Katherine Cannon
Katherine Cannon is an American actress.
Career
Cannon's early roles included Hawaii Five-O, Fools' Parade, Private Duty Nurses, Women in Chains Emergency! and Baa Baa [Black Sheep (TV series)|Baa Baa Black Sheep]. She appeared in two Barnaby Jones episodes, titled "Dangerous Summer" and "Killer on Campus", respectively. She appeared in a recurring role on CHiPs as female trucker Robbie Davis.She first attracted notice in High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane playing Amy Kane. She later played schoolteacher Mae Woodward in the TV series, Father Murphy, and appeared in the sci-fi thriller The Hidden in 1987. She is currently best known for playing Felice Martin, the cheating and domineering mother of Donna Martin, on the long-running teen series, Beverly Hills, 90210.
Personal life
Cannon was born on September 6, 1953, in Hartford, Connecticut. The daughter of a ballroom dancer, Cannon was raised in Laguna Beach, California. She was introduced to acting by Judy Farrell, wife of actor Mike Farrell.In 1974, Cannon married commercial director Richard Chambers. The couple had one son, Colin Thomas Chambers, before divorcing in 1980. In 2001, she remarried, to actor Dean Butler who played Almanzo Wilder for several seasons on Little House on the Prairie. They met when Cannon auditioned for the female lead in the Michael Landon series Father Murphy.