Kim Greist


Actor

About

Also Known As
Kimberly Bret Greist
Birth Place
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Born
May 12, 1958

Biography

An attractive, blonde stage-trained player, Greist first came to prominence when she was chosen by director Terry Gilliam to play the enigmatic heroine of "Brazil" (1985). She went on to give a fine performance as the wife of a detective stalking a serial killer in Michael Mann's "Manhunter" (1986) and was featured in "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey" (1993) and its sequel "Homewa...

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Biography

An attractive, blonde stage-trained player, Greist first came to prominence when she was chosen by director Terry Gilliam to play the enigmatic heroine of "Brazil" (1985). She went on to give a fine performance as the wife of a detective stalking a serial killer in Michael Mann's "Manhunter" (1986) and was featured in "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey" (1993) and its sequel "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco" (1996). Greist is perhaps best remembered for her TV roles as a public relations executive mixed up in intrigue in "Wiseguy" (CBS, 1989) and as the mentally ill wife of Mandy Patinkin's Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on the CBS medical drama "Chicago Hope" (1994-95).

Life Events

1984

Made feature debut in a starring role, "C.H.U.D."

1989

Cast in a recurring role on the series, "Wiseguy"

1991

TV-movie debut, "Payoff"

1993

Was featured in "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey"

1996

Reprised role in "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco"

2000

Co-starred as Timothy Bottoms' manipulative wife in the indie "The Hiding Place"

Family

E Harold Greist
Father
Norma M Greist
Mother

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