Katheryn Winnick
Katheryn Winnick (* 17th December 1977 in Etobicoke , Ontario as Katerena Anna Vinitska ) is a Canadian actress .
life and career
Winnick grew up in Etobicoke, a city that was later incorporated into Toronto , and learned Ukrainian as his first language . She learned various martial arts and now has a third degree black belt in Taekwondo and a second degree black belt in karate . She is also a state-approved bodyguard . Even in high school, she played in theater productions and wrote her own plays. Furthermore, she gave on the film set a. a. Jennifer Jason Leigh took martial arts lessons and discovered her passion for acting. So she went to auditions and was offered a role in a television series on the second.
She had her first major role in 1999 in Student Bodies , where she stood in front of the camera with Jamie Elman , as in the film And Nietzsche Wept . Winnick took acting classes at William Esper's studio in New York City before moving to Los Angeles . She played Ivana Trump in the ABC film biography about Donald Trump . For her role in Daddy's Little Girl , Winnick received a Short Film Award in the Best Actress category at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival .
From 2013 she played the lead role of Lagertha Lothbrok in the Canadian-Irish television series Vikings , the end of which was announced after the 6th season in January 2019.
In 2019 she took on the role of undercover investigator Christine "CG" Gavin in the first season of the Netflix series Wu Assassins . In addition to her fellow actor Iko Uwais , she was also involved as a co-producer on the series and directed one episode.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 2001: Biohazardous
- 2002: Smoking Herb
- 2002: Fabled
- 2002: Daddy's Little Girl
- 2002: A Boss To Fall In Love With ( Two Weeks Notice )
- 2003: What Alice Found
- 2004: 50 first dates ( 50 first dates )
- 2004: Satan's Little Helper
- 2004: Going the Distance
- 2004: Our Time Is Up
- 2004: Road Party ( Going the Distance )
- 2005: Trump Unauthorized (TV movie)
- 2005: Hellraiser: Hellworld
- 2006: 13 Graves (TV movie)
- 2006: Cloud 9
- 2006: Seduced to undress (Failure to Launch)
- 2006: Kiss Me Again
- 2007: Tipping Point (TV movie)
- 2007: And Nietzsche Wept (When Nietzsche Wept)
- 2007: Law Dogs (TV movie)
- 2008: Tranced
- 2008: amusement
- 2010: Kiss & Kill (Killers)
- 2010: Love and other Drugs - side effects included (Love and other Drugs)
- 2010: Choose
- 2012: Stand Up Guys
- 2012: Charlie's World - Really Nothing is Real (A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III)
- 2013: The Art of the Steal - Der Kunstraub (The Art of the Steal)
- 2017: The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower)
- 2018: Speed Kills
- 2019: Polar
TV Shows
- 1999: PSI Factor - It happens every day ( Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal , episode 4x02)
- 1999: Student Bodies (5 episodes)
- 2000: Relic Hunter - The Treasure Hunter ( Relic Hunter , episode 1x14)
- 2002, 2009: Criminal Intent - Crime in the sights ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , 2 episodes)
- 2003: Oz - Hell Behind Bars ( Oz , episode 6x05)
- 2003: 10-8: Officers on Duty (episode 1x11)
- 2004: CSI: Miami (episode 2x22)
- 2004: Missing - Desperately Wanted ( 1-800 Missing , episode 2x16)
- 2005: CSI: NY (episode 2x04)
- 2006: Criminal Minds (episode 1x18)
- 2007: Dr. House ( House , episode 3x12)
- 2008: Law & Order (episode 18x18)
- 2009: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , episode 9x10)
- 2010-2011: Bones ( Bones , 7 episodes)
- 2011: Nikita (episode 2x04)
- 2011: The Glades (episode 2x03)
- 2012: Transporter: The Series ( Transporter: The Series , episode 1x06)
- 2013-2020: Vikings
- 2015: Person of Interest (episode 4x18)
- 2019: Wu Assassins (10 episodes)
Web links
- Katheryn Winnick in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Katheryn Winnick on AllMovie (English)
- Katheryn Winnick at Moviepilot
- Katheryn Winnick at Serienjunkies.de
- Katheryn Winnick in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Winnick, Katheryn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Etobicoke , Ontario , Canada |