Barbara Whinnery is an American actress from Berkeley, California, best known for the role of Dr. Cathy Martin on the television drama St. Elsewhere. She has made guest appearances in several other television shows and has also appeared in movies and on stage.
Whinnery enrolled in the University of California planning to major in biology, but taking a class in drama changed her mind. She graduated with a degree in theater arts, after which she joined the theater's apprentice program at The Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan in 1975. She also trained at the Actor's Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1986Hamburger: The Motion PictureSister Sara1986MiraclesThe Hooker1986CrawlspaceHarriet Watkins1988Hot to TrotDenise2006Street of DeathHomeless WomanShort2020Mrs. Staples2020Mrs. Fairchild
Television Year Title Role Notes1981Best of the WestJoleen HickersonEpisode: "Daniel's First Love"1982–1986St. ElsewhereDr. Cathy Martin32 episodes1984RiptideJanice SimpkinsEpisode: "Be True to Your School"1985Murder, She WroteGretchen PashkoEpisode: "Broadway Malady"1987Houston KnightsAmy FieldsEpisode: "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"1988Jake and the FatmanLucilleEpisode: "Blues in the Night"1988–1990MatlockAnna Moore, Arlene, Doreen FergusonEpisodes: "The Lovelorn", "The Black Widow", "The Brothers"1990People Like UsDodo Fitz AllenTV miniseries1991Seeds of TragedyAlexTV film1993CBS Schoolbreak SpecialBobbie WaltersEpisode: "Big Boys Don't Cry"1994Valley of the DollsWandaEpisode: "1.10"1995Vanishing SonEllaEpisode: "Miracle Under 34th Street"1996Chicago HopeMrs. SylviaEpisode: "Transplanted Affection"1996Days of Our LivesNancy2 episodes1996Apollo 11Lola MorrowTV film1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerMrs. AndersonEpisode: "The Pack"1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionMaggieSegment: "Imaginary Friend"1998Diagnosis: MurderLorraine BareEpisode: "Baby Boom"1998ERMrs. DraperEpisode: "Day for Knight"1998–1999Sunset BeachSister BertrilleRecurring role1999BrimstoneKatherineEpisode: "Faces"2008True BloodChild PsychologistEpisode: "The First Taste"
References
External links
The Acting Place acting school