Kim Greist

Kim Greist
Born (1958-05-12) May 12, 1958 (age 68)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1983–2001

Kim Greist (born May 12, 1958) is a retired American actress and model. Her credits include C.H.U.D. (1984), Miami Vice (1985), Brazil (1985), Manhunter (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Punchline (1988), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Roswell (1994) Houseguest (1995), and Judging Amy (2001).

Career

Greist trained for the stage and spent some of her late teenage years as a professional model in Europe. She then returned to the United States at age 20 and launched her acting career in the off-Broadway comedy Second Prize: Two Months in Leningrad in 1983.

Her later stage credits included appearances in the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Greist's first film appearance was in the horror film C.H.U.D. (1984). In 1985, she made a guest appearance in the 1985 Miami Vice episode "Nobody Lives Forever" (S01E21), and also starred alongside Robert De Niro, Jonathan Pryce, and Ian Holm in the Terry Gilliam film Brazil (1985).

Other films in which she appeared during the 1980s included Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), and Punchline (1988). She continued to appear in films and television into the 1990s, with roles in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) and Roswell (1994). She played Emily Young opposite comedians Sinbad and Phil Hartman in the film Houseguest (1995).

In 2001, her last acting role was in an episode of Judging Amy called "The Last Word". Greist resided as of 2012 in her hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 C.H.U.D. Lauren Daniels
1985 Brazil Jill Layton
1986 Manhunter Molly Graham
1987 Throw Momma from the Train Beth Ryan
1988 Punchline Madeline Urie
1990 Why Me? June Daley
1993 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Laura Burnford-Seaver
1995 Houseguest Emily Young
1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Laura Seaver
1998 The Rose Sisters
1999 Rockin' Good Times Samantha Short
2000 The Hiding Place Holly
2001 Zoe Mrs. Callahan

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Miami Vice Brenda Episode: "Nobody Lives Forever"
1988 Tales from the Darkside Claire Episode: "Going Native"
1989 Wiseguy Kay Gallagher 4 episodes
1990 Monsters Sarah / Mandy Episode: "The Bargain"
1991 Payoff Justine Bates TV film
1992 Duplicates Marion Boxletter
1994 Roswell Vy Marcel
1994–95 Chicago Hope Laurie Geiger 7 episodes
1996 Last Exit to Earth Eve TV film
1999 H-E Double Hockey Sticks Marie Antoinette
2000 Touched by an Angel Shawn Sullivan Episode: "With God as My Witness"
Diagnosis: Murder Lou Tyler, P.I. Episode: "The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A."
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th Mrs. Peacock TV film
The X-Files Lisa Underwood Episode: "Invocation"
2001 Judging Amy Michelle Crouse Episode: "The Last Word"

References

  1. ↑ Monaco, James (1991). "Greist, Kim". The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7.
  2. ↑ International Television & Video Almanac 2003. Quigley Publishing Company. 2003. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-900610-72-1.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Happy Birthday to Stamford's Kim Greist". dailyvoice.com. 2016-05-12. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ Rich, Frank (1983-10-20). "Stage: 'Second Prize' at Perry Street". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ ""Twelfth Night or What You Will": page at Off Broadway Database (lortel.org)". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2021-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Kim Greist". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Maslin, Janet (1987-12-11). "Throw Momma from the Train". The New York Times.