Katherine Moennig - Biography

Last Editor: anthea_tzioumis				Katherine Moennig Biography -   Name : Katherine Moennig Date of birth : December 29, 1976 Place of birth : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation : Actress Height : 5' 8 Full Name : Katherine Sian Moennig

Katherine Moennig Trivia -

Had the central role in the music video for the Canadian band Our Lady Peace, the song was "Is Anybody Home" Mother is a Broadway dancer and father is a violin maker. Auditioned for Boys Don't Cry (1999) Graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts Niece of producer Bruce Paltrow, actress Blythe Danner and actor Harry Danner. First cousin of director Jake Paltrow and actresses Hillary Danner and Gwyneth Paltrow. First cousin of director Jake Paltrow and actress Hillary Danner. Mostly known for her role as Jake Pratt in "Young Americans" (2000).

Katherine Moennig Detailed Biography -

Katherine Moennig is a star on the rise. As the daughter of a Broadway dancer and the renowned violin maker William Moennig, she was raised around the arts. Her first stage appearance was in a Children's Theatre Workshop production of "Winnie the Pooh" at age 10, and sparked Katherine to write and direct an improvised version of "Pooh" with a friend, which the duo performed at Philadelphia's Free Library. A bit of a tomboy, like many other girls her age, Katherine's free time was spent climbing trees and skateboarding with friends in the streets of Philly's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. After high school, Katherine moved to New York to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Just two months after her graduation from AADA, she landed an apprenticeship at the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival. During two seasons with Williamstown, she acquired a wealth of experience working on shows such as Comedy of Art, The Theory of Total Blame, Morning in the City, and in 2000, appeared in a production of Shakespeare's As You Like It that featured fellow-actress, cousin Gwyneth Paltrow. Katherine's first commercial success came with the central role in the music video "Is Anybody Home?" which was filmed in Toronto for the Canadian band Our Lady Peace in 1999, just months before she made her television series debut as "Jake Pratt" on the WB's Young Americans, which would prove to be a defining role for her. Tthe show gave Katherine the exposure to pursue new work in film and television. Young Americans ran for 8 episodes on the WB network in the summer of 2000. Katherine's newfound recognition led to smaller roles in The Shipping News and Peter's Sehr's film Love the Hard Way. In October 2001, she returned to television with a guest lead as Cathy Moriarty's daughter "Melissa" on NBC's hit show Law and Order and recently made a guest lead appearance on Law and Order: SVU in the episode "Fallacy" in April 2003. She has also appeared in a national commercial for Fleet Bank and has completed filming on Loren Marsh's upcoming black comedy, Invitation to a Suicide. Her ongoing project, the Showtime series The L Word, a drama about a group of lesbian friends in Los Angeles, features Katherine as the heartbreaking stud, Shane.