Katee Sackhoff

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Katee Sackhoff
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Sackhoff at the Wizard World convention in Philadelphia in 2008
Born Kathryn Ann Sackhoff
(1980-04-08) April 8, 1980 (age 33)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998–present

Kathryn Ann "Katee" Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980) is an American actress known mainly for playing Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica. In 2004, she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her work in the Battlestar Galactica mini-series. In May 2006, she won the Saturn Award for the same role. She has also starred in the horror-thriller White Noise: The Light and the eighth season of 24 as Dana Walsh. She currently costars in the A&E series Longmire as Deputy Sheriff Vic Moretti.

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Early life [edit]

Sackhoff was born in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in St. Helens, Oregon. Her mother Mary was an ESL program coordinator and her father Dennis is a German American[citation needed] land developer.[1] Her brother Erick is co-owner of a vehicle modification shop near Portland.[2][3] She graduated from Sunset High School in Beaverton in 1998. She began swimming at an early age and by high school was planning to go pro until her right knee was injured. This led her to begin practicing yoga, which she continues today, and to pursue an interest in acting.[4]

Career [edit]

Her first role was in the Lifetime movie Fifteen and Pregnant in which she played a teenager with a baby. The movie starred Kirsten Dunst and motivated her to move to Hollywood and pursue a career in acting after graduating high school. Sackhoff's first recurring role was Annie in MTV's Undressed, next gaining a supporting role as Nell Bickford in The Education of Max Bickford. Katee made her motion picture debut in My First Mister, and next appeared in film as Jenna "Jen" Danzig in Halloween: Resurrection.

Sackhoff's most notable role is as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace in the miniseries and follow-up TV series Battlestar Galactica, for which she won a Saturn Award in 2006 for Best Actress on Television. The actress's persona led the writers to develop the character of Starbuck as a more volatile and complex character. Galactica executive producer Ron Moore described her as having magnetism while producer David Eick expanded stating: "We saw this whole other side that was all because of Katee: vulnerability, insecurity, desperation. We started freeing ourselves up to explore the weakness of the character, because we knew Katee could express those things without compromising the character's strength."[5] Sackhoff said her performance was inspired by Linda Hamilton's portrayal of Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day: "I think that was the one character that I kind of looked to as far as body image and strength. I think I looked to her character and said, 'OK, that's kind of what you need to embody.'"[6] Toward the end of the filming of Battlestar Galactica, Sackhoff began feeling physically weak. Soon after filming wrapped, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. After surgery to remove her thyroid, she required no radiation treatments and by February 2009 was in remission.[7] In 2007, Sackhoff was cast as the evil cyborg Sarah Corvus in the short-lived NBC series Bionic Woman. David Eick, executive producer for the show, stated, "She's a very special find. Those actors who can combine the qualities of strength and vulnerability—they usually call those people movie stars."[5] Sackhoff plays the female lead in the action/sci-fi movie The Last Sentinel and the supernatural thriller White Noise: The Light.

Sackhoff also appears as the main character in the Lifetime Original Movie How I Married My High School Crush.[8] She has also made guest appearances in Cold Case, ER, Law & Order, and Robot Chicken. Sackhoff provided the voice of a female marine in the video game Halo 3 and is also featured in the viral marketing campaign for Resistance 2. In 2011, she provided the voice for Black Cat 2099 in Spider-Man: Edge of Time. She voiced Sarah Essen in the DC Comics animated film, Batman: Year One. She appears in four episodes of the fifth season of the series Nip/Tuck playing a new doctor, Dr. Theodora Rowe.[9][10] However, for the sixth season Sackhoff was later replaced by Rose McGowan for the role due to scheduling conflicts.[11][12] Sackhoff headlined NBC's Dick Wolf-produced cop drama Lost and Found as Tessa, "an offbeat female LAPD detective who, after butting heads with the higher-ups, is sent as a punishment to the basement to work on John Doe and Jane Doe cases." The pilot was filmed in January 2009. NBC decided not to pick up the series.[13] In 2009, she appeared as herself in "The Vengeance Formulation" episode of the CBS situation comedy The Big Bang Theory. In the episode, she is fantasized as Howard Wolowitz's dream girl.[14] She appears again in season 4, in the same role. Sackhoff appeared as a series regular in the eighth season of the TV series 24, playing Dana Walsh, a CTU data analyst with a secret. In February 2010, Sackhoff signed on to play the lead in an ABC crime drama pilot, Boston's Finest. ABC decided not to pick up the series.[15]

Sackhoff is set to star in the action-werewolf thriller Growl.[16] She also made a special appearance in the Futurama episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences".[17] In the fall of 2010, Sackhoff joined the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Detective Reed, a smart investigator who does not do well with sensitivity.[18] In 2011, Sackhoff guest starred in an episode of Workaholics as a homeless drug addict named Rachel. Sackhoff co-stars as the lead female role in Longmire, an A&E television series based on the novels by Craig Johnson. Sackhoff plays Sheriff's Deputy Vic Moretti.[19][20] Sackhoff has been cast as Dahl, a Nordic mercenary hired to track down Vin Diesel’s Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking.[21] In August 2012, Katee became the co-host of the Schmoes Know Movies podcast on The Toadhop Network. One of her first shows was with guest Sean Astin.[22]

Filmography [edit]

Film [edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 My First Mister Ashley
2002 Halloween: Resurrection Jen
2007 White Noise: The Light Sherry Clarke
2007 Last Sentinel, TheThe Last Sentinel Girl
2011 Batman: Year One Det. Sarah Essen (voice) Video
2012 Campus Killer Suzanne
2013 Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia, TheThe Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia Joyce
2013 Sexy Evil Genius Nikki Franklyn Completed
2013 Riddick Dahl Completed
2013 Growl Camden James Announced
2014 Oculus Marie Russell Post-production
2015 Untitled Adi Shankar Project Announced

Television [edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Fifteen and Pregnant Karen Gotarus TV film
1999 Locust Valley Claire Shaw TV film
1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane Susan Episode: "Sympathy for Jack"
1999 Chicken Soup for the Soul Claire Episode: "Starlight, Star Bright"
1999 Hefner: Unauthorized Mary TV film
2000 Undressed Annie Recurring role (four episodes)
2000–2001 Fearing Mind, TheThe Fearing Mind Lenore Fearing Main role (13 epiosdes)
2001–2002 Education of Max Bickford, TheThe Education of Max Bickford Nell Bickford Main role (22 episodes)
2002 ER Jason's Girlfriend Episode: "A Hopeless Wound"
2003 Battlestar Galactica Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace TV miniseries
2003 Boomtown Holly Episode: "The Big Picture"
2004 Cold Case Terri Maxwell (1969) Episode: "Volunteers"
2004–2009 Battlestar Galactica Kara "Starbuck" Thrace Main role (71 episodes)
2007 Wedding Wish, TheThe Wedding Wish Sara Jacob TV film
2007 Halo 3 Female Marine 3 (voice) Video game
2007 Bionic Woman Sarah Corvus Recurring role (five episodes)
2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor Capt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace TV film
2007–2012 Robot Chicken Various (voice) Recurring (six episodes)
2008 Resistance 2 Cassie Aklin (voice) Video game
2008 Law & Order Dianne Cary Episode: "Knock Off"
2009 Lost and Found Tessa Cooper TV film
2009 Nip/Tuck Dr. Theodora "Teddy" Rowe Recurring role (four episodes)
2009 Big Bang Theory, TheThe Big Bang Theory Katee Sackhoff Episode: "The Vengeance Formulation"
2010 Boston's Finest Julia Scott TV film
2010 24 Dana Walsh Main role (20 episodes)
2010 Futurama Grrrl (voice) Episode: "Lrreconcilable Ndndifferences"
2010 Big Bang Theory, TheThe Big Bang Theory Katee Sackhoff Episode: "The Hot Troll Deviation"
2010–2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Det. Frankie Reed Episodes: "Cold Blooded", "Fracked", "All That Cremains"
2011 Super Hero Squad Show, TheThe Super Hero Squad Show She-Hulk (voice) Episode: "So Pretty When They Explode!"
2011 Spider-Man: Edge of Time Black Cat (voice) Video game
2011 Workaholics Rachel Episode: "Karl's Wedding"
2012 Longmire Victoria "Vic" Moretti Main role (10 episodes)
2012–2013 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Bo-Katan (voice) Recurring role (four episodes)

Awards/Nominations [edit]

Awards
Year Award Category Production Result
2004 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Battlestar Galactica Nominated
2006 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Battlestar Galactica Won
2007 Saturn Award Best Actress in a Television Program Battlestar Galactica Nominated
2007 SFX Award Best TV Actress Battlestar Galactica Nominated
2009 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress in Television Battlestar Galactica Nominated
2010 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Action 24 Nominated

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Katee Sackhoff Film Reference biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2010. 
  2. ^ Uno, Wesley (December 18, 2008). "At Portland Speed Industries, car dreams become a reality". OregonLive.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012. 
  3. ^ "Staff – Portland Speed Industries". Tunedbypsi.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012. 
  4. ^ Katee Sackhoff: Yoga Variety. July 11, 2006
  5. ^ a b Jensen, Jeff and Vary, Adam B. (April 4, 2008). "Catch a Rising Starbuck". Entertainment Weekly. Issue 985
  6. ^ "T2 Inspired Sackhoff's Starbuck". Sci Fi Wire (Sci Fi Channel). July 10, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. 
  7. ^ "Interview: Starbuck Steps It Up". Dose.ca. February 6, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2010. 
  8. ^ "How I Married My High School Crush". LMN.tv. Retrieved August 20, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Katee Sackhoff: From Starbuck to Nip/Tuck". TVGuide.com. [dead link]
  10. ^ "'Battlestar' and 'Caprica' notes, plus video of Katee on 'Nip/Tuck'". Featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com. February 6, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2011. 
  11. ^ Maerz, Melissa (September 12, 2008). "Rose McGowan In, Katee Sackhoff Out On 'Nip/Tuck'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 20, 2011. 
  12. ^ "nip_tuck: Casting: Both Katee Sackhoff and Rose McGowan to play Teddy Lowe?". Community.livejournal.com. December 10, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2010. 
  13. ^ [1][dead link]
  14. ^ Kate Stanhope. "Katee Sackhoff to Appear on The Big Bang Theory". TVGuide.com. 
  15. ^ "Katee Sackhoff Signs On to ABC Crime Drama". TVGuide.com. 
  16. ^ "Exclusive Photos: Katee Sackhoff & More in Growl". Shocktillyoudrop.com. June 1, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2011. 
  17. ^ Moody, Mike (August 20, 2010). "Katee Sackhoff to guest on 'Futurama'". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 20, 2010. 
  18. ^ "CSI Books Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff". TVGuide.com. Retrieved September 8, 2010. 
  19. ^ "Pilot Scoop: Katee Sackhoff, Smallville Vet, Others Join A&E's Longmire". TVLine. 
  20. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 25, 2011). "'Battlestar Galactica' Star Katee Sackhoff Lands A&E Pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. 
  21. ^ Radish, Christina (January 13, 2012). "Katee Sackhoff Talks RIDDICK; Reveals the Wild Story on How She Got Cast". Collider.com. Retrieved December 13, 2012. 
  22. ^ "Radio Worth Watching: Schmoes Know Movies Episodes Guide". The Toad Hop Network. Retrieved September 9, 2012. 

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