LIVE Magazine #217 September 11, 2015

LIVE Magazine
EXCLUSIVE by Levvy Carriker
Katharine ‘Kat’ Kramer founded Kat Kramer’s
Films That Change the World to showcase
motion pictures that raise awareness about
important social issues. In so doing, she is
following in the footsteps of her late father, the
legendary producer/director Stanley Kramer, who
was known for taking artistic and financial chances
by making movies about controversial subjects.
Recently, Ms. Kramer premiered the powerful new documentary Teach Your
Children Well, which deals with the growing problem of bullying in schools.
Previous selections in her screening series have included The Cove, which
exposed the slaughter of dolphins in Japan; Elephants and Man: A Litany of
Tragedy, about the suffering of elephants in captivity; and Barbra Streisand’s Yentl,
which focused attention on women’s equality, and was used as a springboard for a
discussion about the widespread sexual abuse of women in the Congo.
As an actress, Ms. Kramer has appeared on stage and screen. She has
starred in two popular one-woman shows, The Colors of Myself and Kriss
Krossing and won awards for her roles as Helen Keller in The Miracle
Worker and Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank. She has also
appeared in such films as Hollywood Dreams, Going Shopping, What
Just Happened and, recently, Little Fockers. She will also be seen in the
upcoming film Katie Q, with Karen Black, Paul Sand and Zack Norman.
As a singer, Ms. Kramer is recording Gemstone, an album of Mick Jagger
love songs, each as a duet with a different artist who has previously
worked with Sir Mick. As a producer, she is developing a web series
about the making of her album, titled My Duet with Mick.
Friday & Saturday
Dinner from 5:00
Show at 6:30
Sunday
Brunch from 11:30
Show at 1:00 pm
Kat has performed special Tributes twice for the Legendary Lily Tomlin.
Kramer sat on the dais and opened the program at the Pacific Pioneers
Broadcaster’s Awards in February 2012 honoring Tomlin. Kat received
a standing ovation with a special musical salute to her mentor with the
original parody “Dear Lily Tomlin.”
She most recently sang a heartfelt rendition of “Bless The Beasts And
Children” from her father’s landmark film for Tomlin when she was
honored with the Hope Award from the PETCO Foundation.
Kramer made her Avalon Hollywood debut with LE PETIT CIRQUE for
CIRCUS PAWS in front of a star-studded audience that included Lily
Tomlin, Susan Sarandon, Lainie Kazan and Stewart Copeland. She
has recorded the new re-imagined version of “Bless The Beasts And
Children” that will be released as a single for PAWS and animal-rights
organizations. Kat also performed a humorous kitsch version of the song
for the PAWS/LA Fundraiser sponsored by Wells Fargo and the PETCO.
Kat previously received the “Compassion Award” from the Braveheart
Women and recently sold-out her first workshop with “Meet The Biz” titled
“An Evening With Kat Kramer.” She is set to launch “An Evening With A
Trailblazer” series along with “Meet The Biz.”
She performed a stand-up routine at Hard Rock Hollywood to Benefit
“Comedy For Caleb”. And Kat has been a presenter for LA Comedy Awards
twice. She was also a celebrity judge for the LA Music Awards. Kramer was
most recently named Entertainer of the Year by the LA Comedy Awards.
As a stage actress, Kat has played the classic roles and won awards as Helen
Keller in “The Miracle Worker”, Anne Frank in “The Diary Of Anne Frank,” Estella
in “Great Expectations,” Lisa in “David and Lisa,” and Saint Joan in “The Lark.”
Ms. Kramer has headlined at awards shows and galas for such
luminaries as Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Shirley MacLaine. Ms.
Kramer, who is the Godchild/Namesake of screen icon, the late Katharine
Hepburn, proudly serves as the West Coast representative of the
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. Kat most recently celebrated
the 5th anniversary and 5th installment for “Kat Kramer’s Films That
Change The World” by presenting the U.S. premiere of FALLOUT hosted
by Lily Tomlin. This was followed by the 6th installment screening of
documentary “The Decent One” and most recently presented the 7th
installment, “Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain” hosted by Martin Sheen and
Mischa Barton.
Ms. Kramer is set to launch her new one-woman-show “My Duet With
Mick.” In addition Kat portrays three characters in Season 3 of popular
webseries “Child of the Seventies”, and is playing more characters in
Season 4. A former Miss Golden Globe, Kat resides in Los Angeles.