Kathleen York

Kathleen "Bird" York is an actress, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated songwriter and recording artist. As a screenwriter, York has written projects for John Wells, Warner Brothers, Sony, and Paramount, and recently completed a one-hour pilot for Fox Television Studios. She is an alumna of the Showrunners Training Program, a collaboration between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

York gained international attention with the song "In the Deep," co-written with Michael Becker. The track appears on her album *Wicked Little High* and was written for the 2004 film *Crash*. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song, with York performing it live at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Her self-titled debut album was released in February 1999.

As an actress, York has appeared in over 100 film and television projects. She portrayed a young Naomi Judd in the four-hour NBC miniseries *Love Can Build a Bridge*, which was the second highest-rated event on NBC that year. Additional credits include six seasons on the multi-Emmy Award-winning series *The West Wing* as Andrea Wyatt, *Northern Lights* with Diane Keaton, *Cold Feet* with Tom Waits, *A Season In Purgatory* opposite Patrick Dempsey, *Nightjohn* opposite Beau Bridges, and *Crash*. Independent film roles include *Cries of Silence*, *The Big Day*, and *Ball Don't Lie*. York was a regular in the ABC series *Vengeance Unlimited* and the NBC series *Aaron's Way*. Recurring roles include *Murder One* (Stephen Bochco), *The O.C.*, and *Desperate Housewives*. She appeared on the cult hit *Curb Your Enthusiasm* as Larry David's masseuse "Summer" in the show's second season. In fall 2010, she appeared in the NBC drama *Chase* and A&E's *The Glades*.

Her music has also been featured in various media, including the main theme song for Sony Pictures' *Seven Pounds*, the televised concert *Where Music Meets Film* alongside Joss Stone, Lindsay Buckingham, and Babyface, and song placements in *House*, the 2010 season of *American Idol*, *Nip/Tuck*, *CSI: NY*, *In Justice*, *Jake 2.0*, and *Everwood*. She was the featured musical artist for the 2001 season of the CBS TV series *Family Law*, writing and producing songs for multiple episodes.

York released her EP *Have No Fear* on December 19, 2008, and a full album was completed for an early 2010 release.