Luis Fernandolo

Katic was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to Serb parents Petar and Rada Katić, who emigrated from Croatia, Yugoslavia. In describing her ethnicity, she has stated "My parents are Serbs from Croatia. I call us Dalmatian..."[2] Her father is from Vrlika, and her mother is from the surrounding area of Sinj.[3] Katic later moved with her family to Aurora, Illinois.[4] She spent the following years moving back and forth between Canada and the United States. After graduating from West Aurora High School in 1996, she studied at the University of Toronto and then at the DePaul University Goodman School of Drama, where she studied acting from 2000 to 2002.[4] She has four brothers and one sister.

Career[edit]

Katic played Hana Gitelman in Heroes, Collette Stenger in 24's season 5, and Jenny in the film Feast of Love starring Morgan Freeman. She also played Morgenstern in Frank Miller's film The Spirit, Corrine Veneau in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace (though she was originally up for the role of Strawberry Fields in the film[5]), and Simone Renoir in the third installment of The Librarian franchise, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice.

In August 2008, ABC announced[6] acquisition of the television series Castle, starring Katic as Kate Beckett and Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle.[7]

In 2008, Katic established her own production company, Sine Timore Productions, which is Latin for "without fear".[4]

Katic in May 2010

BuddyTV named Stana Katic as #24 on its list of "TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2009",[8] #39 in 2010,[9] #1 in 2011[10] and #8 in 2012;[11] #6 on its list of "The 15 Best Drama Lead Actresses of the 2011-2012 TV Season";[12] named her character's relationship with the title character as #18 (and the Best Flirting Relationship) on its list "Love Is All Around: Best TV Relationships of 2010",[13] #13 (and the Best Delayed Relationship) on its list of "The Best Relationships of 2011",[14] #15 on its list of "The Special Relationships: TV’s Top 50 Love Stories of the Past Decade",[15] #1 on its list "Love... Or Not: The Top 12 Will-They-or-Won't-They Couples of 2012"[16] and #2 on its list "Lip Smacking Good: The Best Kisses of 2012";[17] named Castle as #6 on its list of "The 11 Best Returning TV Shows of 2011",[18] #11 on "The 15 Best Dramas of the 2011-2012 TV Season"[19] and #12 on "The 12 Best Dramas of 2012".[20]

In the summer of 2010 Katic filmed For Lovers Only with the Polish brothers in France and The Double with Richard Gere.[21]

At the third annual Shorty Awards held on March 28, 2011, she won the actress category.[22][23][24] In May 2011, she won the Most Glamourous Actress online ballot for the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.[25][26] She received 17.3% of the 3,641 votes against a field of 15 finalists.[27]

She served as a jury member at the May 29 – June 5, 2011, Film Festival Zlín, where For Lovers Only made its world premiere. Big Sur, in which she plays Lenore Kandel premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2013.[28] In conjunction with the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International, there was an official announcement in Entertainment Weekly that she would become the voice for Talia al Ghul in Batman: Arkham City.[29][30]

On January 28, 2012, she was a presenter at the 64th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards ceremony.[31] She was the recipient of the PRISM Award for Performance in a Drama Episode at the 16th Annual PRISM Awards for her portrayal of suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Castle season four episode "Killshot".[32] Katic was nominated for the 39th People's Choice Awards in the Favorite Dramatic TV Actress category.[33] At the 40th People's Choice Awards, Katic won the Favorite Dramatic TV Actress category, while the show won Favorite TV Crime Drama.[34][35]

Personal life[edit]

Katic started a project in 2010 called "The Alternative Travel Project".[36] She lives and shoots Castle in Los Angeles. Katic speaks four languages fluently: English, French, Italian and Serbian.[37]

Katic wrote the lyrics for "Hey Blue Eyes", which she sang for fans at the 51st Zlín Film Festival in 2011.[38] She holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada.[39]

Filmography[edit]

Film

Year Title Role Notes

1999 Acid Freaks Annie

2003 Shut-Eye Angela

2005 Pit Fighter Marianne

2006 Faceless Diana Palos Television film

2006 Dragon Dynasty Ava Television film

2007 Feast of Love Jenny

2008 Stiletto Raina

2008 Quantum of Solace Corrine Veneau

2008 The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice Simone Renoir Television film

2008 The Spirit Morgenstern

2008 Truth About Kerry Emma

2010 For Lovers Only Sophia

2011 The Double Amber

2013 Big Sur Lenore Kandel

2013 CBGB Genya Ravan

2013 Superman: Unbound Lois Lane Voice[40]

Television

Year Title Role Notes

2004 The Handler Mariella Episode: "Bleak House"

2004 Alias Flight Attendant Episode: "Facade"

2004 L.A. Dragnet Miriam Nelson Episode: "Retribution"

2004 The Shield Ayla 2 episodes

2004 JAG Lucienne Charmoli Episode: "This Just in from Baghdad"

2005 The Closer Nadia Episode: "The Big Picture"

2005 ER Blaire Collins 2 episodes

2006 24 Collette Stenger 4 episodes

2006 Brothers & Sisters Karen Wells Episode: "Patriarchy"

2007 Company Man Donna Baker Episode: "Pilot"

2007 Heroes Hana Gitelman 2 episodes

2007 CSI: Miami Rita Sullivan Episode: "Deep Freeze"

2007 The Unit Special Agent Debra Lane Episode: "Binary Explosion"

2008 Would Be Kings Julianna Martinelli Mini-series; 2 episodes

2009–present Castle Detective Kate Beckett Main role

Prism Award for Best Performance in a Drama Episode (shared with Jon Huertas)

TV Guide Award for Favorite Couple Who Should (Shared with Nathan Fillion)

TV Guide Award for Favorite TV Couple (shared with Nathan Fillion)

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