- In 1975, Kathy Nolan was the first woman ever elected as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
- (1975-79) President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
- 1958 Deb Star.
- Mother of Spencer Garrett Heckenkamp, born September 19, 1963.
- Has red hair and green eyes and a distinctive 'rollercoaster' voice.
- A life member of the Actors Studio.
- Best known on TV as Kate, the wife of Luke McCoy, on the popular sitcom The Real McCoys.
- Worked at the Palace Theater on Broadway as a salesgirl and usherette before being 'discovered'. Her acting debut on Broadway was in Peter Pan (1954-55).
- Her family acted in tent shows and had their own troupe, the Circle Stock Company. Nolan first performed in public singing on radio in St. Louis.
- She is a lifelong Democrat.
- Born on exactly the same date as Will "Chief" Sampson (of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" fame).
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