Katie McGrath

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Katie McGrath (2010)

Katherine "Katie" Elizabeth McGrath (born January 3, 1983 in Ashford , County Wicklow ) is an Irish actress .

Life

Katie McGrath graduated from Trinity College , Dublin with a degree in history . She wanted to work as a fashion journalist, so she worked for the student magazine Image magazine until she got a job as a cloakroom assistant on the series The Tudors .

While working on The Tudors , she was recommended to give acting a try. She sent photos to Irish agents and got a small role in the fifth episode of the second season of the Tudors . In 2008, she also appeared in the films Eden and Red Mist before getting the role of Morgana in the series Merlin: The New Adventures .

Katie McGrath also appeared on Channel 4 in the five-part film The Queen , which shows the life of Elizabeth II , in the role of the young Princess Margaret. In 2011, she starred alongside Roger Moore in A Princess for Christmas . She also took on the role of Thelma Furness in the British drama WE and starred in The Lost Labyrinth in 2012 . In February 2013, she received a starring role as Lucy Westenra in the NBC television series Dracula alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers .

In 2014 she stood in front of the camera for the film Jurassic World , the fourth part of the Jurassic Park series. She also starred in the films Leading Lady and The Throwaways . In 2015 she shot the first season of the television series Slasher , in which she played the lead role of Sarah Bennett . The first release took place in March 2016 in the USA and in April 2016 in Canada. Since 2016 she has been in front of the camera as a supporting character Lena Luthor in the US CW superhero series Supergirl . That role has been a main character since the third season, which started in 2017.

Other projects include the musical Buttons , which was released in December 2018, and the film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword , which was released in 2017.

Filmography

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Katie McGrath , voici.fr
  2. ^ A b Carey, Anna: The Sorcerer's Apprentice. The Gloss Magazine, October 2008, archived from the original on December 18, 2008 ; accessed on June 29, 2016 .
  3. ^ A b Johnson, Jenny: From the wardrobe assistant to superstar: How Merlin actress Katie McGrath stole the show. The Daily Mail , September 4, 2009, accessed June 29, 2016 .
  4. ↑ She's magic. Sunday Herald Salon, October 4, 2008, archived from the original on October 18, 2008 ; accessed on June 29, 2016 .
  5. ^ Holmwood, Leigh: Five actresses to play the Queen for C4. The Guardian , January 28, 2009, accessed March 4, 2009 .
  6. ^ Katie McGrath praises "fantastic" Madonna. Digital Spy, October 8, 2010, accessed June 29, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Katie McGrath plays Oriane Congost. (No longer available online.) Tandem Communications, archived from the original on June 29, 2016 ; accessed on June 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.labyrinth-tv.com
  8. ↑ Idesheim, Rainer: Dracula: Katie McGrath and Nonso Anozie committed. Serienjunkies.de , January 31, 2013, accessed on August 2, 2014 .
  9. ^ Kit, Borys: Judy Greer Joins 'Jurassic World'. The Hollywood Reporter, April 3, 2014, accessed June 29, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Garcia, Maria: Leading Lady Review. (No longer available online.) Moviepilot, June 10, 2015, archived from the original on June 29, 2016 ; accessed on June 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / moviepilot.com
  11. ↑ Patel, Sahil: Crackle Premieres Jeremy Renner-Produced Movie 'The Throwaways'. Video Ink, January 30, 2015, accessed June 29, 2016 .
  12. ^ Chiller and Shaftesbury Announce Start of Production and Cast for "Slasher". TheFutonCritic.com, July 28, 2015, accessed June 29, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Buttons - The Movie
  14. ↑ McNary, Dave: Charlie Hunnam's King Arthur Movie Pushed Back to March 2017. Variety Media, January 21, 2016, accessed June 29, 2016 .
  15. ↑ King Arthur. FILMSTARTS.de, accessed on June 29, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME McGrath, Katie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McGrath, Katherine Elizabeth (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Ashford , County Wicklow, Ireland