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Katie Amess (born 19 July 1985 in Basildon, Essex, England)[1] is an English actress and model. She is the eldest daughter of Conservative MP Sir David Amess. She is known as the host of British TV commercials and from several film and TV roles.[2]

Early life

Katherine Louise Diana Amess is the second of five children of David and Julia Amess.[3] She grew up in Basildon until the age of 11 when she moved to nearby Southend-on-Sea.

She attended St Anne Line Primary School in Basildon before going to the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School and finally St Bernard's High School in Westcliff–on–Sea. Helen Mirren was a previous student at the school and Katie was awarded the Helen Mirren Award for acting in 2001. She went on to study Drama at Queen Mary, University of London and The Central School of Speech and Drama.[4]

Acting

Katie played Kendall Nagel in BULL on CBS, Sandy Weeks in Criminal Minds Beyond Borders and Heather in 5th of July opposite Jaleel White. In 2016, she appeared in the hit film, Captain America: Civil War.[5] She was cast as Lulu in William Friedkin's version of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party at The Geffen Playhouse alongside Tim Roth, Steven Berkoff, David O'Hara, Frances Barber and Nick Ullett.[6][7] She went on to play Ulcie in the closing week of Rolin Jones' These Paper Bullets at the same theater in 2015.[8]

Katie played Brenda Dixon in Ray Cooney's Cash on Delivery, alongside Cooney himself in December 2015. The performance got rave reviews "The ensemble [..] under Cooney's keen direction are all great [...] Katie Amess as Norman's innocent, confused fiancee Brenda. There is not a flaw, not a missed cue. No one stands above anyone else. Cooney as director has gleaned a perfect sense of timing from the entire cast" [9] "The equally looks-blessed Meire, Arcilla, and Amess prove themselves all three expert comediennes [...] Amess's delightful but dim Brenda match[es] the male costars every step of the way".[10]

In 2004 Katie won the "Helen Mirren Award" for acting achievements. She has appeared in a host of TV commercials including Nintendo, Premier Inn and News of the World. She appeared as Paris Hilton in two national commercials. She has appeared on various different TV shows in the UK including Funny Cuts on E4 and Dream Team.[11]

Katie made global headlines in 2013 when she signed on to play a lead in the musical parody Miserable Lesbians in New York and Edinburgh.[12]

The show was adapted from the Oscar-winning 'Les Misérables' and attracted global attention due to the issues of gay marriage and gender equality it raised. Katie reprised her role of Courgette (aka Cosette) from an earlier film version of Miserable Lesbians for the 'Toscars' at the famous Grauman's Theater which saw the film sweep the boards, winning 8 out of 10 awards presented by Eric Roberts.[13] The show was a sell out in Hollywood and New York and Katie was labeled as part of an "uber talented cast".[14]

Modelling

Amess competed in several British beauty pageants and won the title of Miss Essex in 2008 for the Miss Earth 2008 contest.[15][16] In the same year she also became a finalist for the Miss England competition.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Katie Amess official website. 2012.
  2. ^ Ben Welch (19 June 2008). "Hollywood or bust!". EDP24. London: Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  3. ^ "David Amess Official Website". David Amess Official Website.
  4. ^ "MP's daughter Katie Amess is now a Hollywood starlet".
  5. ^ "Captain America: Civil War (2016)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Show Cast". Geffenplayhouse.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ^ David Ng (1 February 2014). "Clash upends 'Birthday Party' at the Geffen Playhouse". latimes.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. ^ Loewenstein, Melinda (17 September 2015). "#ICastIt How the Beatles Influenced Casting On "These Paper Bullets"". Backstage. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  9. ^ Don Grigware (7 December 2015). "BWW Review: Hysterically Funny CASH ON DELIVERY Rocks the El Portal". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  10. ^ "StageSceneLA". StageSceneLA. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  11. ^ George Thorpe (3 May 2012). "MP's daughter Katie Amess is now a Hollywood starlet". The Echo. Southend: The Echo. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Beauty Queen daughter of anti-gay marriage Tory MP makes equal rights movie called... Miserable Lesbians". Daily Mail. London, UK. 27 April 2013.
  13. ^ "'Les Miz' spoof sweeps Oscar parody awards". New York Post. 21 February 2013.
  14. ^ "Theatre Reviews Limited: David Roberts, Theatre Critic. Broadway and Off-Broadway Theatre Reviews". David.ceoexpress.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Miss Earth Official Website". Miss Earth.
  16. ^ Alex Ellis (24 August 2008). "Beauties vying to be crowned Queen of Green". The Echo. Southend: The Echo.
  17. ^ "MP's daughter Katie chases two crowns". The Echo. Southend, England: The Echo. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
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