British-born American actress (born 1980)
Katherine Waterston
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Born
| Katherine Boyer Waterston
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1980-03-03
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March 3, 1980
(age 44)
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Citizenship
| - United Kingdom
- United States
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Alma mater
| New York University
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 2003?present
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Children
| 1
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Parent
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Relatives
| James Waterston
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Katherine Boyer Waterston
(born March 3, 1980) is a British-American actress. She made her feature film debut in
Michael Clayton
(2007). She had supporting roles in films including
Robot & Frank
,
Being Flynn
(both 2012) and
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
(2013), before her breakthrough performance in
Inherent Vice
(2014). She portrayed
Chrisann Brennan
in
Steve Jobs
(2015), and went on to star as
Tina Goldstein
in
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016) and its
sequels
. Her other film roles were in
Alien: Covenant
(2017),
Logan Lucky
(2017),
The Current War
(2017),
Mid90s
(2018) and
The World to Come
(2020).
Early life
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Katherine Boyer Waterston was born March 3, 1980, in
Westminster
,
London
, the daughter of American parents, Lynn Louisa (
nee
Woodruff), a former model, and actor
Sam Waterston
.
[3]
She holds
dual citizenship
.
[2]
Her father is of English and Scottish descent. Her sister is actress Elisabeth Waterston and her brother is director Graham Waterston. She has an older half-brother,
James Waterston
, also an actor.
[4]
She was raised in
Connecticut
,
[5]
and graduated from the
Loomis Chaffee School
in 1998.
[6]
Career
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In 2007, Waterston made her big screen debut starring in the independent drama film
The Babysitters
appearing alongside
John Leguizamo
and
Cynthia Nixon
. Also in 2007, Waterston performed in the play
Los Angeles
by Julian Sheppard and in 2008, she performed in the play
Kindness
by
Adam Rapp
.
[7]
In 2010, Waterston played the role of Gena in the original Off-Broadway production of
Leslye Headland
's
Bachelorette
, played in the
2011 film
version by
Lizzy Caplan
. In 2011, she played Anya in the
Classic Stage Company
revival of
The Cherry Orchard
.
[8]
Also in 2011, she performed in
Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling
, also by
Adam Rapp
, at the
Classic Stage Company
.
[9]
After playing supporting roles in films including
Enter Nowhere
(2011),
Being Flynn
(2012),
The Letter
(2012), and
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
(2013), Waterston was cast in the crime film
Inherent Vice
written and directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson
. The film and her performance received generally positive reviews from critics.
[10]
The following year, she appeared in
Queen of Earth
and
Steve Jobs
playing
Chrisann Brennan
.
In 2016, Waterston was cast as
Tina Goldstein
in the fantasy film
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
opposite
Eddie Redmayne
. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and emerged a commercial success after grossing $814 million worldwide.
[11]
Waterston reprised her role in
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
in 2018, and had a short part in
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
(2022).
[12]
In 2017, she starred alongside
Michael Fassbender
in the science fiction horror film
Alien: Covenant
directed by
Ridley Scott
. Also that year she starred in the
Steven Soderbergh
's comedy-drama
Logan Lucky
and
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
's historical drama
The Current War
. The following years she starred in the independent films
State Like Sleep
(2018),
Mid90s
(2018),
Amundsen
(2019) and
The World to Come
(2020). In 2020, she starred in the British-American horror drama series
The Third Day
alongside
Jude Law
. In 2022, she joined the cast of the second season of
HBO
period drama series
Perry Mason
.
[13]
Personal life
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Waterston was previously in a six-year relationship with American playwright and director
Adam Rapp
.
[14]
His 2011 three-play collection
The Hallway Trilogy
is dedicated to her;
[15]
she appeared as Rose Hathaway in
Part 1: Rose
in its premiere at the
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
.
In November 2018, Waterston confirmed that she was expecting her first child.
[16]
Her son was born in 2019.
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citation needed
]
Waterston is a supporter of
transgender rights
. She has cited her participation in the
Fantastic Beasts
franchise as a reason for her being so vocal, and has publicly denounced series creator
J.K. Rowling
's
anti-transgender statements
.
[17]
[18]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Shorts
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2006
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Orchids
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Beatrice
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2011
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Eat
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Claire
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2012
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Astarsaga
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Solange
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2015
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Outlaws
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The Trapeze Artist
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2017
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
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Janet "Danny" Daniels
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2022
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House Comes With A Bird
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Ruth
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Video games
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Stage
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Awards and nominations
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References
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"Katherine Waterston | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos"
.
AllMovie
.
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a
b
Horowitz, Josh (May 16, 2017).
"Happy Sad Confused Ep. 159 (Michael Fassbender (Vol. III) & Danny McBride; Katherine Waterston)"
(Podcast). MTV Podcast Network. Event occurs at 1:11:42.
Archived
from the original on November 27, 2019
. Retrieved
February 26,
2022
.
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Soloski, Alexis (February 17, 2022).
"Sam Waterston Is Still the Face of 'Law & Order'
"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
March 1,
2022
.
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Fine, Marshall (May 2, 2008).
"Katherine Waterston Doesn't Rest on Family Laurels"
.
New York Daily News
. Retrieved
August 7,
2013
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"Madame Babysitter: Talking to Katherine Waterston About Her New Film"
.
PAPER
. May 22, 2008.
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Chizzik, Danielle (October 8, 2015).
"Katherine Waterston is the Star You Haven't Heard of Yet"
.
Town & Country
. New York
. Retrieved
August 14,
2017
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"Welcome to New York; Now Go Find a Friend"
.
The New York Times
. October 14, 2008
. Retrieved
August 26,
2016
.
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"A Story of Survival of the Fittest"
.
The New York Times
. March 7, 2007
. Retrieved
November 23,
2014
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"At a Dinner, Exotic Fare and Foul Play"
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The New York Times
. October 4, 2011
. Retrieved
November 23,
2014
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Stephanie Merry (December 3, 2021) [2016-03-10].
"Katherine Waterston is ready for your lame questions about that 'Inherent Vice' sex scene"
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The Washington Post
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please check these dates
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"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
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Box Office Mojo
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"Why Is Tina Hardly In Fantastic Beasts 3? Her Absence Makes No Sense"
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ScreenRant
. April 16, 2022.
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D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 4, 2021).
"
'Perry Mason' Season 2: Katherine Waterston, Hope Davis Among 7 Joining Cast; Diarra Kilpatrick Promoted To Regular"
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"Fantastic Beasts' Katherine Waterston on coping with Harry Potter mania"
.
The Evening Standard
. November 10, 2016
. Retrieved
December 10,
2018
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Rapp, Adam
(2013).
The Hallway Trilogy
. New York: Theatre Communications Group. p. iv.
ISBN
978-1559364164
.
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Wilson, Samantha (November 14, 2018).
"Katherine Waterston: 'Fantastic Beasts' Star Expecting First Child ? Congrats"
.
Hollywood Life
. Retrieved
November 17,
2018
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Sharf, Zack.
"Katherine Waterston: It Was 'Important' to Publicly Oppose J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Beliefs"
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IndieWire
. IndieWire
. Retrieved
October 6,
2023
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Walsh, Savannah.
"Katherine Waterston on Why It's "Important" to Denounce J.K. Rowling's Transphobic Comments"
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Vanity Fair
. Vanity Fair
. Retrieved
October 6,
2023
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Etan Vlessing (December 16, 2022).
"John Cho, Katherine Waterston to Star in 'They Listen' Horror Pic"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
December 16,
2022
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