She adopted a boy in 1995.
She called the executives out when the writing in her opinion became sloppy and light deviating from hard detective work.
Kate received the actress education at the University of Mississippi and the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts.
Jackson began her career in the late 1960s in summer stock, before landing her first major television roles in Dark Shadows 1970—71 and The Rookies 1972-76.