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kathleen noone

Emmy Award-winning Kathleen Noone portrayed Bette, the fun-loving, eccentric aunt of Annie Douglas.

Noone grew up in Hillsdale, New Jersey. At a young age, she took up the trombone and then switched to singing. She also developed a passion for the theater at an early age. She was 13 when she performed in her first musical, "Finnian's Rainbow." Noone pursued the art further as an undergraduate at Ithaca College and West Virginia University, earning a bachelor of fine arts in theater. At the time, she supported herself as a nightclub jazz singer. When an offer came to tour with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, she regretfully turned it down: she had decided to keep honing her acting skills by obtaining a master's degree in theater from Southern Methodist University.

After performing for 13 years in numerous repertories, regional and off-Broadway theaters, Noone appeared on several daytime dramas, including "Love of Life," "As the World Turns" and "One Life to Live." She eventually landed a key role on "All My Children" and stayed with the show for 11 years. For her work as Ellen Chandler (Dalton) on the serial, she was nominated twice for a Daytime Emmy as Best Supporting Actress (winning in 1987) and three times for a "Soap Opera Digest" Award. Noone left New York to try her hand at primetime television in Los Angeles. She appeared on NBC's "Frasier" (as Maris' nutty aunt), "Party of Five," "Murphy Brown," "Ned & Stacy," "Love and War" and "The Faculty." Her other television credits include a three-year stint on "Knots Landing."

Noone's film credits include the upcoming "Skeletons" with Ron Silver and "Citizen Ruth" with Laura Dern. One of her favorite projects was co-producing and starring in the Pasadena Playhouse production of "The Crimson Thread" with Shanna Reed and Stephanie Zimbalist. Theater remains her passion, and in her spare time she reads for Dan Lauria and Joe Cacacci's "Playwright's Kitchen Ensemble" at the Coronet Theater, which introduces playwrights to the Hollywood community.

Noone also enjoys walking and hiking, especially in Yosemite. She is active with Animal Rescue and the Special Olympics. Noone lives in Los Angeles. Her birthday is January 8.

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