Kathy Najimy was born and raised in San Diego, California. She is the
daughter of Samia (Massery) and Fred Najimy, a postal worker, both of
Lebanese ancestry. Kathy attended Crawford High School, and began her
film career in the early 1990s, with several minor roles. Kathy got her
breakthrough screen role as "Sister Mary Patrick" in
Sister Act - Eine himmlische Karriere (1992). She reprised this
role in 1993 in
Sister Act 2 - In göttlicher Mission (1993).
She is most notably known as the voice of "Peggy Hill" on
King of the Hill (1997).
Kathy lives in Los Angeles with her husband, actor/singer
Dan Finnerty (the Dan Band) and
their daughter, Samia Najimy Finnerty.
