Cathy Geary Rush
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(Episode: Sacred Vows)
(Episode: The Longest Night)
| Cathy Geary | |||||||||
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| Knots Landing character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Lisa Hartman Black | ||||||||
| Duration | 1983–1986 | ||||||||
| First appearance | November 10, 1983 (Episode: Sacred Vows) | ||||||||
| Last appearance | May 15, 1986 (Episode: The Longest Night) | ||||||||
| Created by | David Jacobs | ||||||||
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Cathy Geary Rush[1] is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera Knots Landing, a long-running serial about middle class life on the fictional cul-de-sac known as Seaview Circle in Los Angeles, California. She was played by actress and singer Lisa Hartman Black between 1983 and 1986. She debuted in the seventh episode of the fifth season. Hartman remained in the series until the final episode of the seventh season. Hartman had previously played another character, Ciji Dunne, during the fourth season.
The character of Cathy Geary was created for Hartman after she appeared on the series' previous season as another character, Ciji Dunne. Ciji was killed off after only seventeen episodes but she proved to be popular as her death caused a huge amount of backlash from fans. The producers decided to bring Hartman back but as another character. Hartman recalls; "I was hired by one of the characters to drive her husband crazy because I looked so much like Ciji (the character who'd been murdered). At the end of that first season I'd gone on to do other stuff. When my manager called and said the producers wanted me back, that was the most flattering thing that ever happened to me".[2]
Cathy Geary having the initials CG, was done as a pun on the Ciji name.
Background
Cathy was born in Texas, and spent most of her childhood in Arkansas. As a teenager, she met and married Ray Geary. When Ray committed a serious crime that resulted in a man's death, Cathy agreed to take the blame and got convicted of second degree murder. Cathy got released after four years in jail due to her good behavior.[1]