Katie Featherston

Last updated

Katie Featherston
Born (1982-10-20) October 20, 1982 (age 42)
Education Southern Methodist University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Katie Featherston (born October 20, 1982 [1] ) is an American actress. She played Katie in the Paranormal Activity horror film series.

Contents

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. [2]

She played Katie in the film Paranormal Activity , which was made in 2007 and released theatrically in the United States in 2009. [3] 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
2010Psychic ExperimentElspeth Thompson
Paranormal Activity 2 Katie
First LightCynthia
2011 Paranormal Activity 3 Adult KatieCameo
2012 Paranormal Activity 4 Katie
2013The Newest TestamentDeborahShort film
2014 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones KatieCameo
2016BecomingSarahShort film
Also director and producer
2019The Lonely HostGloriaShort film
In Search of Darkness HerselfDocumentary film
2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II Documentary film
2021Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal ActivityDocumentary film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The River Rosetta "Rabbit" FischerRecurring role; 3 episodes [4]
2013Act-AnonHopeMain role; 6 episodes

Web series

2017Solace for the UnlovedMary EllenMain role; 20 episodes
Short-form series
Also director and producer
2019 Big Little Lies Lilah LaPlantEpisode: "What Have They Done?"

Other

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024Paranormal Activity: True Tales of PossessionHerselfPodcast [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Debi Mazar</span> American actress

Debi Mazar Corcos is an American actress and television personality. She began her career with supporting roles in Goodfellas (1990), Little Man Tate (1991), Singles (1992), and Batman Forever (1995), followed by lead roles on the legal drama series Civil Wars and L.A. Law. She portrayed press agent Shauna Roberts on the HBO series Entourage. She starred as Maggie Amato on TV Land's Younger, and alongside her husband Gabriele Corcos in the Cooking Channel series Extra Virgin.

Jessica Brooke Capshaw is an American actress known for her roles as Jamie Stringer on the ABC legal drama series The Practice, and as Dr. Arizona Robbins on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heather Matarazzo</span> American actress (born 1982)

Heather Matarazzo is an American actress. She is known for playing Lilly Moscovitz in The Princess Diaries (2001) and its 2004 sequel, and Martha Meeks in Scream 3 (2000) and Scream (2022). Matarazzo made her film debut at age 12 in Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), earning an Independent Spirit Award for her portrayal of Dawn Wiener. Her other credits include The Devil's Advocate (1997), All I Wanna Do (1998), 54 (1998), Sorority Boys (2002), Saved! (2004), Hostel: Part II (2007), and Sisters (2015).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samaire Armstrong</span> American actress

Samaire Rhys Armstrong is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in Stay Alive, The O.C., It's a Boy Girl Thing, and as Juliet Darling in the ABC television series Dirty Sexy Money. She has appeared on television as Elaine Richards in the ABC fantasy-drama Resurrection. She has also appeared in music videos for "Penny & Me" by Hanson and "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Candy Clark</span> American actress (born 1947)

Candace June Clark is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Debbie Dunham in the 1973 film American Graffiti, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and her role as Mary Lou in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Becky Ann Baker is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jean Weir on the NBC comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and as Loreen Horvath on the HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2012–2017); Girls earned two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashley Williams (actress)</span> American actress (born 1978)

Ashley Churchill Williams is an American actress. She is known for starring in the television series The Jim Gaffigan Show on TV Land and in the NBC series Good Morning Miami. Williams played Victoria in 15 episodes of the CBS series How I Met Your Mother opposite Josh Radnor. She has starred in more than a dozen different television pilots over the years and done over 150 episodes of television in addition to television movies for The Hallmark Channel, Lifetime Television, and ABC Family. She has worked in studio and independent films, regional theater, Off-Broadway, and on Broadway.

Cynthia Stevenson is an American actress. She first played a leading role in the syndicated parody comedy series My Talk Show (1990–91), before starring in a number of sitcoms, including Bob, Hope & Gloria, and Oh Baby.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tisha Sterling</span> American actress

Patricia Ann "Tisha" Sterling is a retired American actress. She is the only daughter of actor Robert Sterling and actress Ann Sothern.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sarah Lancaster</span> American actress

Sarah Lancaster is an American actress and director. She is known for her long-running roles as Rachel Meyers in the series Saved by the Bell: The New Class and Ellie Bartowski in the comedy-spy series Chuck, as well as playing Chloe Grefe in Lovers Lane, Madison Kellner on Everwood, and Marjorie in TV series What About Brian.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abigail Spencer</span> American actress (born 1981)

Abigail Leigh Spencer is an American actress. She began her career playing Rebecca Tyree on the ABC daytime television soap opera All My Children (1999–2001) before going on to star in the Lifetime crime drama series, Angela's Eyes (2006). From 2013 to 2016, Spencer starred as Amantha Holden in the SundanceTV drama series Rectify, for which she received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award; she then starred as history professor Lucy Preston in the NBC science-fiction series Timeless.

<i>Paranormal Activity</i> 2007 film by Oren Peli

Paranormal Activity is a 2007 American supernatural horror film produced, written, directed, photographed, and edited by Oren Peli. It centers on a young couple who are haunted by a supernatural presence inside their home. They then set up a camera to document what is haunting them. The film uses found-footage conventions that were mirrored in the later films of the series.

Micah Sloat is an American actor. He played Micah in the 2007 horror film Paranormal Activity and its 2010 sequel Paranormal Activity 2, and had a cameo in the spin-off film Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones in 2014.

<i>Paranormal Activity 2</i> 2010 film by Tod Williams

Paranormal Activity 2 is a 2010 American found footage supernatural horror film directed by Tod Williams and written by Michael R. Perry, Christopher Landon and Tom Pabst. The film mostly acts as a prequel to the 2007 film Paranormal Activity, beginning two months before the events depicted in the original film, although it is set over a longer period of time and eventually concludes after the first film's ending.

<i>Paranormal Activity 3</i> 2011 film by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman

Paranormal Activity 3 is a 2011 American found footage supernatural horror film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. It is the third installment of the Paranormal Activity series and serves as a prequel, mostly set 18 years prior to the events of the first two films. It was released in theaters on October 21, 2011. Paranormal Activity 3 was also Joost and Schulman's first horror film.

<i>Paranormal Activity 4</i> 2012 film by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost

Paranormal Activity 4 is a 2012 American found footage supernatural horror film directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost and written by Christopher Landon, from a story by Chad Feehan. It is the fourth installment in the Paranormal Activity series, and a sequel to Paranormal Activity 2. The film features Katie Featherston, who starred in the first film. It was released by Paramount Pictures in theaters and IMAX on October 17, 2012, in the United Kingdom and on October 19, 2012, in the United States.

<i>Paranormal Activity</i> (film series) American supernatural horror film series

Paranormal Activity is an American supernatural horror franchise consisting of seven films and additional media. Created by Oren Peli, the original film premiered in 2007 and was widely released in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashley Palmer (actress)</span> American actress and singer (born 1978)

Ashley Elizabeth Palmer is an American actress and singer best known for her appearance in the 2007 hit horror film, Paranormal Activity.

<i>Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones</i> 2014 film by Christopher Landon

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is a 2014 American found footage supernatural horror film written and directed by Christopher Landon. Released on January 3, 2014, in the United States, it is the fifth installment of the Paranormal Activity film series. It is also Landon's second directorial film, after Burning Palms. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $90 million worldwide.

<i>Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension</i> 2015 film by Gregory Plotkin

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension is a 2015 American 3D found footage supernatural horror film directed by Gregory Plotkin in his directorial debut, and written by Jason Harry Pagan, Andrew Deutschman, Adam Robitel and Gavin Heffernan. It is the sixth installment in the Paranormal Activity series. Most of the film takes place after Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), though the plot ties in heavily with the events of Paranormal Activity 3 (2011). It is the first installment not to star Katie Featherston as Katie, although she appears played by Chloe Csengery, who had already portrayed a younger Katie in the last two installments.

References

  1. Vognar, Chris (November 12, 2009). "Katie Featherston stunned by success of Paranormal Activity'". McClatchy - Tribune News Service. ProQuest   456750969. That ability came in handy on her "Paranormal" audition in April 2006. [...] She was convincing enough to score the part. Shooting commenced on her 24th birthday, Oct. 20. See also:
    • "Almanac: Today's Birthdays". Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. p. A3. ProQuest   2879435759. Actor John Krasinski is 44. Rock musician Daniel Tichenor (Cage the Elephant) is 44. Actor Katie Featherston is 41. Actor Jennifer Nicole Freeman is 38. Pop singer Kim Ji-woo is 24.
  2. Fernandez, Jay A. (October 25, 2009). "'Paranormal Activity' actress inks with APA". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  3. "Exclusive Interview: Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat - Paranormal Activity". October 30, 2009.
  4. "Paranormal Activity's Katie Featherston to Appear on The River". Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  5. Richardson, Hollie; Verdier, Hannah (August 8, 2024). "Podcasts of the week: Spooky stories of the possessed from the stars of Paranormal Activity". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved September 26, 2024.