Kathleen Joan Toelle "Kathy" Reichs (/ˈraɪks/; born July 7, 1948) is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic. She is a professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Template:As of she is on indefinite leave. She divides her work time between the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec and her professorship at UNC Charlotte. She is one of the eighty-two forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Her schedule also involves a number of speaking engagements around the world. Reichs has been a producer for the TV series Bones, which is loosely based on her novels, which in turn, are inspired by her life. She has two daughters, Kerry and Courtney, and one son, Brendan.
Kathy Reichs is a forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec. She is one of only fifty forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. A professor of anthropology at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Dr. Reichs is a native of Chicago, where she received her Ph.D. at Northwestern. She now divides her time between Charlotte and Montreal and is a frequent expert witness in criminal trials.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bones
TV Series inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author - 163 episodes, 2005 - 2017 inspiration - 82 episodes, 2011 - 2015 written by - 4 episodes, 2010 - 2016
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bones
2005-2017
TV Series producer - 242 episodes
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bones
2006
TV Series
Professor Constance Wright
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
All Tied Up
2013
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Crime Connections
2012
TV Series documentary
Herself - Crime Author
Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher
2006
TV Series
Herself
Larry King Live
2005
TV Series
Herself
Tout le monde en parle
2005
TV Series
Herself
Known for movies
Bones (2005-2017) as Writer
Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher (2006) as Herself
Crime Connections (2012) as Herself - Crime Author
$10 Million
