Kathy hails from Wisconsin, but got her big break in New York City where she performed improvisation at comedy clubs. It wasn't long before she was appearing regularly in TV guest spots on shows such as "Seinfeld," "The Larry Sanders Show," "Grace Under Fire," "Dream On" and "Fallen Angels." Fans may recognize Kathy as the town librarian from the series "Newhart," where she was a regular for two seasons.

Mimi's a - distinctive - character. And Kathy's played even more varied roles in feature films, including Mr. Jones, This Boy's Life, Arachnophobia, Stanley & Iris, The Linguini Incident, Three Fugitives, Scrooged and Parting Glances. While you might think that it's hard to leave the character of Mimi at the end of the day, Kathy's got a strategy. She washes her face, and Mimi goes down the drain...