Katie Douglas (actress) explained

Kathryn Douglas
Birth Name:Kathryn Emily Douglas
Birth Date:19 October 1998
Birth Place:Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2007–present
Height Cm:152

Kathryn Emily Douglas (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Abby Littman in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia and as Jackie Sullivan in Pretty Hard Cases.

She had her first starring role in Spooksville as Sally Wilcox for 22 episodes. Since then she has had other lead roles in film and tv series such as , The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, and Level 16.

Early life and career

Katie Emily Douglas was born on October 19, 1998, in Burlington, Ontario, in Canada.[1] Douglas started acting at the age of six at the Great Big Theatre Company[2] in Burlington, Ontario. She starred in a number of productions including a Christmas play involving penguins and as Tinkerbell at the summer camp of the Burlington Dance Academy.[3] Douglas attended Nelson High School in Burlington. Throughout her early acting career, Douglas completed her education having a travelling tutor.

Career

Douglas began her screen acting career at the age of six in F2: Forensic Factor.[4] Douglas later played Sally Wilcox on Discovery Family’s fantasy action TV show Spooksville in 2013, but it only lasted one season. Douglas starred as Young Irisa on the science fiction action TV series Defiance: The Lost Ones which premiered on SyFy in March 2014.[5] [6] At the age of 15, Douglas was nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles in 2014, for her role as Sally Wilcox in Spooksville.

Douglas starred as Naomi Malik from 2017 to 2019 in the Global Network Canadian comedy and drama TV series Mary Kills People, working alongside Caroline Dhavernas.[7] Douglas played a lead role as Vivien on the Danishka Esterhazy directed 2018 science fiction movie Level 16.[8] [9]

In 2019, Douglas was the protagonist in the drama film , which recounts the true story of Lisa McVey who was abducted and raped for 26 hours by serial killer Bobby Joe Long in 1984.[10] Douglas received an ACTRA Award nomination for her performance, eventually losing out to Amybeth McNulty.[11]

In 2021, she starred as Abby, a friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia, alongside Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Sara Waisglass, and Chelsea Clark (actress).[12] Douglas starred in a main role as 18-year-old Jackie Sullivan in the first two series of the CBC Television female police comedy-drama television series Pretty Hard Cases from 2021 to 2022.[13]

In 2022, Douglas stars as Kate Coughlin in the Daniel Adams directed police protection film The Walk in a cast which includes Justin Chatwin, Terrence Howard and Malcolm McDowell.[14]

In 2023, she was the titular role in the film The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story,[15] which portrays the true story of how a 15 year-old girl survived the trauma of abduction, incarceration and sexual assault for over 18 hours, until an opportunity to escape transpired.[16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2013Compulsionyoung Saffron
2018Level 16Vivien
2018Every DayMegan / A
2020Double Edged (short)Evelyn and Samantha
2022The Walk Kate Coughlin

Television film

YearTitleRole
2011Stay with MeLucy
2012 Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownRose Leacock
2013Defiance: The Lost OnesYoung Irisa
2018Lisa McVey
2019Thicker Than Water Addie Decker
2023The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson StoryKara Robinson

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007F2: Forensic FactorBrendaEpisode: "Dead Man's Hollow"
2009FlashpointJennifer SabistonEpisode: "The Fortress"
2012Less Than KindBrenda3 episodes
2012AlphasTeenage NinaEpisode: "When Push Comes to Shove"
2013–2014Spooksville Sally WilcoxMain role, 22 episodes
2014Saving HopeTatumEpisode: "The Heartbreak Kid"
2013–2015DefianceYoung Irisa / Irzu / Little GirlRecurring role, 10 episodes
2015–2016Max & ShredMelanie2 episodes
2017–2019EyewitnessBella Milonkovic4 episodes
2016Raising Expectations Connor WayneyMain role, 26 episodes
2018Creeped OutIndigoEpisodes: "Side Show, Parts 1 & 2"
2018Burden of TruthAmanda Parson2 episodes: "Witch Hunt", "Devil in the Desert"
2017–2019Mary Kills PeopleNaomi MalikMain role, 18 episode
2019NursesSashaEpisode: "Lifeboat"
2021–2022Pretty Hard CasesJackie SullivanMain role, 15 episodes
2021–presentGinny & GeorgiaAbbyMain role, 20 episodes
2024Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew FinlanHerself

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2014Spooksville[17] [18]
[19] [20]
2018Blood in the Snow AwardsBest ActressLevel 16[21]
201917th Annual ACTRA Awards, TorontoOutstanding Performance – Female
2020Canadian Screen Awards, TorontoBest Lead Performance, TV Movie[22]
2021Hollywood Blood Horror FestivalBest Young ActressDouble Edged
Independent Horror Movie AwardsBest Actress
2022IndieFEST Film AwardsHumanitarian Award of Excellence Actress: LeadingThe Walk [23]
Rome International Movie AwardsBest Young Actress
Hollywood Reel Independent Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress
Moscow Indie Film FestivalBest Actress in Supporting Role

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katie Douglas From 'Believe Me' Is Netflix's New It-Girl To Know. Elle. June 7, 2021.
  2. Web site: Great Big Theatre Company young people's theatre – Photo Gallery 2014 . gbtc.com. 2021.
  3. Web site: Burlington's Katie Douglas surprised by Emmy nomination . toronto.com . June 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606143803/https://www.toronto.com/community-story/4602932-burlington-s-katie-douglas-surprised-by-emmy-nomination/ . 6 June 2021 . dead.
  4. Web site: This is where you've seen Believe Me's Lisa McVey actress Katie Douglas before . radiox.co.uk . June 4, 2021.
  5. Web site: Amazon prime Video – Katie Douglas . https://archive.today/20210821003934/https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Katie-Douglas/nm3353780/ . dead . 2021-08-21 . Amazon . August 21, 2021.
  6. Web site: Defiance: The Lost Ones – Cast . airdate.cc . August 21, 2021.
  7. Web site: Naomi in Mary Kills People . Global TV . Twitter.com . 2019.
  8. Web site: Level 16 . sho.com . 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191018121816/https://www.sho.com/titles/3470834/level-16 . 18 October 2019 . dead.
  9. Web site: Canadian actor Katie Douglas takes another step up with dystopian thriller Level 16 . The YY Scene . 2019.
  10. Web site: Kelly Schremph . Is 'Believe Me' Based On A True Story? The Lifetime Movie Follows Lisa McVey's Harrowing Tale Of Survival . . September 30, 2018.
  11. Web site: ACTRA Toronto 2019 nominees . playbackonline.ca. January 16, 2019.
  12. News: 2021. Who plays Abby in Ginny & Georgia? – Katie Douglas . popsugar.co.uk .
  13. News: Pretty Hard Cases Katie Douglas . cbc.ca . 29 March 2022.
  14. News: Katie Douglas. filmaffinity.com . March 6, 2023.
  15. News: The Kara Robinson Story. kararobinsonchamberlain.com . March 6, 2023.
  16. News: The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023) . justwatch.com . June 22, 2023.
  17. Web site: Katie Douglas at 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards #CreativeArtsEmmys . redcarpetreporttv.com . 2014.
  18. Web site: 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Complete List of Nominees . redcarpetreporttv.com . 2014.
  19. Web site: Katie Douglas Awards. imdb.com (index source only) . November 27, 2021.
  20. Web site: 35th Young Artist Awards 2014 Nominations and Results . youngartistawards.org . 4 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150720070434/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms35.html . 20 July 2015 . dead.
  21. Web site: Bloodies Awards 2018 . bloodinthesnow.ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629020540/https://bloodinthesnow.ca/BITS2018.html . June 29, 2021. 2021-06-29 .
  22. Web site: Cineflix Receives 16 Canadian Screen Award Nominations . cineflix.com. February 18, 2020.
  23. Web site: 2022 Humanitarian Award Winners . theindiefest.com. 2022.