A native New Yorker, now living in Los Angeles, Cathy is successfully pursuing an acting career in television and film. Her film credits include “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “The Aristocrats,” "White Oleander,” "What Planet Are You From?" "My Fellow Americans," and "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead.” Her guest-starring TV roles include “Brothers and Sisters,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” "Titus" and "Everybody Loves Raymond." Her TV pilots include "Caroline in the City," in which she had a recurring role, "Carlos," "American Nuclear," and "Hot Prospects." She appeared regularly on ABC's "Politically Incorrect" and Comedy Central's "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist." Cathy was also one of the three finalists on Nick at Nite’s “Funniest Mom in America.”
In addition, Cathy’s writing career includes developing original projects, and she spent seasons writing on “The Caroline Rhea Show” (2002), “The Wayne Brady Show” (2001), “Caroline in the City” (different Caroline altogether – 1997), and “Roseanne” (1996). She recently wrote on the pilot episode of Bravo’s, “Situation Comedy” and an episode of “King of Queens.”
Cathy has also been doing more live theatre: She completed a successful run Off-Broadway in, “The JAP Show: The Princesses of Comedy;” she was in the 25th Anniversary Production of “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove” in Los Angeles, which was nominated for several GLAAD awards; she and HBO developed her solo show, “Scaredypants,” and took it to the Aspen Comedy Festival; and she’s currently working on a new solo show, “Does This Show Make Me Look Fat?”
Cathy's comedy focuses on family, growing up, relationships, and real life from a very personal perspective. The Los Angeles Times put it best: "... Ladman has such clever, well-written material and such a breezy, unassuming delivery that it would be easy to overlook just how good she is: Her act seems effortless."