Kathryn Loder Death
Kathryn passed away on October 18, 1978 at the age of 38 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Kathryn's cause of death was complications from diabetes.
When did Kathryn Loder die?
October 18, 1978How did Kathryn Loder die? What was the cause of death?
Complications from diabetesHow old was Kathryn Loder when died?
38Where did Kathryn Loder die? What was the location of death?
Los Angeles, California, USA
Kathryn Loder Birthday and Date of Death
Kathryn Loder was born on June 23, 1940 and died on October 18, 1978. Kathryn was 38 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 23, 1940
Date of Death: October 18, 1978
Age at Death: 38
Kathryn Loder - Biography
Kathryn (Kay) Loder, grew up in Nebraska and Texas, the daughter of a drama professor and an elementary school principal. Her mother was Frances Loder, who taught theater at the University of Texas at Austin for many years. Her older brother was James Edwin Loder, a renowned theologian who taught at Princeton Theological Seminary. Loder discussed his younger sister in his book, "The Transforming Moment," saying that a religious experience at the age of 14 diverted her from an emotionally troubled childhood towards a career in the theater.
Her distinctive voice and looks, as well as her operatic acting style, made her perfectly suited to play memorable female villains in exploitation pics such as "The Big Doll House" and "Foxy Brown." It is no small irony that the genre itself was passing around the time of her death in 1978.
Ms. Loder got her start in films by winning a talent contest that was sponsored by the American Television Academy and a film studio. She used a monologue she had performed in a play, thereby securing a screen test and an appearance on the Emmy Awards telecast to perform the same monologue. This lead to her being cast in the 1970 comedy-horror flick, "Night of the Witches." Director Jack Hill was so impressed by her performance in this film that he cast her in two of his most notorious exploitation classics, "The Big Doll House" and "Foxy Brown".
In addition to stage and screen roles, Ms. Loder's deep, cultured voice earned her voice-over work, and one of her last credited appearances was on the NBC soap Days of Our Lives in 1978, the year she died.
