Kathy Najimy

Biography

Kathy Ann Najimy is an American actress. She was first nationally known for her feminist play The Kathy and Mo Show, which she wrote and performed with Mo Gaffney. Najimy has had starring and supporting roles in many films, including Soapdish (1991), Sister Act (1992) and its sequel (1993), Hocus Pocus (1993) and its sequel (2022), Hope Floats (1998), The Wedding Planner (2001), Rat Race (2001), WALL-E (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), The Guilt Trip (2012), Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013), A Christmas Melody (2015), Dumplin' (2018), Music (2021), and Single All the Way (2021). Her television roles include Olive Massery on the NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet (1997–2000) and voicing Peggy Hill on the animated series King of the Hill.