Kathryn
Kathryn is a feminine given name and comes from the Greek meaning for 'pure'. It is a variant of Katherine. It may refer to:
In television and film:
- Kathryn Beaumont, English voice actress and school teacher best known for her Disney animation film works
- Kathryn Bernardo, Filipina actress and recording artist
- Kathryn Bigelow, American film director, first woman to win the Academy Award, BAFTA, and DGA award for Best Director
- Kathryn Busby, American television and film executive
- Kathryn Cressida also known as "Kat" Cressida, American voice actress
- Kathryn Crosby, American actress and singer who performed her most memorable roles under her birth-name Kathryn Grant
- Kathryn Drysdale, English actress
- Kathryn Eames, American screen, stage, and television actress
- Kathryn Erbe, American actress best known for her lead role as Detective Eames on Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Kathryn Grayson, American lead actress and operatic soprano singer with MGM and Warner Brothers
- Kathryn Hahn, American actress best known for her role as Lily Lebowski on Crossing Jordan
- Kathryn Hess, American mathematician
- Kathryn Joosten, American actress known for roles on The West Wing and Desperate Housewives
- Kathryn McGuire, American silent-film actress and dancer
- Kathryn Morris, American actress best known for her lead role as Detective Lilly Rush on Cold Case
- Kathryn Leigh Scott, American television and film actress known for her roles in the soap opera Dark Shadows
In astronomy:
- Kathryn P. Hire, American astronaut with over 381 hours in space
- Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, in 1984 became the first American woman to walk in space, and with 532 hours in space
- Kathryn C. Thornton, American astronaut with over 975 hours in space
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In politics:
- Kathryn I. Bowers, American politician and Democratic former member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 33rd district
- Kathryn E. Granahan née O'Hay, American Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 32nd Treasurer of the United States
- Kathryn Hay, Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Bass
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy née O'Loughlin, American Democratic politician and first female U.S. Representative from Kansas
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