Katherine Isheim
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Katherine Lynette Isheim is a writer, actor, and director who is from Fresno, California, Her father Oscar, is of Ukrainian descent. Oscar served in the United States Army as a member of the last Mounted Calvary Unit. He was a wounded World War II Veteran, serving in Hawai'i during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, shooting incoming insurgent planes. Katherine's mother Hazel, (nee-Corley) is of African and European descent from Mansfield, Louisiana, and was a police officer with Fresno County Police Department, one of the first women to protect and serve in Fresno.
Katherine has made history in her own right serving in the U.S. Army, as one of the first female Military Police Officers. After her enlistment and reserve tenure in the U.S. Army, Katherine became a correctional officer, and teacher to the incarcerated. A murder outside her prison classroom caused her to turn in her badge and begin teaching special needs elementary school students in Stockton, California.
While an instructor at Cleveland Elementary School the infamous Stockton schoolyard shooting took place. Five students were shot and killed and 32 others wounded. It is considered one of America's first mass school shootings. Shortly thereafter Katherine relocated to San Francisco and began her journey as an artist, feminist organizer, and gay rights activist. After suing the State of California, Katherine left her home state.
Just before Hurricane Katrina, Katherine moved to South Louisiana to be closer to her Mothers historical home. After the devastation and revitalization of Louisiana, Katherine began working in the film industry, after suing Jefferson Parish School System. Her first acting roles were on HBO's, Treme. Katherine has worked on dozens of projects as an actor, writer, director, associate producer of independent films, writer of projects showcasing the issues with prison industrial complex, and a co-founder of the Louisiana Rainbow LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
While an instructor at Cleveland Elementary School the infamous Stockton schoolyard shooting took place. Five students were shot and killed and 32 others wounded. It is considered one of America's first mass school shootings. Shortly thereafter Katherine relocated to San Francisco and began her journey as an artist, feminist organizer, and gay rights activist. After suing the State of California, Katherine left her home state.
Just before Hurricane Katrina, Katherine moved to South Louisiana to be closer to her Mothers historical home. After the devastation and revitalization of Louisiana, Katherine began working in the film industry, after suing Jefferson Parish School System. Her first acting roles were on HBO's, Treme. Katherine has worked on dozens of projects as an actor, writer, director, associate producer of independent films, writer of projects showcasing the issues with prison industrial complex, and a co-founder of the Louisiana Rainbow LGBTQ+ Film Festival.