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{{Short description|American actress}}
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| birth_place = Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
| birth_place = [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1998–present
| occupation = Actress
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'''Kate Jennings Grant''' (born March 23, 1970) is an American actress. She has appeared in a number of Broadway productions during her career, including ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]'', ''[[An American Daughter]]'', and ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''. She also has appeared in films such as ''[[United 93 (film)|United 93]]'' (2006) and ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]'' (2008).


==Life and career==
'''Kate Jennings Grant''' is an American actress best known for portraying a Pfizer representative instructor in [[Love & Other Drugs]] <ref>[http://keenpals.com/people/59697 Keenpals]</ref> and on Broadway as Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls. <ref>[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/kate-jennings-grant/profile/ Broadway.com]</ref>
Katherine Grant was born on March 23, 1970, in [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]].<ref>Blank, Matthew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/cue-a-country-house-star-kate-jennings-grant-on-barbara-cook-playing-a-tomato-and-her-lifelong-devotion-to-barry-manilow-334548 "CUE & A: Country House Star Kate Jennings Grant on Barbara Cook, Playing a Tomato and Her Lifelong Devotion to Barry Manilow"] playbill.com, November 4, 2014</ref> She attended the [[Juilliard School]] and the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name=vault/> Shortly after graduating from [[Juilliard]], she appeared in the 1996 US tour of the musical ''[[Applause (musical)|Applause]]'', as "Eve", with Stefanie Powers.<ref>Rousuck, J. Wynn. [http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-10-31/features/1996305084_1_margo-channing-adolph-green-stagy "TV's Powers earns cheers for this round of 'Applause' Review"] ''Baltimore Sun'', October 31, 1996</ref> She appeared [[Off-Broadway]] in ''Wonderland'' in 1999, ''Hard Feelings'' in 2000, ''[[Summer of '42#Off-Broadway musical|Summer of '42]]'' in 2001, ''[[Radiant Baby]]'' in 2003, ''[[The Beard of Avon]]'' in 2003, ''Between Us'' in 2004, and ''The Marriage of Bette and Boo'' by [[Christopher Durang]] in 2008.<ref>[http://lortel.org/Archives/CreditableEntity/46989 "Kate Jennings Grant Off-Broadway"] lortel.org, accessed December 31, 2015</ref>


Grant appeared on Broadway in ''[[An American Daughter]]'' as "Quincy Quince", and in ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]'' as "Claire", from July 2, 2002 - January 5, 2003, both as replacements. She appeared in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' in 2009 as "Sarah Brown", ''[[The Lyons]]'' in 2012, ''The Country House'' in 2014, and ''[[Noises Off]]'' officially opening in January 2016.<ref name=vault>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/47390/Kate-Jennings-Grant "Kate Jennings Grant Broadway"] playbillvault.com, accessed December 31, 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/kate-jennings-grant/profile/ "Kate Jennings Grant Profile"] Broadway.com, accessed December 31, 2015</ref>
==Life==

Katherine Grant was born on March 23, 1970 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/cue-a-country-house-star-kate-jennings-grant-on-barbara-cook-playing-a-tomato-and-her-lifelong-devotion-to-barry-manilow-334548] Jennings-Grant Q & A] accessed 4/17/2015</ref>
On television, Grant has guest starred on ''[[Sex and the City]]'', ''[[Law & Order]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'', ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' and many other shows. She had the recurring roles in the ABC political drama ''[[Commander in Chief (TV series)|Commander in Chief]]'' and Amazon political satire ''[[Alpha House]]''. In film, she made her debut in the 1998 romantic comedy ''[[The Object of My Affection]]'' starring [[Jennifer Aniston]], and the following years had supporting parts in films include ''[[Kinsey (film)|Kinsey]]'' and ''[[When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]''. She played [[Lauren Grandcolas|Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas]] in the 2006 biographical drama ''[[United 93 (film)|United 93]]'', and appeared as [[Diane Sawyer]] in the 2008 historical drama ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]''.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/676909/Frost-Nixon/ "'Frost/Nixon' Film"] tcm.com, accessed December 31, 2015</ref> She also appeared in ''[[The Rebound]]'' (2009), ''[[Love & Other Drugs]]'' (2010), and ''[[Custody (2016 film)|Custody]]'' (2016).<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/773711/Love-and-Other-Drugs/ ''Love and Other Drugs''] tcm.com, accessed January 1, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/737728/Rebound-The/ ''The Rebound''] tcm.com, accessed January 1, 2016</ref>

In 2016, Grant was cast in her first series regular role on the ABC drama series ''[[Notorious (2016 TV series)|Notorious]]'' playing Louise Herrick, the host of a news program at the center of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/notorious-pilot-cast-kate-jennings-grant-j-august-richards-gloria-garayua-the-fluffy-shop-1201711498/|title=ABC's 'Notorious' Pilot Casts Kate Jennings Grant & J. August Richards; Gloria Garayua Joins 'The Fluffy Shop'|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=29 February 2016|publisher=|access-date=12 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/abc-tv-review-notorious-and-conviction-1201855583/|title=TV Review: ABC's 'Notorious' and 'Conviction'|first=Sonia|last=Saraiya|date=10 September 2016|publisher=|access-date=12 October 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|1998
| ''[[The Object of My Affection]]''
| Kennedy
|
|-
| 2004
| ''The Dead Will Tell''
| Liz
|Television film
|-
|2004
| ''[[Kinsey (film)|Kinsey]]''
| Marjorie Hartford
|
|-
|2005
| ''[[Trust the Man]]''
| Woman Who Can't Get Enough
|
|-
|2006
| ''[[Forgiven (2006 film)|Forgiven]]''
| Jamie Doyle
|BendFilm Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress
|-
|2006
|''[[When a Stranger Calls (2006 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]''
|Kelly Mandrakis
|
|-
|2006
|''[[United 93 (film)|United 93]]''
|[[Lauren Grandcolas|Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas]]
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Blackout (2008 American film)|Blackout]]''
|Sister-in-law
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]''
|[[Diane Sawyer]]
|
|-
|2009
|''[[The Rebound]]''
|Daphne
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Love & Other Drugs]]''
|Gina
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Custody (2016 film)|Custody]]''
|Nancy
|
|-
|2017
|''Half the Perfect World''
|Charlotte
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
|''[[Sex and the City]]''
|Alison Roth
|Episode: "The Monogamists"
|-
|''[[Trinity (U.S. TV series)|Trinity]]''
|Jamie Chechik
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
|''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
|Sgt. Joan Steele
|Episode: "Valor"
|-
|''[[Law & Order]] ''
|Kate Pierce
|Episode: "Deep Vote"
|-
|2005
|''[[Commander in Chief (TV series)|Commander in Chief]]''
|Reporter Samantha
|Recurring role, 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
|''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
|Dr. Amanda Lee
|Episode: "Croatoan"
|-
|''[[3 lbs]]. ''
|Kristen Lund
|Episode: "The God Spot"
|-
|2008
|''[[Cold Case]]''
|Beth Ross
|Episode: "Sabotage"
|-
|2009
|''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]''
|Cynthia Shayes
|Episodes: "You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant" and "Trust Me"
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010
|''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
|Cynthia Novak
|Episode: "Gods & Insects"
|-
|''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]''
|Memory Jean
|Episode: "Blackout"
|-
|''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]''
|Catherine Mcmillan
|Episode: "In the Red"
|-
|''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]''
|Jennifer
|Episodes: "I'm Cooler Than You Think" and "Seven Names"
|-
| rowspan="3" |2011
|''[[Body of Proof]]''
|Jill Paige
|Episode: "[[Pilot (Body of Proof)|Pilot]]"
|-
|''[[Royal Pains]]''
|Dr. Sylvander
|Episode: "An Apple a Day"
|-
|''[[Pan Am (TV series)|Pan Am]]''
|Judith Cameron
|Episodes: "Pilot" and "We'll Always Have Paris"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012
|''[[I Just Want My Pants Back]]''
|Maya
|Episode: "Sextipated"
|-
|''[[Made in Jersey]]''
|Gale
|Episode: "Payday"
|-
|2013
|''[[The Carrie Diaries (TV series)|The Carrie Diaries]]''
|Kick Silver
|Episode: "Dangerous Territory"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''[[The Good Wife]]''
|Dr. Natalie Henley
|Episode: "Tying the Knot"
|-
|''[[Alpha House]]''
|Courtney Townsend
|Recurring role, 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5" |2015
|''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
|SWAT Team Leader
|Episode: "In the Box"
|-
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|Judge Marian Adams
|Episode: "December Solstice"
|-
|''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]''
|Lydia Guerrero
|Episode: "The View from Olympus"
|-
|''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]''
|FBI Agent Teresa Pagani
|Episode: "The Kill List"
|-
|''[[Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter]]''
|Karen
|Episode: "Bark Bark Yum Yum"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''
|Evelyn Benson
|Episode: "YumTime"
|-
|''[[Notorious (2016 TV series)|Notorious]]''
|Louise Herrick
|Series regular
|-
|2019
|''[[Russian Doll (TV series)|Russian Doll]]''
| Young Ruth
|Episode: "The Way Out"
|-
|2022
|''[[Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin]]''
|Madame Giry
|Recurring role
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 14:26, 24 March 2023

Kate Jennings Grant
Born (1970-03-23) March 23, 1970 (age 54)
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
SpouseDoug Hughes

Kate Jennings Grant (born March 23, 1970) is an American actress. She has appeared in a number of Broadway productions during her career, including Proof, An American Daughter, and Guys and Dolls. She also has appeared in films such as United 93 (2006) and Frost/Nixon (2008).

Life and career[edit]

Katherine Grant was born on March 23, 1970, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[1] She attended the Juilliard School and the University of Pennsylvania.[2] Shortly after graduating from Juilliard, she appeared in the 1996 US tour of the musical Applause, as "Eve", with Stefanie Powers.[3] She appeared Off-Broadway in Wonderland in 1999, Hard Feelings in 2000, Summer of '42 in 2001, Radiant Baby in 2003, The Beard of Avon in 2003, Between Us in 2004, and The Marriage of Bette and Boo by Christopher Durang in 2008.[4]

Grant appeared on Broadway in An American Daughter as "Quincy Quince", and in Proof as "Claire", from July 2, 2002 - January 5, 2003, both as replacements. She appeared in Guys and Dolls in 2009 as "Sarah Brown", The Lyons in 2012, The Country House in 2014, and Noises Off officially opening in January 2016.[2][5]

On television, Grant has guest starred on Sex and the City, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Damages, Supernatural and many other shows. She had the recurring roles in the ABC political drama Commander in Chief and Amazon political satire Alpha House. In film, she made her debut in the 1998 romantic comedy The Object of My Affection starring Jennifer Aniston, and the following years had supporting parts in films include Kinsey and When a Stranger Calls. She played Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas in the 2006 biographical drama United 93, and appeared as Diane Sawyer in the 2008 historical drama Frost/Nixon.[6] She also appeared in The Rebound (2009), Love & Other Drugs (2010), and Custody (2016).[7][8]

In 2016, Grant was cast in her first series regular role on the ABC drama series Notorious playing Louise Herrick, the host of a news program at the center of the series.[9][10]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
1998 The Object of My Affection Kennedy
2004 The Dead Will Tell Liz Television film
2004 Kinsey Marjorie Hartford
2005 Trust the Man Woman Who Can't Get Enough
2006 Forgiven Jamie Doyle BendFilm Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress
2006 When a Stranger Calls Kelly Mandrakis
2006 United 93 Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas
2008 Blackout Sister-in-law
2008 Frost/Nixon Diane Sawyer
2009 The Rebound Daphne
2010 Love & Other Drugs Gina
2016 Custody Nancy
2017 Half the Perfect World Charlotte

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Sex and the City Alison Roth Episode: "The Monogamists"
Trinity Jamie Chechik Episode: "Pilot"
2001 JAG Sgt. Joan Steele Episode: "Valor"
Law & Order Kate Pierce Episode: "Deep Vote"
2005 Commander in Chief Reporter Samantha Recurring role, 3 episodes
2006 Supernatural Dr. Amanda Lee Episode: "Croatoan"
3 lbs. Kristen Lund Episode: "The God Spot"
2008 Cold Case Beth Ross Episode: "Sabotage"
2009 Damages Cynthia Shayes Episodes: "You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant" and "Trust Me"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Cynthia Novak Episode: "Gods & Insects"
Rescue Me Memory Jean Episode: "Blackout"
White Collar Catherine Mcmillan Episode: "In the Red"
Parenthood Jennifer Episodes: "I'm Cooler Than You Think" and "Seven Names"
2011 Body of Proof Jill Paige Episode: "Pilot"
Royal Pains Dr. Sylvander Episode: "An Apple a Day"
Pan Am Judith Cameron Episodes: "Pilot" and "We'll Always Have Paris"
2012 I Just Want My Pants Back Maya Episode: "Sextipated"
Made in Jersey Gale Episode: "Payday"
2013 The Carrie Diaries Kick Silver Episode: "Dangerous Territory"
2014 The Good Wife Dr. Natalie Henley Episode: "Tying the Knot"
Alpha House Courtney Townsend Recurring role, 4 episodes
2015 Blue Bloods SWAT Team Leader Episode: "In the Box"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Judge Marian Adams Episode: "December Solstice"
Elementary Lydia Guerrero Episode: "The View from Olympus"
Madam Secretary FBI Agent Teresa Pagani Episode: "The Kill List"
Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter Karen Episode: "Bark Bark Yum Yum"
2016 Billions Evelyn Benson Episode: "YumTime"
Notorious Louise Herrick Series regular
2019 Russian Doll Young Ruth Episode: "The Way Out"
2022 Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Madame Giry Recurring role

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blank, Matthew. "CUE & A: Country House Star Kate Jennings Grant on Barbara Cook, Playing a Tomato and Her Lifelong Devotion to Barry Manilow" playbill.com, November 4, 2014
  2. ^ a b "Kate Jennings Grant Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed December 31, 2015
  3. ^ Rousuck, J. Wynn. "TV's Powers earns cheers for this round of 'Applause' Review" Baltimore Sun, October 31, 1996
  4. ^ "Kate Jennings Grant Off-Broadway" lortel.org, accessed December 31, 2015
  5. ^ "Kate Jennings Grant Profile" Broadway.com, accessed December 31, 2015
  6. ^ "'Frost/Nixon' Film" tcm.com, accessed December 31, 2015
  7. ^ Love and Other Drugs tcm.com, accessed January 1, 2016
  8. ^ The Rebound tcm.com, accessed January 1, 2016
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (29 February 2016). "ABC's 'Notorious' Pilot Casts Kate Jennings Grant & J. August Richards; Gloria Garayua Joins 'The Fluffy Shop'". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  10. ^ Saraiya, Sonia (10 September 2016). "TV Review: ABC's 'Notorious' and 'Conviction'". Retrieved 12 October 2016.

External links[edit]

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