Katrina Weidman

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Katrina Weidman (born March 2, 1983) [1] is an American paranormal investigator who began her career appearing on the A&E series Paranormal State (2007–2011) while a student at Pennsylvania State University. She has since co-starred with Nick Groff on Paranormal Lockdown (2016–2019), and Portals to Hell (2019–present) with Jack Osbourne.

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Career

Weidman attended Pennsylvania State University, where she joined the PRS, whose investigations were the basis of the A&E series Paranormal State . Weidman worked as the PRS's case manager between 2006 and 2011. [2]

In 2016, Weidman began appearing with Nick Groff on the Destination America series Paranormal Lockdown , in which the duo spend 72 hours inside a haunted location with only their camera man and no access to the outside world. [3] Beginning in 2019, Weidman co-starred with Jack Osbourne on the series Portals to Hell . [4]

Television appearances

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Real Fear: The Truth Behind the Moviesselftelevision movie
host
2013Real Fear 2: The Truth Behind More Moviesselftelevision movie
host
KilimanjaroFuneral Mourner
The Suspectsite manager
2014Amish HauntingIva Troyerepisode 1x05
2015The Last ApartmentCaroline
The Ghost Hunting TV Talk Show: Paranormal TV Stars SpecialTV Special
2016MBFF: Man's Best Friend ForeverLorelaishort Movie
2017Cafe Artist Boha
F. GodfatherPauline
2018Who's Jenna...?Woman at Train
The View (talk show) selftelevision show
episode 21x114
Paranormal Lockdown: Revealedselftelevision movie
2019Cafe ArtistBoha
Ok! TVselfepisode 4x170
2020 Entertainment Tonight selfepisode 39x161
2022Spectre or Spectacle: A History of the Paranormalself
2023Haunted RoadselfPodcast series
episode 4x05
Too OpinionatedselfPodcast series
episode 572
TBAJerithThe WomanShort Movie
post production
TBAF. PatePaulinepost production

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