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Lauren Koslow

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Lauren Koslow (Kate, DAYS)

— NBC

Vital Statistics

Birthdate:: March 9
Hails From:: Boston, MA
Marital Status:: Koslow wed Nick Schillace, a makeup artist whom who she met while both were working on YOUNG AND RESTLESS, in 1988.
Children:: Zachariah, 14, and Milikate, 12

THE 411

Lauren Koslow has been making waves as the crafty Kate Roberts since 1996, but she didn't begin as an actress. The second of three children studied art at University of Massachusetts, then transferred to Virginia Tech, where she obtained a degree in costume design. After graduating, she worked as a costumer/actress for a regional summer-stock theatrical company and soon segued into acting full-time, winning roles in local productions, such as Dial M for Murder and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. In the early 1980s, she moved to California, eventually landing a role in the Rick Springfield (ex-Noah, GENERAL HOSPITAL) movie Hard to Hold. Soon after, she joined Y&R. A year after leaving that show, she joined up with Y&R's sister show, B&B, where she remained until 1992 (and made a guest appearance last year). During her four-year break from soaps, she continued to act, guest-starring on SILK STALKINGS (in 1993) and THE NANNY (in 1994). When she returned to daytime as Kate, she had the unenviable task of being a recast for Deborah Adair, but it didn't take Koslow too long to win over fans and critics. In 2000, she received a SOAP OPERA DIGEST Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Off-screen, Koslow enjoys working out, spending time with her family and horseback riding.

ET CETERA

—Koslow does her own makeup; family name was changed from Koslov
—Owns a bird that was a gift from Tori Spelling (ex-Donna, BEVERLY HILLS, 90210)
—Also has three dogs and a cat, as well as lizards, rats and chickens
—Son Zach portrayed her B&B character's son, Mark, from 1988-92.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Other Soap Roles
YOUNG AND RESTLESS (Lindsey, 1984-86)
BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL (Margo, 1987-92)
TV Roles
ZORK NEMESIS (video game voice-over, 1996)
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (TV series, 1994)
SPIES (guest star, 1987)
MIKE HAMMER (guest star, 1986)

MEMORABLE QUOTES

"If you don't have a life outside of show biz, you can be very unhappy. I've met too many people who are."—Soap Opera Digest, 5/7/96

"[On Y&R], I thought [now-husband] Nicky was a little intimidating, so I used to slip into the nearest makeup seat. One day, he said to me, 'You need to get into my chair.'" —Digest, 8/14/01

"I think in some ways, [Kate is] closer to [son] Lucas than she is to anyone else in the world. They've just been through everything together. As much as they've been at each other's throats —literally, he knows everything."—Digest, 5/13/03