Kat Dennings

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Kat Dennings at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010

Kat Dennings (* 13. June 1986 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania as Katherine Victoria Litwack ) is an American actress .

life and career

Kat Dennings grew up in Bryn Mawr as the youngest of five children in a Jewish family. After receiving home schooling, Dennings graduated from high school at the age of 14 . Soon after, her parents moved her to Los Angeles , where she could pursue her acting career. She adopted her stage name Dennings at a young age.

Kat Dennings made her acting debut in an episode of the television series Sex and the City in 2000. After that, she appeared in many US television series such as CSI: Vegas , CSI: NY or Emergency Room . In the television comedy The Scream Team (2002) she played one of the bigger roles. She learned to play the piano for the role in the musical film Raise Your Voice - Live Your Dream from 2004, in which she appeared alongside Hilary Duff . In the comedy Big Mama's House 2 (2006) she starred in an even bigger role alongside Martin Lawrence , Nia Long and Emily Procter . In the 2007 comedy Charlie Bartlett , she played the role of the daughter of a school principal ( Robert Downey junior ), who enters into a relationship with his student ( Anton Yelchin ). In 2008 she had her first lead role in Nick and Norah - Soundtrack One Night . From 2011 to 2017 she played as Max Black one of the main characters in the sitcom 2 Broke Girls . She has been speaking the girl Leah in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth since 2017 .

Dennings was in a relationship with Nick Zano for almost three years , who also had a supporting role in 2 Broke Girls . She and singer Josh Groban had been a couple since the beginning of October 2014 . In 2016, they separated amicably.

Filmography (selection)

Kat Dennings at the premiere of Thor - The Dark Kingdom in October 2013

Web links

Commons : Kat Dennings  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c biography in the IMDb , accessed on February 13, 2008
  2. ↑ The untold truth of Kat Dennings , The List, accessed August 1, 2018
  3. ↑ Richard Rys: Exit Interview: Kat Dennings ( English ) In: Philadelphia . September 24, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ Amy Klein: 'Nick and Norah' star Kat Dennings is infinitely Jewish, in her own way ( English ) In: Jewish Journal . October 30, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ Kevin Maher: Kat Dennings offers directors a touch of va-va-voom . In: The Times . January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved on January 29, 2009.
  6. ^ Dan Gross : Dan Gross: 'Charlie Bartlett' co-star Kat Dennings fund of Philly roots . In: Philadelphia Daily News . February 18, 2008. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved on August 12, 2008.
  7. ↑ Zach Johnson: Exclusive: Kat Dennings Dating 2 Broke Girls Guest Star Nick Zano! ( English ) In: US weekly . January 6, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  8. ↑ Rachel McRady: Kat Dennings, Josh Groban Are Dating, "Having a Lot of Fun." In: usmagazine.com. October 13, 2014, accessed August 7, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Josh Groban and Kat Dennings Break Up. In: E! On-line. Retrieved October 9, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Dennings, cat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Litwack, Katherine Victoria (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States