Katherine Justice, a former farm girl with striking red hair, rose to fame as a prolific television guest star throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Her journey began when she won the title of "Miss Ohio" in 1960, but was disqualified from competing in the "Miss Universe" pageant due to her underage status.
After graduating from Carnegie Tech Drama School at the age of 22, Katherine further honed her acting skills at the Hubbard Playhouse. She made her stage debut in 1964 at the Front Street Theater in Memphis, followed by performances at the Arena Stage in Washington and in summer stock the following year.
Katherine's breakthrough in television came in 1965 when she appeared in an episode of "The Big Valley." Her performance caught the attention of film producer and talent agent Harold Hecht, who cast her in the feature film "The Way West" (1967) and the western-murder mystery "5 Card Stud" (1968),starring Dean Martin and Robert Mitchum.
Signed to a five-year contract with Paramount, Katherine decided to focus on television and appeared in a range of shows, including "The Invaders," "The Virginian," "Gunsmoke," "The F.B.I.," "Mannix," "Cannon," and "Barnaby Jones." She also had a recurring role in the melodrama "Falcon Crest" (1981) and starred in the syndicated nightly soap "Dangerous Women" (1991),modeled after the Australian TV series "Prisoner" (1979).
Katherine Justice Brown, as she is now known, has been married and divorced once and currently resides in Van Nuys, California. She retired from acting in 2015.
