Catherine Lloyd Burns is an American actress and author who portrayed Caroline Miller, the title character's teacher in the television series ''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons consisting of 151 episodes. The ...

''.

Acting

She has appeared in multiple television shows, and was a regular on '' Partners'' and ''

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''. She played Caroline Miller, Malcolm's "overly earnest" teacher, in ''

''. Burns has appeared in numerous feature films and the independent film ''Everything Put Together''. Along with her role, she was a cowriter of the independent film '' Everything Put Together''. She has also worked in theater with New York's Naked Angels.

Writing

The film ''Everything Put Together'' was written by a number of authors, including Catherine and her husband. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festivals in 2000. In 2001, it was nominated for an

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as the best feature made for under $500,000. Director

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won Independent Spirit's Someone to Watch Award. Her first book is ''It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks'', which was published by

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in 2007. The book is a

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, from the point of view of the author. It centers around personal

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and

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Personal life

Burns is Jewish, She is married to Adam Forgash, with one daughter, and they reside in Brooklyn.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Bibliography

*''It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks: A Memoir of a Mother and Daughter'', North Point Press, 2006, *''The Good, the Bad & the Beagle'', Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014, *''The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen'', Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2017,

References

External links

Catherine Lloyd Burns website
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