(1883-1950)
Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Katherine Chrystal Herne began her career in 1899 acting in the plays of her father, James A. Herne. She never attained stardom, but she was a respected character actress excelling in roles requiring stature and imperiousness. She appeared in As a Man Thinks (1911), and was particularly well-received in the first U.S. production of W. Somerset Maugham's Our Betters (1917). In the 1920s, Herne's notable appearances included Expressing Willie (1924) and Craig's Wife (1925).
See also Herne, Katharine Corcoran.
The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater. James Fisher.