Kathryn Howell is an American actress known for a wide variety of character roles in film and television. She has played grieving Moms (Criminal Minds, The Zodiac, Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann), was terrified by a giant flying peach (James and the Giant Peach), and snatched at gunpoint by Sean Penn (The Assassination of Richard Nixon). She has been a drug addict, a homeless woman, and John Heard's alcoholic ex-wife (Necessity). On the lighter side Kathryn has had the privilege of portraying a backwoods psychic (Ray McKinnon's Chrystal), a conjoined twin in a 1930's freak show (Tales from the Crypt), and a sassy diner waitress opposite Vincent D'Onofrio and Gregory Hines (Good Luck).A life long actor, Kathryn has worked extensively on stage, holds a BFA in Theatre from UNC-Chapel Hill, and received a full scholarship for advanced study at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Kathryn is a long-time member of SAG, AFTRA (SAG-AFTRA), and AEA. She received her AEA card at New York's Vivian Beaumont Theatre.