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- Birth nameKathryn Ann Sackhoff
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Kathryn Ann "Katee" Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980) is an American actress known for playing Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009). She was nominated for four Saturn Awards for her work on Battlestar Galactica and won the award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2005.
Sackhoff has also starred in the short-lived TV series The Fearing Mind (2000-2001) and The Education of Max Bickford (2001-2002); had recurring roles in the TV series Bionic Woman (2007), Nip/Tuck (2009), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010-2011), and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012-2013); and had a lead role in the eighth season of 24 as Dana Walsh (2010). She voices several characters including Bitch Pudding on Adult Swim's stop motion animated series Robot Chicken. Between 2012 and 2017, she starred in the A&E and Netflix series Longmire as Deputy Sheriff Victoria "Vic" Moretti before recurring on The Flash as Amunet.
She had lead roles in the films Halloween: Resurrection (2002); White Noise: The Light (2007); Batman: Year One (2011); The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia, Sexy Evil Genius, Riddick, Oculus (2013) and Don't Knock Twice (2016).
Sackhoff was born in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in St. Helens, Oregon. Her mother, Mary, worked as an English-as-second-language (ESL) program coordinator, and her father, Dennis, is a land developer. Her brother, Erick, is co-owner of a vehicle modification shop near Portland. She graduated from Sunset High School in Beaverton in 1998. She began swimming at an early age and by high school, was planning to pursue a career in the sport until her right knee was injured. This led her to begin practicing yoga-which she continues today-and to pursue an interest in acting.
Her first acting role was in the Lifetime movie Fifteen and Pregnant in which she played a teenager with a baby. The movie starred Kirsten Dunst and motivated her to move to Hollywood and pursue a career in acting after graduating high school. Sackhoff's first recurring role was Annie in MTV's Undressed, next gaining a supporting role as Nell Bickford in The Education of Max Bickford. Sackhoff made her motion picture debut in My First Mister, and next appeared in film as Jenna "Jen" Danzig in Halloween: Resurrection.
In August 2012, Sackhoff became the co-host of the Schmoes Know Movies podcast on the Toad Hop Network. One of her first shows was with guest Sean Astin.
Sackhoff announced in April 2015 a new TV-series project, Rain, which she wrote and is executive-producing through her Fly Free Productions. She also had a role in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops III, performing voice over and motion capture as Sarah Hall. She portrayed Pink Ranger Kimberly in Power/Rangers, a short depicting a dystopian future in the Power Rangers universe.
In 2017, Sackhoff joined The CW series The Flash in the recurring role of villainess Amunet (Blacksmith), for which she is billed as a special guest star.- IMDb Mini Biography By: ahmetkozan
- SpouseRobin Gadsby(October 2, 2021 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenGinevra Grace Gadsby
- ParentsDennis SackhoffMary Sackhoff
- RelativesErick Sackhoff(Sibling)Mylisa(Half Sibling)
- Often plays strong willed, no-nonsense characters
- Decided to quit smoking when she received fan mail from little girls saying they wanted to be like 'Starbuck' when they grew up.
- Was a waitress at the Saddle Ranch Chop House before she got her big break.
- Was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement regarding the final episodes of the third season of Battlestar Galactica (2004), in order to preserve the secrecy regarding the fate of her character.
- Her Battlestar Galactica (2004) co-star Tricia Helfer is one of her best friends.
- Practices yoga regularly and goes on 10-mile runs every Sunday.
- I was addicted to the original "Star Trek" when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV. I don't think we even had more than three channels, so it was basically watch Dynasty (1981) with my mom, watch Star Trek (1966) with my dad, or watch the mating rituals of beavers on OPB [Oregon Public Broadcasting]. So my brother and I watched "Star Trek".
- [nudity early in her career] At some point in my career, I might go for it and just do it, if it's the right project and it's not gratuitous, and I would talk to my parents about it first. Right now, I'm 23 years old, and there's no need for me to be taking my clothes off for the world.
- [kissing women] I think it's easier to do a love scene with a woman than with a man. There are worse people to have to make out with. I've never kissed a woman, so I don't know how I would react. Never made out with a woman though, not my cup of tea. I like men. I would do a lesbian scene, though.
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