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| Katherine was first thrust into the
limelight as a child model. An aunt, visiting the family in New
Canaan, took a number of photographs of her niece, then aged 9 -
in series of poses to advertise a hair care product she had
invented. Upon returning to New York, with permission from
Katherine's parents, she sent the photos to a number of modeling
agencies. Her stunning looks were an immediate hit and within a
few weeks Katherine had been signed to Wilhelmina, a renowned
international modeling agency.
Almost immediately, she made her debut in a magazine
advertisement and was soon earning $75 an hour posing for Sears
and Lord & Taylor catalogs. An inaugural television appearance
in a national commercial for Cheerios breakfast cereal followed
and Katherine auditioned for a number of television shows
including "As The World Turns" and a sitcom about a mother and
daughter which starred Cindy Williams. |
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That Night |
King Of The Hill |
My Father The Hero |
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After a number of commercials, modeling assignments and movie
auditions, an 11 year old Katherine was cast in "That Night" (1992), which starred
Juliette Lewis, C. Thomas Howell and Eliza Dushku. It was then
that she realized that acting rather than modeling was her
passion. Katherine recalled during an interview in 1995 for US
Today that she always enjoyed acting and "loved to make believe
and imagine. With my friends we loved to play house and playing
secretaries or being doctors."
In 1993, Katherine appeared in Steven Soderbergh's critically
acclaimed depression era drama "King Of The Hill"
before landing her first leading role as a rebellious teenager
Nicole alongside Gerard Depardieu in "My Father The Hero" (1994).
The audition for "My
Father The Hero" was a gruelling process, but Katherine beat a
number of young actresses to the role, including Alicia
Silverstone. "That took a lot of auditioning – two times in New
York and two times in LA. They decided on me for the part about
a week before the filming started!"
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