Catherine Kamau

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Catherine Kamau
Born (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37)
Kenya
Nationality Kenyan
Other namesSelina
Alma materMultiMedia University of Kenya
OccupationActress
Known forSue Na Jonnie (2017)
Disconnect (2018)
Plan B (2019)
Spouse
Phillip Karanja
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(m. 2017)​
Children2

Catherine Kamau (born February 3, 1987) [1] is a Kenyan actress, popularly known as "Celina" [2] (or "Selina" [3] ) and "Kate Actress". [4] [5] [6]

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She came into the limelight for her role in the Citizen TV show, Mother In-Law where she played Celina. She has also featured in other films such as Sue na Jonie, Nafsi, Plan B , and Disconnect .

Catherine attended Chogoria High School where she joined the drama club and became well known for her talent, before moving to Loreto Convent Msongari where she won the 'Miss Loreto' Award. [7]

She has a Diploma in Communications, majoring in public relations from Kenya College of Communication and Technology which was upgraded to MultiMedia University of Kenya.

Catherine Kamau is the brand ambassador [8] for Harpic Kenya and the Nice and Lovely Petroleum Jelly.

She was married to Phil Karanja but are divorced as of 19 September 2023.

Career

Catherine played the role of Selina (or Celina) the wife of Charlie (Patrick Oketch) on the Citizen TV drama series Mother-in-Law [3] [4] [9] which began in 2006. She then left the show for the Swahili language TV series Sue Na Jonnie, in which she played the role of Sue. [10] [11]

Caterine Kamau - Winner of The Kalasa International Award 2017 Caterine Kamau - The Kalasa International Award 2017.jpg
Caterine Kamau - Winner of The Kalasa International Award 2017

She won the Best Lead Actress in the TV Drama Series category in the Kalasha Awards 2017 and again received a nomination in 2018, for her role in "Sue Na Jonnie". [12] [13] She was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress in a Film category of the Kenya Film Commission Kalasha Awards 2018 for her role in the film "Disconnect".Sarah Hassan

She played the role of Joyce in the 2019 romantic comedy film, " Plan B ", produced by Sarah Hassan and directed by the Nigerian film maker, Dolapo Adeleke (Lowladee). [14] [15] For her role as Joyce, she was once again nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in Film category in the 9th edition of the Kenya Film Commission Kalasha Awards 2019. [16]

Catherine Kamau has also recently featured in two movies The Grand Little Lie (GLL), produced by '"Phil It Productions" as part of the main cast. The movie premiered in October 2021 and it made a debut on the international streaming platform Netflix [17]

She is also a content creator and a YouTuber. On her YouTube channel, she speaks on fashion, style, acting, lifestyle and motherhood. She is passionate on the issue of teenage pregnancies. Having been a teen mother, and has a dubbed phrase 'Queens must wait', in which she encourages young girls to wait first before deciding to be mothers. [18]

In May 2024, She visited the USA as part of President Ruto's entourage for the state visit. Her invitation, as a representative of the Kenyan Creative industry, came from the Former US ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman. [19]

During the Jamhuri Day celebrations in Kenya in December 2024, she got awarded with an Order of The Grand Warrior (O.G.W) Presidential Award in recognition of her role in the Film industry. [20]

Personal life

Kamau has been married to Phillip Karanja (alias Phil or Melvin), a film director and former Tahidi High actor from November 17, 2017, to September 2023 when they officially announced their separation and divorce plans. [21] Their honeymoon was celebrated in Seychelles. [2]

In an earlier relationship while at Kampala International University in Uganda, at the age of 19, she gave birth to her first son, Leon Karanja, in 2006 [1] who Phillip adopted. [22] In September 2019, it was revealed by several news media that she and her husband were expecting their first child together. [23] [5] [24] The actress was said also to have hosted a baby shower in December of that year to celebrate the pregnancy which was predicted to be a baby girl. [25] They went on a babymoon in The Maldives. She shared how she almost gave up getting pregnant again. [26] She later revealed on 15 December 2019, that her husband's first child with her was a baby girl "Njeri"("Baby K"). [27] [28] [29]

Kate and Philip Karanja announced their divorce on 19 September through a joint statement posted on their respective Instagram accounts. [21]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Plan B JoyceNetflix film
2018 Disconnect TKNetflix film
2017–2019 [30] Sue Na JonnieSueTV series
2006–date Mother-in-Law Selina (Celina)TV series
2021NafsiShikoNetflix film
2021A Grand little lieFilm

Awards and nominations

YearAwardTitleRoleNotes
2019 Kalasha Awards Sue Na JonnieSueBest Supporting Actress [31]
2017Kalasha AwardsSue Na JonnieSueBest Actress TV Drama [31]

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