Kathy Najimy parents Samia ("née" Massery) and Fred Najimy, a postal worker. She was raised Maronite Catholic and attended Crawford High School. Najimy's film career began in the early 1990s, with a number of off-beat minor roles, but her first major role was in the 1992 comedy "Sister Act", in the role of Sister Mary Patrick. She reprised this role in 1993 in "Sister Act 2". She also starred in "Hocus Pocus" with Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker as the Sanderson sisters. She appeared with Ellen Degeneres in three episodes of her sitcom "Ellen", playing a different character each time (including
Night and Day (Bette Midler song) on the chart for 15 weeks, peaking at #15. The release to mainstream radio came later. As "Night and Day" was ascending the "Billboard" Hot 100, the Gulf War broke out, focusing attention back on the first single, "From A Distance". "Night and Day" remained on the Hot 100 for 7 weeks, peaking at 62. "Night and Day" by Bette Midler was also released as a single in Japan. It is included on the Bette Midler collection "3 for One" released in Australia. "Night and Day" is included in A Gift of Love, the 2015 greatest hits album by Bette