Stana Katic
Stana Katic | |
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 Stana Katic in February 2010 | |
| Born | Stana Jacqueline Katic |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | http://www.stanakatic.com/ |
Stana Jacqueline Katic (born April 26, 1978)[1] is a Canadian film and television actress active in the United States. She is best known for her portrayal of Detective Kate Beckett in ABC's Castle.
Early life
Katic was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to a Serbian[2] father and Croatian[3][4][5][6] mother, who both emigrated from Yugoslavia. Katic later moved with her family to Aurora, Illinois.[7] She spent the following years moving back and forth between Canada and the US. After graduating from West Aurora High School in 1996, she studied acting at Chicago's Goodman School of Drama.[7] She has four brothers and one sister.
In addition to English, she speaks Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovene, French and Italian.[7]
Career
Katic played the character of Hana Gitelman in Heroes, Collette Stenger in 24 's season 5, and Jenny in the Morgan Freeman-starring film Feast of Love. She also played Morgenstern in Frank Miller's film The Spirit, Corinne Veneau in the Bond movie Quantum of Solace, and Simone Renoir in the third installment of The Librarian franchise, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice.
In August 2008, ABC announced[8] acquisition of the television series Castle, starring Katic as Kate Beckett and Nathan Fillion as Rick Castle.[9]
In 2008, Katic established her own production company, Sine Timore Productions, which in Latin means "without fear."[7]
Currently, Katic is filming "For Lovers Only" with the Polish brothers in France.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Acid Freaks | Annie | |
| 2003 | Shut-Eye | Angela | |
| 2005 | Pit Fighter | Marianne | |
| 2006 | Faceless | Diana Palos | TV movie |
| 2006 | Dragon Dynasty | Ava | TV movie |
| 2007 | Feast of Love | Jenny | |
| 2008 | Would Be Kings | Julianna Martinelli | TV mini-series |
| 2008 | Stiletto | Raina | |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Corinne Veneau | |
| 2008 | The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice | Simone Renoir | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Spirit | Morgenstern | |
| 2008 | Truth About Kerry | Emma |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Handler | Mariella | Bleak House |
| 2004 | Alias | Flight Attendant | Façade |
| 2004 | L.A. Dragnet | Miriam Nelson | Retribution |
| 2004 | The Shield | Ayla | All In & On Tilt |
| 2004 | JAG | Lucienne Charmoli | This Just in from Baghdad |
| 2005 | The Closer | Nadia | The Big Picture |
| 2005 | ER | Blaire Collins | Blame It on the Rain & Wake Up |
| 2006 | 24 | Collette Stenger | Day 5: 7:00 – 10.00 p.m. |
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters | Karen Wells | Patriarchy |
| 2007 | Company Man | Donna Baker | Pilot |
| 2007 | Heroes | Hana Gitelman | Unexpected & Five Years Gone |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Rita Sullivan | Deep Freeze |
| 2007 | The Unit | Special Agent Debra Lane | Binary Explosion |
| 2009 | Castle | Det. Kate Beckett | Series star |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Batman: Arkham City | Talia al Ghul | voice role |
References
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"Hollywood-Beauties veranstalten Kussmarathon" (in German). Der Spiegel. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Jutarnji list". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ "index". www.index.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ "24 sata". www.24sata.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ "Jutarnji list". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ "Dnevnik". www.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ a b c d Amoni, Marissa (December 23, 2008). "West High grad in film opening on Christmas Day". The Beacon News. p. A1.
- ^ The Digital Spy, "ABC announces 'Castle' for 2008–09. Retrieved on 2009-06-28
- ^ Rosen, Christopher (2009-03-03). A Quirky Cop Dramedy, an Office Spinoff and a Deadwooder Back to Life (HTML). The New York Observer. The New York Observer, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-03-05
External links
- Official website
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