Kaitlin Hopkins

Kaitlin Hopkins (born February 1, 1964 New York City, New York, USA) is an American stage, screen, and television actress, the daughter of actress Shirley Knight and stage producer/director Gene Persson. Hopkins' first television credit was an appearance on the soap opera One Life to Live, followed by a regular role on Another World. In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles, where she joined The Matrix Theatre Company. She spent weekends singing at The Pink in Santa Monica, and later performed at The Cinegrill, The Gardina, and At My Place. During this period, her television credits included Beverly Hills, 90210, Murder, She Wrote, The Practice, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager in the episode Live Fast and Prosper,Spin City, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Hopkins has performed in numerous live radio plays for LA Theater Works, including Proof with Anne Heche and The Heidi Chronicles with Martha Plimpton. In 2009, Hopkins was named the new Head of Musical Theatre at Texas State University under the Department Chair, Dr. John Fleming. Her husband, John Price, is also on the faculty at Texas State, where he is the Head of Playwriting.