Kathryn Reed Altman

Kathryn Reed Altman (born Kathryn Audrey Reed; June 2, 1924 – March 9, 2016) was an American actress, a memoirist, an archivist, She was the third wife and later widow of film director Robert Altman.

Biography Kathryn Reed Altman was born to Richard Reed and Lois Cummings in Glendale, California on June 2, 1924. She died in Santa Monica, California on March 9, 2016.

Career Altman completed high school at Hollywood High School. She began her acting career as a swimmer in Million Dollar Mermaid (1952), which featured Esther Williams,

It was after their marriage that Kathryn Reed Altman shifted her focus from the pursuit of an acting career to an active and supportive role in facilitating her husband's film career and also to their children, which at that time were four.

Significant works Altman (2014) .

Legacy and influence "The Altman Experience" was atmosphere present on the Robert Altman film sets. This family experience was generated by Robert Altman but facilitated by Kathryn Reed Altman. All the film's participants were invited to the dailies where they would view the previous day's footage.

Kathryn Reed Altman throughout her marriage to Robert Altman ardently documented and archived their family and professional activities. She collected documents, photographs, and awards among other memorabilia.

Altman supported several of the University of California, Los Angeles archive projects, including a 2014 retrospective and two film restorations. She also donated her husband's private film collection to the UCLA Robert Altman Archive.

Archives & collections Robert Altman Archive, Museum of Modern Art Archive Robert Altman Archive, University of California, Los Angeles Robert Altman Collection, University of Michigan's Special Collection Library