Katherine — Chinatown Character Profile

About Katherine

Evelyn's sister, central to the film's tragic revelation.

Katherine — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Vulnerability, Survival

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 4/10

Character Facts

Played by

Belinda Palmer

Appears in

Chinatown (1974)

Role

Cameo

Relationships (3)

• Katherine — Family Father — Noah Cross (John Huston)

  Cross is the biological father of Katherine, a fact he attempts to claim at the climax.

• Katherine — Conflict Threat — Claude Mulvihill (Roy Jenson)

  Mulvihill stands as a physical barrier and enforcer during Katherine's final confrontation.

• Katherine — Social Dependent — Lieutenant Lou Escobar (Perry Lopez)

  Katherine's safety during the climax is indirectly secured by Escobar's police deployment.

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• Russ Yelburton (John Hillerman)
• Curly (Burt Young)
• Mayor Bagby (Roy Roberts)
• Ida Sessions (Diane Ladd)
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