Katie McGrath
Katie McGrath | |
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 Katie McGrath at Japan Expo 2010 |
Katherine "Katie" McGrath, born in Dublin in 1983 [1] is an Irish actress best known for playing Morgana in the BBC One TV series Merlin.
Background
McGrath graduated in History at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] She wanted to work in fashion journalism and took a job at Image magazine,[2] before becoming a wardrobe assistant on the set of The Tudors.[3]
Career
While working on The Tudors, McGrath was advised to try acting, so she sent photographs around Irish agents.[4] She then won a small role in the series (Season 2 episode 5).[3]
She said:
- “A couple of the producers said I should give acting a try. I just thought, ‘Why not?’ It’s like running away to join the circus, everyone wants to do it when they’re young but then you grow up and get a proper job. But somebody’s got to do it or you wouldn’t have the circus.”[3]
She also appeared in the feature films Eden and Freakdog, before being cast in Merlin.
McGrath also starred in a five-part docudrama for Channel 4 exploring the life of the Queen Elizabeth II, in which she played a young Princess Margaret.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Damage | Rachel | TV series |
| 2008 | The Tudors | Bess | TV series |
| Eden | Dessie's Girlfriend | Feature Film | |
| Freakdog | Harriet Chambers | Feature Film | |
| Merlin | Morgana | TV series | |
| The Roaring Twenties | Vixen | Mini series | |
| 2009 | The Queen | Princess Margaret | Appeared in Part 1 |
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2692146/
- ^ a b The Gloss Magazine - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
- ^ a b c Arena Magazine - Girls - Katie McGrath
- ^ Sunday Herald Salon - She's magic
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (28 January 2009). "Five actresses to play the Queen for C4". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
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