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Catherine E. Coulson*

Big Mama in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Black Swan Lab

In 16 seasons at OSF: Mrs. Gottlieb in Dead Man's Cell Phone, Juana Panza in Don Quixote, Mrs. Soames in Our Town, Mrs. van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank, Catherine in By the Waters of Babylon, Alice in Handler, Gertie in Fuddy Meers, Mistress Quickly in The Merry Wives of Windsor, E.M. Ashford in Wit, Clara Stepaneck in The Magic Fire (OSF, The Kennedy Center), Virginia in Three Viewings, Duchess of York in Richard II, Penny in You Can't Take It With You, Evelyn in Tales of the Lost Formicans, The Clay Cart, On the Razzle, Napoli Milionaria!, The Visit, Daughters of the Revolution [Continental Divide], The Winter's Tale, Much Ado about Nothing, Vilna's Got a Golem, Uncle Vanya, Pentecost, Black Swan Lab (2009) and others.

Other theatres: San Jose Repertory Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Encore Theatre, New Committee Theater, Circus Theatre and others.

Film/TV: Calvin Marshall, Another You, Femme Fatale, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, The Four Diamonds, The Log Lady in Twin Peaks, host of Twin Peaks (Bravo Network) and numerous movies of the week.

* member of Actors' Equity Association

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our company members

Full time: 325
Part time: 175
Average length of service: 8 years
Volunteers: 600

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