Katie Featherston

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Katie Featherston
Born
Katie Dianne Featherston

(1982-10-20) October 20, 1982 (age 40)
Education Southern Methodist University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Katie Dianne Featherston (born October 20, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for playing Katie in the Paranormal Activity series.

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Early life and career

She was born and raised in Arlington, Texas where she attended Bowie High School and participated in numerous drama activities. She went on to study acting at Southern Methodist University, graduating with a bachelor's degree of fine arts in 2005 before moving to Los Angeles. [1]

She is best known for portraying Katie in the film Paranormal Activity , which was made in 2007 and released theatrically in the United States in 2009. [2] She reprises her role in the film's sequels, including the spin-off Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones , where she makes a cameo appearance.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Private LivesShannon
The ScorekeeperSally
2006MutationMelissa
2007 Paranormal Activity Katie Screamfest Horror Film Festival for Best Actress (2007)
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance (2010)
The Distance from HereJenn
2010 Paranormal Activity 2 Katie
Psychic ExperimentElspeth Thompson
First LightCynthia
2011 Paranormal Activity 3 Adult KatieCameo
2012 Paranormal Activity 4 Katie
2014 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Cameo
2019 In Search of Darkness HerselfDocumentary film
2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II Documentary film
2021Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal ActivityHerselfDocumentary film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The River Rosetta "Rabbit" Fischer3 episodes [3]
2019 Big Little Lies -Cameo

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References

  1. Fernandez, Jay A. (2009-10-25). "'Paranormal Activity' actress inks with APA". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  2. "Exclusive Interview: Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat - Paranormal Activity". 30 October 2009.
  3. "Paranormal Activity's Katie Featherston to Appear on The River". Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-08.