Kathryn Crosby Biography
American actress and singer Kathryn Crosby is now retired. Under the stage identities Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff, she appeared in movies.
From the age of three, Crosby performed on stage. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1955.
Kathryn Crosby Age
Crosby was born on November 25, 1933, in West Columbia, Texas, U.S.
Kathryn Crosby Husband
Two years after graduating from the institution, she married Bing Crosby as his second wife in 1957. Being more than 30 years older than her, Bing was quite senior to her. Together, they had three children, but sadly, Bing passed away in 1977.
In 2000, she later married Maurice William Sullivan. On November 4, 2010, Maurice also passed away as a result of a horrific car accident that also killed Kathryn. Kathryn was critically hurt in the collision.
Kathryn Crosby Children | Kids
She has three children with her first husband, Bing; Harry Crosby is an investment banker. Nathaniel Crosby is an American golfer and has a daughter, Mary Crosby who is an actress.
Mary Kathryn Crosby
The only daughter she had with her first husband, Bing Crosby, is Mary Crosby. The television series Dallas featured her as Kristin Shepard from 1979 to 1981 and again in 1991.
Kathryn Crosby Actress
Through the beauty pageant circuit, Kathryn gained entry into the film industry. She married Bing Crosby as his second wife two years later. Then, from 1964 through 1965, she made a guest appearance on The Bing Crosby Show, an ABC sitcom starring her husband.
After their marriage, Crosby largely retired, but she did play a prominent part in the 1959 courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder. played “Mama Bear” in the Goldilocks movie alongside her husband and kids. She acted alongside Tony Curtis in the 1957 drama Mister Cory, as well as Jack Lemmon in the 1959 comedy Operation Mad Ball and as a trapeze artist in The Big Circus.
In the middle of the 1970s, she was the host of The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute neighborhood conversation show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Sometimes, her husband, Bing, would show up as a visitor.
She has embarked on a few smaller parts since the passing of her first spouse in 1977. She played the lead in the brief Broadway production of State Fair in 1996.
Kathryn Crosby Now
Her current activities include ballet, spending time with her grandchildren, and participating in philanthropic causes like the Crosby Scholars program.
Kathryn Crosby’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
Kathryn Crosby Films
Here is a rewritten version of the list:
- In 1953, she appeared as a showgirl in “So This Is Love” and as Miss Mason in “Arrowhead.” She also played the role of Young Hopeful in “Forever Female.”
- In 1954, she was cast as the Girl on the Bridge in “Casanova’s Big Night,” the Manicurist in “Living It Up,” and the Girl at the Songwriter’s Party in “Rear Window.”
- 1955 saw her in “Unchained” as Sally Haskins, “Tight Spot” as a Girl Honeymooner, “Cell 2455 Death Row” as Jo-Anne, “5 Against the House” as Jean, and “The Phenix City Story” as Ellie Rhodes. She also portrayed Young Hopeful in “My Sister Eileen.”
- In 1956, her roles included Hazel Levering in “Storm Center,” Taini in “Reprisal!,” and Honey in “The Wild Party.”
- 1957 featured her in “Mister Cory” as Jen Vollard, “The Guns of Fort Petticoat” as Anne Martin, “The Night the World Exploded” as Laura Hutchinson, “Operation Mad Ball” as Lt. Betty Bixby, and “The Brothers Rico” as Norah Malaks Rico.
- In 1958, she appeared as Clee Chouard in “Gunman’s Walk” and as Princess Parisa in “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.”
- 1959 saw her in “Anatomy of a Murder” as Mary Pilant and “The Big Circus” as Jeannie Whirling. She also lent her voice to the character Princess Yasminda in “1001 Arabian Nights.”
- Her final film role was as Elizabeth Lambert in “Queen of the Lot” in 2010.
Kathryn Crosby Car Accident
On November 4, 2010, Kathryn was critically hurt in a car accident in the Sierra Nevada, while her second spouse did not fare as well and passed away.
