Kathleen York

Kathleen York

-nominated songwriter.

After spending years in the indie circuit, York achieved global recognition with her song "In the Deep", which appears on her album "Wicked Little High" and was written for the 2004 film "Crash". "In the Deep" debuted at #64 on the Billboard chart and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song. On March 5, 2006, York performed the song live at the 78th Academy Awards.

Her songs have also appeared in "The Black Donnellys", "Nip/Tuck", "", "House", "In Justice" and "Everwood", as well as many other film and television projects including all the songs for the 2001 season of the Paul Haggis CBS series "Family Law".

Acting career

As an actress, York has starred in numerous film and television projects. York starred as Naomi Judd in "Love Can Build a Bridge", a four hour NBC miniseries about the country singer's life. In addition, she recurred in six of seven seasons of the "The West Wing" as Andrea Wyatt. Other credits include films with Tom Waits, "Northern Lights" (with Diane Keaton), "Crash", "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and starring roles in indie films "Sister Island", "The Big Day", "Footsteps" and most recently in the 2007 Warner release "Sublime " opposite Tom Cavanagh. She also wrote and performed three of the film's songs. Her new CD is expected out early next year.

Discography

*" Bird York" (Blissed Out Records 1999)
*"The Velvet Hour" (Blissed Out Records 2005)
*"Wicked Little High" (EMI 2006)

External links

* [http://www.birdyork.com Official page]
*imdb name|id=0948723|name=Kathleen York
* [http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=3140 Paste Magazine spotlight - 7/25 Band/Artist of the Week]


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