon to the United States. She was born Maronite Catholic and attended Crawford High School. She died when she was 14 years old. She is a 1995 graduate of San Diego State University.

Personal life

When she was 18, Najimy had an abortion. She is a pro-choice activist. In August 1998, Najimy's Dan Finnerty of The Dan Band married actor and singer Dan Finnerty. The ceremony was hosted by Gloria Steinem. Samia, the son of Najimy and Finnerty, has a daughter.

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Kathy Najimy Career

Career

The feminist comedy act by Najimy and Mo Gaffney premiered in 1986 and produced two HBO specials, Parallel Lives and The Dark Side.

Najimy's film career began in the early 1990s, with a number of offbeat roles in The Fisher King, Soapdish, This Is My Life, and The Hard Way. Sister Mary Patrick appeared in the 1992 comedy Sister Act for the first time. In 1993, she appeared in Sister Act 2 for the first time. She appeared on Hocus Pocus as Mary Sanderson, as Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker. In 1999, she appeared in CinderElmo, a primetime special for Sesame Street. She co-starred in the hit comedy film Rat Race alongside John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, and Seth Green in 2001. She has appeared in four films with Goldberg (Soapdish, Sister Acts 1, and 2, and Rat Race). In Disney and Pixar's Academy Award-winning film WALL-E and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas, Najimy appeared.

She went from film to television, including a dramatic appearance on Chicago Hope. Wendy Keegan appeared in HBO's Veep for four seasons. Ellen DeGeneres appeared in three episodes of her sitcom Ellen, including a non-speaking cameo in the iconic "Puppy Episode") and in the television film If These Walls Could Talk 2. Najimy was a regular season 4 of Unforttable and season 3 of Numbers. She appeared on That's So Raven, Drop Dead Diva, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, and Franklin & Bash. In Search of Dr. Seuss, a TNT film starring Sheryl Crowston appeared on TNT's In Search of Dr. Seuss.

In the Broadway hit Dirty Blonde, Najimy appeared as Mae West. She appeared in Vogue Monologues on Broadway and in Nassim Soleimanpour's productions White Rabbit Red Rabbit and Nassim. Back to Bacharach and David, co-creator and producer of the musical revue Back to Bacharach and David, which appeared in New York City in 1992 and 1993, and in Los Angeles in April 2009.

Peggy Hill appeared on Fox's King of the Hill from 1997 to 2010. In the animated films Brother Bear 2, The Jungle Book, Cats Don't Dance, and Tinkerbell, she is featured. She has also appeared in hundreds of animated television shows and films, including BoJack Horseman, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, American Dad!, Hercules, Pepper Ann, and even appeared in the Nightmare Ned video game. In 2003, Najimy played Margalo in Stuart Little: The Animated Series, taking over from Melanie Griffith, and in 2000, Najimy took over Little by Margaret Kahn as Mrs. Shapiro in the Little Bill. She appears in Disney Junior's revival of The Rocketeer and Amy Poehler's Duncanville.

In August 2015, Najimy appeared in Disney's Descendants as the Evil Queen. Mariah Carey, Brennan Elliott, Lacey Chabert, and Fina Strazza appeared in the hit christmas tv movie A Christmas Melody later this year. On December 19, 2015, it debuted on the Hallmark Channel. On its first day, the film was watched by 3.95 million viewers.

Jennifer Aniston appeared in Netflix's 2018 film Dumplin'. Dumplin's first on the site on December 7, 2018.

In 2021, she appeared in Sia's musical drama film Music. On February 10, 2021, it was released in select IMAX theatres for one night, followed by a premium video on demand release around the world on February 12. She appeared in the Netflix Christmas romantic comedy Single All the Way with Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, and Jennifer Coolidge last year. Single All the Way debuted on Netflix's top ten weekly rankings for English-language films, based on its method of estimating a film or TV show by the number of hours it was watched in a row of 13.82 million hours. In 42 countries, it also ranked in the top ten on Netflix in the top ten. Its second week of being released, it had a viewership of 11.14 million hours and ranked at number 5 on Netflix's chart, while remaining in the top ten Netflix rankings in 36 countries.

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Whoopi Goldberg breaks down in tears as she shares Sister Act 3 update during cast reunion live on The View

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 5, 2024
Whoopi, 68, was overcome with emotion during Wednesday's episode of the ABC show as she and the cast of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit treated viewers to a live performance of Joyful, Joyful. After she composed herself, Whoopi was flanked by Kathy Najimy, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Wendy Makkena as she confirmed that a script 'is in' for the upcoming third Sister Act movie.

What happened to the Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit cast?From Whoopi Goldberg's tumultuous daytime television career to Maggie Smith's glittering on-screen success, 30 years since hit film premiered

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 3, 2023
Fans of Sister Act may be surprised to learn that the sequel to the hit movie musical, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, was released 30 years ago. Sister Act (1992) was such a hit that it was a sequel to theaters the following year. Deloris (Whoopi Goldberg), along with her nun companion Sister Mary Patrick (Kathy Najimy) and Sister Mary Lazarus (Mary Wickes), are reunited in the film to save a struggling school's music department. Mr. Donnell, the administrator, was on alert when Mr. Crisp (James Coburn) threatens to end the service, Deloris comes back to the program and binds the children into a proper choir. Here's a look at what happened to the actresses from Sister Act 2 30 years ago.

Hocus Pocus 3 writer Jen D'Angelo teases the sequel and how Hannah Waddingham's Mother Witch character could be expanded

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 30, 2023
Jen D'Angelo, a writer who is a writer who is eager to hear about her much-anticipated sequel Hocus Pocus 3, just around the corner. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy appeared as the Sanderson sisters in 1993, the first Hocus Pocus was published. Despite earning only $50 million at the box office, the original film quickly rose to cult classic status.
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