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Star of iconic 90s TV show who also played Marilyn Monroe is unrecognizable on rare outing in LA

Star of iconic 90s TV show who also played Marilyn Monroe is unrecognizable on rare outing in LA

An actress who starred on a wholesome 90s series was spotted out in LA during a rare sighting.

This 73-year-old played the mother of future superstar Jessica Biel on the hit show 7th Heaven from 1996 to 2007.

While that character may be what she is best known for, she has numerous other notable roles under her belt – including playing the lead in the iconic 1988 slasher film Child’s Play.

She is also an Emmy-nominated actress, having received a nod for portraying Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe in the 1980 television film Marilyn: The Untold Story.

While she’s appeared in numerous other films since her 7th Heaven days, she appears to have overall kept a low-profile.

Can YOU guess who this actress is?

An actress who starred in a beloved 90s family series was seen on a rare sighting

An actress who starred in a beloved 90s family series was seen on a rare sighting

The star was spotted on a stroll in Los Angeles on Monday She kept it casual in a grey crewneck sweatshirt and patterned trousers

The star was spotted on a stroll in Los Angeles on Monday

It’s Catherine Hicks!

Hicks played Annie Camden, a mother of seven in the hit 90s series 7th Heaven.

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She kept it casual for a stroll through a neighborhood in Los Angeles on Monday.

She sported a grey crewneck sweatshirt, patterned trousers, and slip on sneakers.

The star appeared to be joined by someone else for the outing.

It’s been 20 years since Catherine famously portrayed family matriarch Annie on 7th Heaven.

The cast included slew of actors who catapulted to fame after the show, including Jessica Biel as one of Annie’s daughters and Ashlee Simpson, whose character was dating one of the Camden sons. 

The show ran for 11 seasons, airing from 1996 to 2007 and winning two ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards over the years, in addition to two trophies from the Family Television Awards.

It was also nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series in 1997. 

Years after the show ended, lead actor Stephen Collins – who played Catherine’s on-screen husband and father of their seven children, the virtuous Rev. Eric Camden -faced controversy when he landed in a Sєxual abuse scandal. 

In 2014, Collins admitted to Sєxual conduct with minors, confessing he did ‘something terribly wrong’ when he inappropriately touched one girl and exposed himself to two others between 1973 and 1994. 

Her outfit also consisted of a pair of slip-on sneakers It's been 20 years since Catherine famously portrayed family matriarch Annie on 7th Heaven

Her outfit also consisted of a pair of slip-on sneakers

Hicks played the mother of seven on the hit family series 7th Heaven, which also starred Jessica Biel as one of her daughters

Hicks played the mother of seven on the hit family series 7th Heaven, which also starred Jessica Biel as one of her daughters 

While Hicks previously expressed interest in redoing a 7th Heaven reboot, she recently said she no longer had any interest Catherine said in 2016 she would love to do a remake of the series - yet added Stephen's character would have to be killed off

While Hicks previously expressed interest in redoing a 7th Heaven reboot, she recently said she no longer had any interest

She starred opposite the disgraced Stephen Collins, who played family patriarch Eric Camden

She starred opposite the disgraced Stephen Collins, who played family patriarch Eric Camden

Catherine said two years after the scandal broke that she would love to do a remake of the series – yet added Stephen’s character would have to be killed off. 

‘I don’t know. I mean, we’d have to open with Stephen’s coffin,’ the actress candidly of her former on-screen husband. 

After her remark, Catherine flashed a coy smile and replied: ‘No, no, but I mean, it’s all up to networks and those type of things.’

‘Maybe 6th Heaven,’ she joked, presumably referencing back to her dismissal of Stephen’s character, despite seven being the number of children the couple had on the hit series.

She later said in 2023 that she wasn’t interested in returning.

It's been 20 years since Catherine famously portrayed the family matriarch

It’s been 20 years since Catherine famously portrayed the family matriarch

Back in 2016, Catherine said she would love to do a remake of the series - but only if they cut Collins' character

Back in 2016, Catherine said she would love to do a remake of the series – but only if they cut Collins’ character

The series ran for 11 seasons from 1996 to 2007

The series ran for 11 seasons from 1996 to 2007

The star appeared to be joined by someone else for the outing Last year Hicks reunited with her 7th Heaven co-stars Barry Watson, Mitchell, David Gallagher, Mackenzie Rosman at 90s Con, where they shared behind-the-scenes stories from the show

The star appeared to be joined by someone else for the outing

‘The kids grew up, and Stephen’s gone, and, no, no, you let it go,’ Hicks told TMZ. ‘And I don’t act anymore. I don’t have the tears in me. They’re gone.

‘Because I was playing a homemaker, I wasn’t there for my real daughter, but now I’m home for my real daughter,’ Hicks added.

‘Because she never got me then when she was little. So, it’s really fulfilling.

Last year Hicks reunited with her 7th Heaven co-stars Barry Watson, Mitchell, David Gallagher, Mackenzie Rosman at 90s Con, where they shared behind-the-scenes stories from the show.

Hicks delivered the real zinger of the panel when she revealed that Mitchell, 44, and Biel, had crushes on Watson, 50.

‘Jessie and Beverley had such a crush on him,’ Hicks revealed. ‘They were, like, so in love with him. [Beverley] was 15 and Jessie was 14.’ Barry was in his twenties.

Since 7th Heaven, she's landed numerous other roles, most recently lending her voice to the 2020 TV series, JJ Villard's Fairy Tales

Since 7th Heaven, she’s landed numerous other roles, most recently lending her voice to the 2020 TV series, JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales

Last year Hicks revealed at 90s Con that Mitchell, 44, and Biel, had crushes on Barry Watson 'Jessie and Beverley had such a crush on him,' Hicks revealed at 90s Con

Last year Hicks revealed at 90s Con that Mitchell, 44, and Biel, had crushes on Barry Watson

In real life, Catherine is a mother herself. She shares daughter Catie Yagher, 33, with her husband Kevin Yagher Hicks' acting resume includes a lead role on the 1988 slasher Child's Play

In real life, Catherine is a mother herself. She shares daughter Catie Yagher, 33, with her husband Kevin Yagher

On top of her work in 7th Heaven, she starred in the 1988 slasher Child's Play

On top of her work in 7th Heaven, she starred in the 1988 slasher Child’s Play

Hicks also received an Emmy nod for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn: The Untold Story

Hicks also received an Emmy nod for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn: The Untold Story

Gallagher, 40, then blurted out: ‘We were all in love with Barry!’

‘I’d come out of my trailer, they were always lingering around,’ Watson recalled as the audience laughed. ‘They were trying to act naturally.’

In real life, Catherine is a mother herself. She shares daughter Catie Yagher, 33, with her husband Kevin Yagher.

Since 7th Heaven, she’s landed numerous other roles, most recently lending her voice to the 2020 TV series, JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales.

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