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Kathy Najimy

1957 - Today

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Kathy Ann Najimy ( nə-JIM-ee; Arabic: كاثي أن نجيمي; born February 6, 1957) is an American actress and activist. She was first nationally known for her feminist play The Kathy and Mo Show, which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney. On film, she is best known for her roles in Soapdish (1991), Sister Act (1992) and its sequel (1993), Hocus Pocus (1993) and its sequel (2022), Hope Floats (1998), The Wedding Planner (2001), Rat Race (2001), WALL-E (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), The Guilt Trip (2012), Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013), A Christmas Melody (2015), Dumplin' (2018), Music (2021), and Single All the Way (2021). On television, she is best known for her portrayal of Olive Massery on the NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet (1997–2000) and for voicing Peggy Hill on the animated television series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025-present). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kathy Najimy is the 5,100th most popular actor (down from 3,951st in 2019), the 7,981st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,889th in 2019) and the 2,330th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Kathy Najimy ranks 5,100 out of 13,578. Before her are Stoyanka Mutafova, Firmine Richard, Debra Monk, Jaye Davidson, Carla Del Poggio, and Lyda Borelli. After her are Lois Weber, Anton Walbrook, Eiza González, Andrea Martin, Cammie King, and Karin Viard.

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Among people born in 1957, Kathy Najimy ranks 324. Before her are Glenn Hoddle, William Goh, David Crane, Vlatko Stefanovski, François Asselineau, and Viktor Khristenko. After her are Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Han Kuo-yu, Vitaly Daraselia, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Phil Mahre, and Peter Murphy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kathy Najimy ranks 7,983 out of 20,380. Before her are Frank Churchill (1901), Barbara Ehrenreich (1941), Orrin Hatch (1934), David Diamond (1915), Debra Monk (1949), and Jaye Davidson (1968). After her are Henry M. Leland (1843), Lois Weber (1879), Dale Gardner (1948), Andrea Martin (1947), Ethel Lackie (1907), and Cammie King (1934).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kathy Najimy ranks 2,331. Before her are Tisha Campbell-Martin (1968), Constance Towers (1933), Theodore Roberts (1861), Roger Clark (1978), Debra Monk (1949), and Jaye Davidson (1968). After her are Lois Weber (1879), Andrea Martin (1947), Cammie King (1934), Andrea Elson (1969), Doug Hutchison (1960), and Tovah Feldshuh (1952).

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