Catherine Hickland was born on February 11th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to parents Arthur and Mary. She has a brother, Robert and a sister, Kimberly. Catherine's parents divorced when she was 6 years old. Throughout high school and one year of college (she was a physical education major at Florida Atlantic University), Hickland was drawn to acting, even trying out for some musicals in high school. From the start, this blue-eyed, blonde-haired bombshell was destined for success. Catherine’s first professional job was as an airline stewardess in a nationwide “Fly Me” campaign.

She broke onto the scene of soap operas in "General Hospital," “Capitol,” “Texas," and “Loving.” On “Loving” and “The City” Catherine starred as Tess Wilder. On “Texas,” she was Dr. Courtney Marshall. In “Capitol” Hickland went double-time and played the dual role of Julie Clegg and Jenny Diamond. After her work on “Capitol,” Hickland relocated to Rome where she spent the next 2 years making Italian films, honing her Italian language skills and learning to cook.

Catherine has several television movies to her name including “The Seeding of Sara Burns,” and “To Race the Wind.” In primetime, Hickland has also garnered success. She guest-starred on such series’ as “Knight Rider,” “Vega$,” “Eight is Enough,” and “Airwolf.” In her first movie, “The Last Married Couple in America,” she starred opposite George Segal. She also was in the movies “Millions” with Billy Zane, “War Zone Hero,” “Taxi Killer,” and “Sweet Justice,” in which she shows off her karate skills. In 1988, she enjoyed success in the movies “Ghost Town” and “Witchery.”

In 1995, Catherine appeared onstage as Fantine in “Les Miserables.” She also performed in Lyon, France on New Year’s Eve with the symphony of Lyon. In 1996, Hickland performed her cabaret, “Boys on the Side” in front of several sold-out crowds. Her CD, “Sincerely Broadway,” features songs from “Les Miserables,” “Miss Saigon,” and “Phantom of the Opera” among other musicals. In Los Angeles, Hickland and then husband Michael E. Knight starred opposite each other in the play, “Run for Your Wife.”

Catherine joined the cast of “One Life to Live” in May, 1998. As the manipulative, but charming Lindsay Rappaport. That was also Catherine you saw in commercials during the ABC soap line-up. She was a hit in the “Where the Boys Are” commercials about the ABC soap operas.

In the fall of 2000, Hickland launched her new business venture, Cat Cosmetics on the internet. Her line features items ranging from blushes to brushes, lipliners, bronzers, kits, and more. In the fall of 2001, following the success of her internet company, Hickland opened the first Cat Cosmetics NYC, a Madison Avenue makeup studio.

Hickland and Knight separated in late 2005. In 2006, Catherine launched a second online business, Stressless Bride. Hickland lives in Manhattan with her menagerie of dogs and cats. In her spare time (what little she has), she volunteers her time to the West End Inter-Generational Center for abused and battered women with young children, as well as the Animal Haven animal shelter.