Kate Heightmeyer
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| Stargate character | |
 Dr. Heightmeyer in "The Gift" |
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| Kate Heightmeyer | |
|---|---|
| Race | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Birthplace | US, Earth |
| Television portrayer | Claire Rankin |
| Key episodes | "The Gift" (first appearance) |
Dr. Kate Heightmeyer is an American Atlantis expedition psychologist in the television series Stargate Atlantis. Played by Claire Rankin, she first appeared in the episode "The Gift".
Dr. Heightmeyer is the expedition's psychologist and has been very busy since arriving at Atlantis, due to the stress of many of the expedition at not being able to return to Earth.
Dr. Heightmeyer is first seen in the messhall, trying to get Teyla to arrange a meeting with her after Major Sheppard informed her that Teyla had been having many bad dreams. After discovering that the Wraith in Teyla's dreams was Telya, Kate suggested that Teyla should try to overcome the barrier that prevented her from hearing the Wraiths' thoughts. With Dr. Beckett's medical help, Dr. Heightmeyer guided Teyla through the hypnosis required to break the barrier, and helps Teyla to recover afterwards [1].
Some time later, after an accident traps the mind of Lt. Laura Cadman in Dr. Rodney McKay's body alongside his own, he is ordered to go see Heightmeyer. She suggests that McKay should let go and try to let Cadman take over. The experiment is a success, but McKay becomes infuriated; eventually, there is a conflict over control of the body for which McKay blames Heightmeyer [2].
She reappears some months later, trying to help Michael, the Wraith they turned into a human using Dr. Beckett's retrovirus, adapt to a life as a human. After he finds out the truth about himself, she tries to help him understand why they did it, without success [3].
[edit] References
- ^ "The Gift." Stargate Atlantis.
- ^ "Duet." Stargate Atlantis.
- ^ "Michael." Stargate Atlantis.
| Recurring characters on Stargate Atlantis | Edit | |
| Tau'ri | Bates | Laura Cadman | Steven Caldwell | Kate Heightmeyer | Kavanagh | Lorne | Lindsey Novak | Radek Zelenka |
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| Lists by race | All | Tau'ri | Ancient, Asgard, Asuran, Athosian, Genii, Wraith | |
