Catherine Waller

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Catherine Waller
Born
Catherine Rangi Waller

(1989-08-16) August 16, 1989 (age 35)
NationalityNew Zealander
American
Education Avondale College
Toi Whakaari (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting)

Catherine Rangi Waller (born 16 August 1989) is a New Zealand-American television writer and actress.

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Early life and education

Catherine Waller was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to Wendy Waller and John Waller, who are both Americans. Waller attended Avondale College. She graduated with a BFA in Acting at Toi Whakaari. [1]

Career

In 2014, Waller's solo work The Creeps, first premiered in Hollywood Fringe. [2] In 2018, she featured in an episode of Netflix's Love. Waller co-wrote The Luring, a 2017, short film where she also starred as Laura. [3] She played the role of Krissy in Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk.

Awards

For her role as Amber on the New Zealand TV series, Hounds, she was nominated for the 2013 TV Guide Best On The Box Award. [4] In the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival Awards, Waller won the Golden Elephant Award for The Creeps. [5] The Creeps was also nominated for United Solo & Backstage Audience Award. [6] Waller is also a winner of Best Physical Theatre and Best Interactive show at United Solo Festival. [7]

Personal life

In 2011, Waller and her sister Amy produced a play, Gloria, to honor the life of their grandmother, Gloria Stanford. [8] [9] In 2011 Waller came out as gay and in 2021, married her wife. [10]

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