Orange is the New Black and Seinfeld star Kathryn Kates dies from most cancers at 73 as tributes are paid to 'extremely courageous and clever' star
- The actress' representatives at Headline Expertise Company confirmed the 'extremely courageous and clever' star handed from most cancers in Florida on Saturday
- The assertion learn: 'Kathryn has been our shopper for a few years, and we've grown a lot nearer to her on this final yr since she knew of her most cancers returning'
- 'She was all the time extremely courageous and clever and approached each function with the best of ardour. She shall be tremendously missed,' they concluded
- Kates was born in New York Metropolis to Louis Kates and actress Madlyn Kates, who had a memorable line in Mel Brooks' 1968 basic The Producers
- Kates began visitor starring on TV reveals within the early Nineties, together with two episodes of Seinfeld as 'Counter Lady'
- The actress additionally appeared in motion pictures The Nurse and Asylum, whereas visitor starring on Lizzie McGuire, Judging Amy, Rescue Me, Pan Am and Small Miracles
- She additionally performed Mrs. Saperstein on Shades of Blue and Amy Kanter-Bloom, the mom of Jason Biggs' Larry on Orange Is the New Black.
Orange Is The New Black and Seinfeld actress Kathyn Kates has died aged 73 following a battle with most cancers.
The actress' representatives at Headline Expertise Company confirmed the 'extremely courageous and clever' star handed from most cancers in Florida on Saturday, in an announcement supplied to Deadline.
It's unclear what sort of most cancers Kates suffered from - the assertion signifies that she had beforehand beat the illness earlier than the most cancers returned this previous yr.
The assertion learn: 'Kathryn has been our shopper for a few years, and we've grown a lot nearer to her on this final yr since she knew of her most cancers returning.
'She was all the time extremely courageous and clever and approached each function with the best of ardour. She shall be tremendously missed,' they concluded.
Kates was born in New York Metropolis to Louis Kates and actress Madlyn Kates, who had a memorable line in Mel Brooks' 1968 basic The Producers ('I am not a madame, I am a concierge').
Regardless of her New York roots, her profession started in earnest in Los Angeles, the place she was one of many 25 founding members of The Colony Theater, alongside John Larroquette.
She produced the entire firm's performs within the first six years from 1975 to 1981 together with Barbara Beckley.
She began venturing into tv and films within the early Eighties with small roles within the TV film Lifetime of the Occasion: The Story of Beatrice, Jinxed and The Taming of the Shrew.
Kates began visitor starring on TV reveals within the early Nineties similar to Matlock and Thunder Alley, alongside together with her memorable function as a 'counter girl' in two episodes of Seinfeld, the place George (Jason Alexander) is making an attempt to obtain a marble rye.
The actress additionally appeared in motion pictures The Nurse and Asylum, whereas visitor starring on Lizzie McGuire, Judging Amy, Rescue Me, Pan Am and Small Miracles.
She additionally performed Mrs. Saperstein on Shades of Blue and Amy Kanter-Bloom, the mom of Jason Biggs' Larry on Orange Is the New Black.
She additionally visitor starred in 5 episodes of Legislation & Order: Particular Victims Unit as Decide Marlene Simmons and most just lately performed Angie DeCarlo on The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark.
The actress relocated again to New York Metropolis in 2006 and appeared in over 20 Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway productions whereas additionally touring Europe.
She is survived by her sister Mallory and brother Joshua.
