41 Facts About Kathy Najimy

Kathy Ann Najimy is an American actress and activist.

Kathy Najimy is best known for her roles in the films Soapdish, Sister Act, Hocus Pocus, Hope Floats, The Wedding Planner, Rat Race, and Hocus Pocus 2, as well as her portrayal of Olive Massery on the NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet and for voicing Peggy Hill on the animated television series King of the Hill.

Kathy Najimy was first nationally known for her feminist play The Kathy and Mo Show, which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney.

Kathy Najimy's mother immigrated from Lebanon to the United States in 1946.

Kathy Najimy was raised Maronite Catholic and attended Crawford High School.

Kathy Najimy is a 1995 graduate of San Diego State University.

Kathy Najimy starred in Hocus Pocus as Mary Sanderson, alongside Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker, and the 1994 made-for-TV movie In Search of Dr Seuss as Kathy Lane.

Kathy Najimy starred in Disney and Pixar's Academy Award winning film WALL-E and Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas.

From film, Kathy Najimy expanded into television roles, including a dramatic recurring role on Chicago Hope, She was part of the cast of Veronica's Closet from 1997 to 2000.

Kathy Najimy played Wendy Keegan in HBO's Veep for four seasons.

Kathy Najimy appeared with Ellen DeGeneres in three episodes of her sitcom Ellen, playing a different character each time and in the TV movie If These Walls Could Talk 2.

Kathy Najimy was a series regular season 4 of Unforgettable, season 4 of The Big C, and season 3 of Numbers.

Kathy Najimy starred in TNT's In Search of Dr Seuss.

Kathy Najimy starred as Mae West in the Broadway hit Dirty Blonde.

Kathy Najimy appeared in V'Day's Vagina Monologues on Broadway and in Nassim Soleimanpour's plays White Rabbit Red Rabbit and Nassim.

Kathy Najimy is the co-creator and director of the musical revue Back to Bacharach and David, which ran in New York City in 1992 and 1993, and which she directed again in Los Angeles in April 2009.

Kathy Najimy starred as Peggy Hill in Fox's King of the Hill from 1997 to 2010.

Kathy Najimy's voice is featured in the animated films Brother Bear 2, The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story, Cats Don't Dance, and Tinkerbell.

In 2003, Kathy Najimy provided the voice of Margalo in Stuart Little: The Animated Series, taking over from Melanie Griffith, and in 2000 took over from Madeline Kahn as Mrs Shapiro in Little Bill.

Premiering in August 2015, Kathy Najimy appeared in Disney's Descendants as the Evil Queen.

Kathy Najimy appeared in Netflix's 2018 film Dumplin' alongside Jennifer Aniston.

Kathy Najimy is an activist and frequently travels the country to speak on issues of equal rights, safety, and self esteem for women and girls, LGBTQ rights, AIDS awareness, domestic violence, body image, and civil rights.

Kathy Najimy has spoken at the Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood, and PFLAG.

Kathy Najimy was a surrogate speaker for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.

Kathy Najimy has worked with PETA on a number of animal welfare issues and posed with Todd Oldham for the "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign.

Kathy Najimy is a strong advocate for women's health and reproductive rights.

Kathy Najimy contributed to the groundbreaking book, The Choices We Made, which includes testimonials from women who believe in choice.

Kathy Najimy is vocal about issues regarding body image among women.

Kathy Najimy created and produced the off-Broadway play Gloria: A Life, about the life of activist Gloria Steinem.

Kathy Najimy has performed her solo show, Lift Up Your Skirt, at many venues including the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, ICONS at Fire Island, and Feinstein's at The Nikko in San Francisco.

Kathy Najimy is currently producing a television series about the women's movement.

Kathy Najimy uses her celebrity status to donate money to charities by appearing on game shows.

Kathy Najimy appeared as a contestant on a celebrity version of The Weakest Link where she won $50,000 for The Feminist Majority Foundation's Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan.

Kathy Najimy won the season 6 tournament of Celebrity Poker Showdown, donating the $100,000 to V-Day, an organization that helps stop violence against women and girls.

Kathy Najimy was crowned Grand Champion on CBS's Gameshow Marathon in 2006, donating the $100,000 winnings to Girls Best Friend, a charity that helps empower girls.

In 2013, Kathy Najimy was a contestant on Rachael vs Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off on Team Rachael where she was playing for PETA, cooking only vegetarian food.

Kathy Najimy appeared on the $25,000 Pyramid as a civilian contestant, on the episode dated July 31,1985.

Kathy Najimy claimed, on the Pyramid show, that she had been on American Bandstand.

Kathy Najimy returned to the "Pyramid" on the June 26,2016, episode as a celebrity guest opposite Rosie O'Donnell.

Kathy Najimy appeared in Season 2, Episode 7 on July 23,2017, to play against Alexandra Wentworth, helping her contestant partner win the $150,000 grand prize.

Kathy Najimy married actor and singer Dan Finnerty of The Dan Band in August 1998.