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Stana Katic

Stana Katic

Birthday: 1978-04-26 | Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Stana Katic (born 26 April 1978) is a Canadian-American actress and producer. She is best known for her portrayal of Detective Kate Beckett in ABC's Castle. Early life Katic was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to Serb parents Petar and Rada Katić, who emigrated from Croatia, Yugoslavia. In describing her ethnicity, she has stated "My parents are Serbs from Croatia. I call us Dalmatian..."Her father is from Vrlika, and her mother is from the surrounding area of Sinj. Katic later moved with her family to Aurora, Illinois. She spent the following years moving back and forth between Canada and the United States. After graduating from West Aurora High School in 1996, she studied at the University of Toronto and then at the DePaul University Goodman School of Drama, where she studied acting from 2000 to 2002. She has four brothers and one sister. Personal life Katic started a project in 2010 called "The Alternative Travel Project". She lives and shoots Castle in Los Angeles. Katic speaks four languages fluently: English, French, Italian and Serbian.Katic wrote the lyrics for "Hey Blue Eyes", which she sang for fans at the 51st Zlín Film Festival in 2011. She holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stana Katic, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Justice Society: World War II

as    Wonder Woman / Diana Prince (voice)

2020
A Call to Spy

as    Vera Atkins

2018
The Possession of Hannah Grace

as    Lisa Roberts

2017
Absentia

as    Emily Byrne

2016
Sister Cities

as    Carolina "Carol" Baxter Shaw

2016
The Rendezvous

as    Rachel Rozman

2013
CBGB

as    Genya Ravan

2013
Big Sur

as    Lenora

2013
Superman: Unbound

as    Lois Lane (voice)

2011
The Double

as    Amber

2011
For Lovers Only

as    Sofia

2010
Truth About Kerry

as    Emma

2009
Castle

as    Kate Beckett

2008
The Spirit

as    Morgenstern

2008
Stiletto

as    Raina

2008
2007
Feast of Love

as    Jenny

2005
Pit Fighter

as    Marianne