Kathleen is the anglicized Irish *Caitlín* — the Irish form of Catherine, from the Greek katharos (pure). **A top-15 US baby name from 1948 to 1957**. **Kathleen Turner (born 1954)** — American actress; *Body Heat* (1981), *Romancing the Stone* (1984), *Prizzi's Honor* (1985) Oscar nomination, *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988, voice of Jessica Rabbit). **Kathleen Kennedy (born 1953)** — American film producer; **Lucasfilm president since 2012 overseeing the Star Wars sequel trilogy; producer of *E.T.*, *Schindler's List*, *Lincoln*, and the *Jurassic Park* franchise** — total box-office over $11 billion. **Kathleen Battle (born 1948)** — American Grammy-winning coloratura soprano. **Kathleen Wynne** — first openly gay premier of Ontario (2013-2018).
Subject of countless industry profiles.
Kathleen reduces to two — the number of Irish Catherine.