Katherine Moennig
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| Born | Katherine Sian Moennig December 29, 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other names | Kate Moennig |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999—present |
| Relatives | Blythe Danner (half-aunt) Gwyneth Paltrow (half-cousin) Jake Paltrow (half-cousin) |
Katherine Sian Moennig (Pronounced meh-nig; born December 29, 1977)[1][dead link] is an American actress best known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on The L Word, as well as Jake Pratt on Young Americans. In 2009, she starred as Dr. Miranda Foster on CBS Three Rivers.
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Personal life [edit]
Moennig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Broadway dancer Mary Zahn and violin maker William H. Moennig III. Moennig has a half-sister and a half-brother from the first marriage of her father.[citation needed] Moennig is also the half-niece of actress Blythe Danner (who is the half sister of Moennig's father) and the half-cousin of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.[2] Moennig is of German, Scottish, Irish and Chinese descent. Sian is her mothers birth place in China.[citation needed]
Career [edit]
Moennig moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3]
In 1999, she had the central role in the Our Lady Peace video "Is Anybody Home?".[citation needed] She also took a role in a Fleet Bank commercial,[4] and appeared in a Red Cross Campaign benefitting victims of Hurricane Katrina.[citation needed] Moennig was a presenter at the 17th annual GLAAD awards and appeared at the 10th annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration.[5]
Her first major role was in the television series Young Americans, playing Jake Pratt.[citation needed]
Moennig has played lesbian roles - Shane McCutcheon in The L Word, "Jilly" in Everybody's Fine and the lesbian lover of Sophia Myles' character in Terry Zwigoff's 2006 Art School Confidential. She has also pursued transgender roles, auditioning for the part of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry,[citation needed] and playing Cheryl Avery, a young transgender woman in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Fallacy".
On April 12, 2006, Moennig made her Off Broadway debut as "American Girl", opposite Lee Pace, in Guardians, by Peter Morris. The story is loosely based on that of Lynndie England.[6]
In 2007, the documentary My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness in New York was launched with Moennig in cooperation with the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), directed by Gigi Nicolas.[citation needed]
In 2009, Moennig joined the cast of the TV series Three Rivers. Moennig played Dr. Miranda Foster, a surgical fellow with a rebellious streak and fiery temper.[7] On November 30, 2009, it was announced that CBS had pulled Three Rivers from the schedule, with no plans to return it.[citation needed]
In 2010, Moennig played a tattoo artist in the Dexter episode "First Blood".[citation needed]
In 2011, she played the small role of Gloria, a drug-addicted prostitute, in the film The Lincoln Lawyer.
In 2012, she played the role of a detective named Erica Lonsdale in the film Gone.
Credits [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2000 | The Ice People | Wanja Kasczinksy |
| 2001 | The Shipping News | Grace Moosup |
| Love the Hard Way | Debbie | |
| Slo-Mo | Raven | |
| 2004 | Invitation to a Suicide | Eva |
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Candace |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Jilly |
| 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Gloria |
| 2011 | Default | Juliana |
| 2012 | Man on a Ledge | Unnamed detective |
| 2012 | Gone | Erica Lonsdale |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Young Americans | Jacqueline "Jake" Pratt | 8 episodes |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Melissa Cobin | 1 episode (For Love or Money) |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Cheryl Avery | Episode 4.21 (Fallacy) |
| 2004 | The L Word | Shane McCutcheon | 70 episodes, 2004 – 2009 |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Mary Landis | 1 episode (Rock and a Hard Place) |
| 2009 | Three Rivers | Dr. Miranda Foster | 10 episodes |
| 2010 | Dexter[8] | Michael Angelo | 1 episode (First Blood) |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | Lena |
Stage [edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2006 | Guardians | American Girl |
| - | As You Like It | Shepherdess |
| - | The Theory of Total Blame | Cheryl Avery |
| - | Comedy of Art | Isabella |
| - | Morning in the City Nolan | Karen |
| - | Love Letters | Dr. Melissa |
| - | The Shadow Box | Felicity |
| - | The Murder of Lidice | Byetacc |
| - | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Lucetta |
| - | A Late Show | Pat |
| - | Burn This | Anna |
| - | Alone at the Beach | Chris |
| - | Lovers | Maggie |
| - | Anna K | Anna[9] |
References [edit]
- ^ "Katherine Moennig Questions / Answers (January 19, 2007)".
- ^ Traister, Rebecca (2000-10-08). "Androgynous Actress Kate Moennig Is ‘Alt.Gwyn,’ Paltrow's Cousin". The New York Observer. p. 1. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
- ^ "Alumni News (March 2012)".
- ^ Fleet Bank ad at YouTube
- ^ 10th annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration at IMDb
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (2006-04-13). "'Guardians' Evokes Abuses of Abu Ghraib and of Fleet Street". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
- ^ Martin, Denise (2009-10-11). "Katherine Moennig on 'The L Word,' 'Three Rivers' and cousin Gwyneth Paltrow (2009-10-10)". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Dexter Recruits L Word Star Katherine Moennig for Season 5". TVGuide.com.
- ^ Katherine Moennig at The L Word official site
External links [edit]
- Katherine Moennig at the Internet Movie Database
- Katherine Moennig at The L Word official site
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
- American film actresses
- American people of German descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Scottish descent
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
