Trivia

President of the Family Affair foundation which provides reading companions to the elderly and at risk youth.

Shares a birthday with her Family Affair (1966) co-star Johnny Whitaker. She is 14 years older.

Mother, with David Travis, of son Reid Garver Travis.

Awarded the Golden Halo award for excellence in the entertainment field.

She was the Hollywood Deb Star of 1967.

Father is of French-Irish descent and mother is of Swiss-Austrian descent.

The Audie Award (for excellence in audio recording) was given to Kathy as a narrator (World's Greatest Short Stories) and director (Amy Tan in The Opposite of Fate). She has recorded more than 30 audio books.

Before she co-starred opposite Brian Keith on Family Affair (1966), she guest-starred with Keith on an episode of Crusader (1955).

Went to school with Julie London's stepdaughter Ronne Troup.

Best known for her starring role as Catherine "Cissy" Davis on Family Affair (1966).

Her acting mentor and series' lead, Brian Keith, committed suicide on June 24, 1997, at age 75.

She goes on tour for the release of Paramount Television DVD presentation of "Fedderson & Hartmann's Family Affair" Season 1 due in April 2006. (January 2006)

Youngest sister of Beverly Garver. Sister of Hayes Gilbert Garver, Jr. & Lance Garver.

Daughter of Hayes Gilbert Garver, Sr. & Rosemary Garver.

Is currently(2026) the spokesperson for Clear Captions, a phone service for the hard of hearing.