Kathryn Anne Layng (born September 20, 1960) is an American actress.

Early life

Layng was born in

Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago and Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in far northern Illinois on the banks of the Rock River (Mississippi River tributary), Rock River, Rockfor ...

. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School and was the Class of 1978 Homecoming Queen. Layng also graduated from the

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the f ...

Career

Layng is best known for her role as nurse Mary Margaret "Curly" Spaulding in the

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comedy-drama series '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'' The series aired from 1989 to 1993, and was her first major screen role. In 1991, Layng guest starred in the television series '' Pro and Cons'' and appeared in the feature film ''

The Marrying Man ''The Marrying Man'' (known as ''Too Hot to Handle'' in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Philippines) is a 1991 American romantic comedy film, directed by Jerry Rees, written by Neil Simon, and starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Ahead ...

''. After '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'' ended in 1993, Layng would guest star in the television series '' Joe's Life'' and '' Diagnosis: Murder''. She also performed in the television short film ''Traveler's Rest'' in 1993. In 2012, Layng co-starred in the independent film ''

White Frog ''White Frog'' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Quentin Lee and written by Fabienne Wen. The film's plot follows neglected 16-year-old Nick Young, played by Booboo Stewart, a teenager with autism spectrum disorder whose life is ch ...

'', which was produced by her husband,

David Henry Hwang David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City. He has won three Obie Awards for his plays '' FOB'', '' Golden Child'', and '' Yellow ...

Personal life

In 1993, Layng married playwright

. They have two children, Noah David and Eva Veanne. They reside in

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. In 1996, Layng, along with her husband had bought a chair at the

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show in

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Filmography

Stage

References

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* * * 1960 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Actresses from Rockford, Illinois University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni {{US-theat-actor-1960s-stub