Kate Comer

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Kate Comer
OccupationActress
Years active2007-present

Kate Comer is an American actress.

Career

Comer grew up in Sarasota, Florida, where she was involved with community theatre. As a teenager, she became obsessed with movies such as Trainspotting , Donnie Darko and Pretty in Pink . She was also inspired by African-American characters like Angela Moore from Boy Meets World . [1] She studied at the Howey Acting Studio[ where? ] which she credits as having "allowed and encouraged [her] to be [herself] 100%". [2] She joined the cast of New Warriors as the character Debrii on Freeform. [3] The show was dropped by Freeform before being cancelled. [4] Despite this, Comer maintains a close friendship with her cast mates. [5]

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Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Wainy Days Production assistant
2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues Diet Cola Girl
2011Crying in PublicCoffee Shop CrierShort
2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris Hipster Girl
2019 Wine Country Clem
2020King KnightRowena
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Dollhouse AttendantEpisode: "Stop-Loss"
2009-2011 The Whitest Kids U' Know Various4 episodes
2013 The Office PhotographerEpisode: "Paper Airplane"
2013 Criminal Minds CaseyEpisode: "Final Shot"
2014 Murder in the First Lisa SundayEpisode: "The City of Sisterly Love"
2014 The Comeback Rada3 episodes
2014-2015 The Fosters Hipster2 episodes
2015 Shameless Art TeacherEpisode: "Milk of the Gods"
2015 Other Space Crew Member #1Episode: "Into the Great Beyond... Beyond"
2016 Veep SecretaryEpisode: "Inauguration"
2016 Roadies RobinEpisode: "The Corporate Gig"
2017 Animal Kingdom EileenEpisode: "Broken Boards"
2017 Modern Family DestinyEpisode: "It's the Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy"
2018 It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia AmandaEpisode: "The Gang Escapes"
2018 Marvel's New Warriors Deborah Fields / Debrii TV pilot
2019 I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson MirandaEpisode: "Thanks for Thinking They Are Cool"
2019 You're The Worst Debbie / Ripped JeansEpisode: "The One We Don't Talk About"
2019 What We Do in the Shadows Park WomanEpisode: "Pilot"
2022 The Dropout MiriamEpisode: "Satori"

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