Biography
Who is Katherine Waterston?
Early life and family
Katherine Boyer Waterston was born in Westminster, United Kingdom, on March 3, 1980. Her parents are American. Her father, Sam Waterston, is an actor, and her mother, Lynn Louisa Woodruff, was a model. Katherine holds dual British and American citizenship.
She grew up in Connecticut. Katherine graduated from the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut, in 1998. She also completed her education at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Katherine is a middle child; her sister Elisabeth Waterston is an actor, and her brother Graham Waterston is a director. She also has an older paternal half-brother, James Waterston, who is an actor.
Career beginnings and breakthrough
Katherine Waterston began her acting career on stage. She performed in the play "Los Angeles" by Julian Sheppard. She also acted in "Kindness," a play by Adam Rapp. In 2010, Katherine played Gena in the Off-Broadway production of "Bachelorette." She also appeared as Anya in a 2011 revival of "The Cherry Orchard."
Her feature film debut was in "Michael Clayton" in 2007. Katherine took on supporting roles in films like "Robot & Frank" and "Being Flynn," both released in 2012. She also appeared in "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" in 2013. Her breakthrough performance came in the 2014 crime film "Inherent Vice."
Major film and television roles
In 2015, Katherine portrayed Chrisann Brennan in "Steve Jobs." She then gained widespread recognition starring as Tina Goldstein in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" in 2016. She reprised this role in subsequent films in the series. Katherine also starred in "Alien: Covenant," "Logan Lucky," and "The Current War," all released in 2017.
Her other film credits include "Mid90s" (2018), "Amundsen" (2019), and "The World to Come" (2020). Katherine also appeared in "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" (2022) and "Babylon" (2022). On television, she starred in the horror drama series "The Third Day" in 2020 and joined the cast of "Perry Mason" in 2022. In 2023, she starred in "The End We Start From" and the spy thriller series "Slow Horses."
Personal life and advocacy
Katherine Waterston moved to London in 2018. She gave birth to her first child, a son, in 2019. The father's identity has not been publicly shared. She was previously in a relationship with American playwright Adam Rapp, who dedicated his 2011 collection "The Hallway Trilogy" to her.
Katherine is a vocal supporter of transgender rights. She has publicly expressed her views, particularly in relation to statements made by the creator of the "Fantastic Beasts" series, which she considered insensitive to transgender people.
Birthday and age
Katherine Waterston was born on March 3, 1980, which makes Katherine 46 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Katherine shares the date with 37 other famous people.
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