Kathleen Robertson Movies and Career Information

Kathleen Robertson (born July 8, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Clare Arnold in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994–1997). Robertson started taking acting classes when she was ten, and had roles in local theater productions. Her first television guest appearances were in My Secret Identity and E.N.G.. She then appeared in Maniac Mansion from 1990-1993, playing Tina Edison, the eldest of three children of Dr. Fred Edison (Joe Flaherty). She did not debut on the big screen until her small role in the Brenton Spencer film Blown Away. She was cast as Clare Arnold in Beverly Hills, 90210, and played the role from 1994 to 1997. Her ex-boyfriend, director Gregg Araki, cast her in the lead of two of his films, Nowhere (1997) and Splendor (1999). Robertson was born in Hamilton, Ontario. She attended Hillfield Strathallan College, a local private school. She gave birth to her first child, a son named William Robert Cowles, on July 9, 2008 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is the first child for Kathleen and her husband, Chris Cowles.