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Brigham Young University.
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Katherine Willis
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Katherine Willis is an American actress and producer, best known for roles as Joanne Street on the National Broadcasting Company series "Friday Night Lights" as the mother of paralyzed quarterback Jason Street, Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent Foley on "Prison Break", and as Nancy Rogers on American Broadcasting Company Family"s "The Lying Game".
Career
Born in Kolofo"ou, Tonga, Katherine"s father was a high school art teacher working under contract at a private high school. She is the fourth of seven children to Kathleen Perkins Willis, a homemaker, and Emmanuel Van Willis. Her father changed careers from high school art teacher to psychologist.
Worked in maximum security prisons for 24 years before retiring.
Katherine"s parents divorced when she was 16. Katherine spent most of her childhood on a 200-acre farm in Southwest Missouri.
She studied Theater and at Brigham Young University. She settled in Austin, Texas in 1994 where most of her studio film and television credits are from.
