Catherine Lloyd Burns

• Name — Catherine Lloyd Burns • Known for — Caroline Miller in Malcolm in the Middle • Occupation — Actress, author • Years Active — 1991–present • Mother — Red Burns • Children — 1 • Spouse — Adam Forgash

She has appeared in multiple television shows, and was a regular on Partners and LateLine. She played Caroline Miller, Malcolm's "overly earnest" teacher, in Malcolm in the Middle. Burns has appeared in numerous feature films and the independent film Everything Put Together. Along with her role, she was a cowriter of the independent film Everything Put Together. She has also worked in theater with New York's Naked Angels.

The film Everything Put Together was written by a number of authors, including Catherine and her husband. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festivals in 2000. In 2001, it was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as the best feature made for under $500,000. Director Marc Forster won Independent Spirit's Someone to Watch Award. Her first book is It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks, which was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2007. The book is a biography, from the point of view of the author. It centers around personal memoirs and family relationships.

Burns is Jewish, She is married to Adam Forgash, with one daughter, and they reside in Brooklyn.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — Hi Honey, I'm Home! — Mo — Episode: "The Many Loves of Mike Duff" • Law & Order — Sheila Herlihy — Episode: "The Wages of Love" • 1994 — All-American Girl — Tipsy — Episode: "Who's the Boss" • Party of Five — Jeannie — Episode: "Something Out of Nothing" • 1995 — ER — Amy — Episode: "Love Among the Ruins" • Maybe This Time — Episode: "Maybe This Time" • Dad, the Angel & Me — Fan #1 — TV movie • 1995–1996 — Partners — Heather Pond — Main cast • 1996 — Seinfeld — Heather — Episode: "Kenny's Roasters" • 1996 — The — April — Episode: "Best Man" • Public Morals — Jackie — Episode: "The Green Cover" • 1997 — Ned and Stacey — Cynthia — Episode: "Where My Third Nepal Is Sheriff" • The — Amelia Sims — TV movie • 1998–1999 — LateLine — Mona Guillingsvard — Main cast • 2000 — Malcolm in the Middle — Caroline Miller — Main cast (seasons 1–2) • 2006 — Drive/II — TV movie • 2016–2020 — Search Party — Linda Witherbottom — 4 episodes • 2017 — Shopgirls — Dahlia — Episode: "Dahlia"

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — Chaos — Worker in Weather Dome — Voice role • 1997 — Dilbert's Desktop Games — Secretary With a Crossbow — Voice role

Catherine Lloyd Burns is recorded as actress, biographer and writer.