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Catherine Hicks

Catherine Hicks, American actress

Born
August 6, 1951
Age in 2026
75
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1951

About Catherine Hicks

Catherine Mary Hicks is an American retired actress. She played the character Annie Camden on the long-running television series 7th Heaven. Other roles included Dr. Faith Coleridge on the soap opera Ryan's Hope (1976–1978), her Emmy Award-nominated performance as Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980), Dr. Gillian Taylor in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Carol Heath in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), and Karen Barclay in Child's Play (1988). After graduating from Cornell with a Master of Fine Arts degree, Hicks headed to New York in August 1976, and two weeks later she landed her first major TV role as newly-recovered pediatrician Dr. Hicks won the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role from the 2009 International Filmmakers Festival for her portrayal as Dana. She then won a prestigious acting fellowship sponsored by the University Resident Theatre Association to Cornell University. Her performance won her a 1988 Best Actress Saturn Award.

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Catherine Hicks timeline

  1. After graduating from Cornell with a Master of Fine Arts degree, Hicks headed to New York in August 1976, and two weeks later she landed her first major TV role as newly-recovered pediatrician Dr.
  2. Her performance won her a 1988 Best Actress Saturn Award.
  3. Hicks won the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role from the 2009 International Filmmakers Festival for her portrayal as Dana.

The world when Catherine Hicks was born

Catherine Hicks was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

  • #1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieAn American in Paris
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
  • Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
  • Defining fadI Love Lucy
  • Notable inventionSuper Glue
  • World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
  • U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Catherine Hicks's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19512026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,800$435,000
Average income$5,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.53$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population154.0M341 million

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