Katie Wright

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title: "Katie Wright" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1971-births", "living-people", "20th-century-american-actresses", "21st-century-american-actresses", "actresses-from-philadelphia", "american-child-actresses", "american-film-actresses", "american-television-actresses", "actresses-from-kansas-city,-missouri", "harriton-high-school-alumni"] description: "American former actress (born 1971)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Wright" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American former actress (born 1971) ::

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Field	Value
name	Katie Wright
birth_date
birth_place	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
occupation	Actress, therapist
years_active	1993–2001
spouse
children	1
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| name = Katie Wright | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | website = | occupation = Actress, therapist | years_active = 1993–2001 | spouse = | children = 1 Kathryn Wright Azaria (born December 25, 1971) is an American therapist and retired actress.

Early life

Kathryn Wright was born in Kansas City, Missouri on December 25, 1971.

Career

Wright began her acting career in two episodes of The Wonder Years and later had leading roles in several network television films, in addition to appearing as a regular on two prime time soap operas, the short-lived Malibu Shores and the megahit Melrose Place. She has also received some film writer and director training. Wright received the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Slamdunk Film Festival for her role in Hairshirt, which she also co-produced.

Wright retired from acting in 2001 and studied to be a family therapist.

Personal life

The daughter of Scott (a physician) and Mary Wright, she was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Villanova, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1990 from Harriton High School. Wright has been married to actor/director Hank Azaria since 2007 and gave birth to a son in 2009.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
1994	It's Pat	Groupie
1996	God's Lonely Man	Danielle
When Friendship Kills	Alexis 'Lexi' Archer	TV movie
A Friend's Betrayal	Cindy	TV movie
Abduction of Innocence	Clare Steves	TV movie
1997	Detention: The Siege at Johnson High	Samantha Eckert	TV movie
1998	Hairshirt	Corinne 'Corey' Wells
1999	Idle Hands	Tanya
Late Last Night	Mia	TV movie
2000	The David Cassidy Story	Susan Dey	TV movie
The Sculptress	Sarah
2001	The Good Things	Christina	Short film (filmed in 1999)
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Wonder Years	Jane	Episodes: "Summer", "Independence Day"
1994	Harts of the West	Lingerie Model	Episode: "Back in the Panties Again"
1996	Malibu Shores	Nina Gerard	10 episodes
1997	Melrose Place	Chelsea Fielding	12 episodes
Boy Meets World	Debbie	Episode: "Chick Like Me"
Players	Sarah Dalton	Episode: "In Concert"
1999	Cracker	Jennifer Sieger	Episode: "The Club"
2000	Walker, Texas Ranger	Cara Parkins	Episode: "Child of Hope"
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References

References

1. "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 25, 1995 · Page 88".
2. "A Secret Between Friends," in "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/240327641 Tonight's Best]." Sioux Falls, South Dakota: ''Argus Leader'', March 26, 1999, p. 3B (subscription required).
3. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/43236431 A Secret Between Friends (1996)]," in "Cable Calls." Annapolis, Maryland: ''The Capital'', November 16, 1998, p. B3 (subscription required).
4. "Cineplex.com - Movie".
5. "Hank Azaria's Simpsons Voices Fail to Impress His 15-Year-Old Cat Ooby". People.
6. "Mainline Times and Suburban".
7. Elizabeth Leonard. (2009-02-04). "Hank Azaria & Girlfriend Expecting First Child". [[People (magazine).
8. Sarah Michaud. (2009-06-10). "It's a Boy for Hank Azaria!". [[People (magazine).
9. "Film by KU alumnus Seth Wiley takes it toll".

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