Katherine McNamara is a well-known and sought-after American actress who began her career with a theatrical stage, and now is actively acting in films and television series. The most successful works of Katherine are: “The Maze Runner: The Trial of Fire”, “The Maze Runner: The Cure for Death”, “Twilight Hunters”, “Arrow”.
In the state of Missouri in 1995, Catherine "Kat" Grace McNamara (McNamara) was born. Her hometown is Kansas City, and her date of birth is November 22. Katherine's parents are Ursula and Evan. She is the only child in the family. The future famous actress spent her childhood and teenage years in a place called Fox Summit.
Facts from the biography of the artist
Katherine from childhood was very creative, she was interested in art in various forms. While still very young, Katherine began attending a dance studio. There she studied ballet, hip-hop, waltz and some other types of dance.
In preschool, McNamara became interested in music and singing. Because for some time a talented girl took lessons in one of the music and vocal schools.
Katherine, in every sense, was a gifted child. She was very easy to study at school. For some time, the girl attended an educational institution, but in the end she was transferred to home schooling. McNamara finished basic education at the age of fourteen.
When the school certificate was on hand, Catherine entered the University of Drexel. Here she studied at an accelerated rate, studied many subjects remotely. At the age of seventeen, Katherine received a bachelor's degree in business. After that, the girl decided to continue her studies. She entered the Johns Hopkins Institute, choosing for herself the direction of applied economics.
During her studies at the Hopkins Institute, Catherine began to try herself as a model. Her pictures adorned the pages of various glossy magazines, among which, for example, were "Seventeen" and "Jamo".
To develop an acting career, Katherine McNamara began as a teenager. She got her first experience on the stage. For some time, a talented girl performed on Broadway in musical productions. Catherine was especially successful when she played one of the roles in the musical Little Night Serenade. Getting older, Katherine moved to Los Angeles, where she began acting in films and on television.
Despite the active development of her acting career, McNamara did not abandon the music that interested her in her early childhood. Her first musical single was a record called "Chatter", recorded in the genre of pop.
Career development
In the filmography of the artist, there are now more than forty different projects. Katherine willingly takes up work in TV shows and television films, acts in short films and, of course, she has roles in full-length films.
In 2007, McNamara appeared in a short film entitled "The Bride and Groom." She played a small role, her character did not have a name. Then the aspiring actress starred in a number of films and short films, having received, however, background roles.
On television, Katherine first appeared in the draft Law and Order: Special Corps. The actress starred in one episode of this show, which was released in 2011. In the same year, Catherine replenished her filmography with the following projects: Studio 30, Beautiful to Death, Last Will, Old New Year, Sam Steel and the Crystal Bowl.
In 2012, an episode of the popular TV series "Chorus" was broadcast, in which Katherine McNamara got a cameo role. In the same year, the premiere of the television film "Girl and the Monster" took place, in which the actress played a character named Mira Santelli.
In subsequent years, Katherine actively starred in various series. She can be seen in such projects as “Communication”, “In Impact”, “Terrible Family”, “Workaholics”, “CSI: Crime Scene”.
In 2014, the light was seen in the feature film Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, in which Katherine got the role of one of the leading characters - Becky Thatcher. In the same year, a number of films were released in which McNamara starred, for example, "Natural Selection".
Significant success and fame came to the actress when she got into the cast of the movie "The Maze Runner". She played the role of Sonya in two parts of this film, which came out in 2015 and in 2018.
In 2016, the television series Twilight Hunters went on the air. In this project, Katherine McNamara received a permanent role, she continues to shoot to this day. Now there are more than fifty episodes with her participation. And in 2018, the actress appeared in two episodes of the popular superhero series “Arrow”. Here she played the role of Mia ("Black Star").
