Kate Wilkinson (October 25, 1916, San Francisco, California – d. February 9, 1993, New York City) was an American stage, film and television actress, best known to TV audiences for her roles as Viola Stapleton in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light, a role she played from 1976 to 1981, and Clara Hudson on the NBC soap opera Another World, which she played from 1987 to 1989. In addition to making many guest appearances in supporting roles on television as well as a number of films, she also was a regular on theatre.