Sadie Katz

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Sadie Katz
Born
Sadie Lorraine Jones

(1978-10-13) October 13, 1978 (age 45)
Other namesBuffy Green, Sadi Catz
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Sadie Katz (born October 13, 1978 [1] as Sadie Lorraine Jones) is an American actress, WGA writer, director, and producer from Los Angeles, California. [2]

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Career

Katz is best known for playing Sally in Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort . [3] [4] [5] Due to her acting credits and the types of films she has starred in (which include Party Bus to Hell, Blood Feast, House of Bad, Dread Central, and Shock Till You Drop), she is considered to be a scream queen. [6] [7]

She wrote the script for Scorned , which was loosely inspired by a breakup in her own life. [8] She is also known for the documentary The Bill Murray Experience, of which she wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. [9] [10] Katz is a festival and an indie actress who has co-starred alongside June Squibb, Tara Reid, Billy Zane, and Danny Trejo. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005A Lot to AskWendyShort
2006Room for Error-Short
2007Ben David: Broken SkyWife
2009The Last Big Blowout-Short
Good Guys Finish LastMary
ReduxClara WallaceShort
2011T Is for TruthLisaShort
Hit ListBlonde Woman #1
2012 Nipples & Palm Trees Harmony
Birthday SexKristenTV movie
Ordinary ManAnnieShort
2013Hidden TreasuresCat
House of BadSirah
Chavez Cage of GloryGia Chavez
All American Christmas CaroMusic Video Girl
Scorned Waitress
2014Under the Hollywood SignAlexis
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort SallyVideo
Crystal SkullsAl Jazeara Reporter Sheila WestTV movie
2015Only God CanColey's Mom
2016GrindsploitationAllie
Blood FeastThe Goddess Ishtar
The VisitAnnaShort
The Night ShiftCarrie
2017 Party Bus to Hell Joan Starrett
PinataCo-WorkerShort
2018Ego-Short
2019AutomationSusan
MaydayAeryn
HanukkahRachel
2020 Hacksaw DJ Cassidy (voice)
Clown FearCarlee Summers
MeganMegan
The Step DaddyValerie
The Amityville Harvest Christina
13 Slays Till X-Mas Dr. Hershberger
2021Angel City HorrorWynnShort
2022KaliEmmaShort
8 Days to HellCindy
Killer ConnectionCeleste
Night of the ZomghoulsMadison
Mike & Fred vs The Dead Radio DJ (voice)
UnreportedLisa
Space Wars: Quest for the DeepstarElnora
ShelterPresident
2023ReverenceMcKenzie (Kilah's Mom)Short
End TimesDeirdre
End Times (II)Deirdre
Static CodesNyla
TransmissionClara
Death ClubLisa
Woods WitchMelora
The Truth About MonstersMadeline Hush

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
20137 Lives XposedGinaEpisode: "It's Complicated"
2015 Diabolical Women Dana Sue GrayEpisode: "Dana Sue Gray"
My Haunted HouseDeanna SimpsonEpisode: "The Haunting of Deanna Simpson"
Wolf/ManKimEpisode: "Homecoming King"

Music Video

YearSongArtistRole
2019"The Devil You Know" L.A. Guns Beth

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