Stana Katic is a Canadian-American actress and producer known for her role as Kate Beckett in the Castle series (2009-2016) and as agent Emily Byrne in the Absentia series.
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Bio-Data
| Name | Stana Katic |
| Date of Birth | April 26, 1978 |
| Gender | Female |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Professions | Actress & Producer |
| Stana Katic’s Net Worth | $12 Million |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
Biography
Stana Katic was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on April 20, 1978. While clarifying her ethnicity, “My parents are Serbs from Croatia. I call us Dalmatian because that’s the part of the planet that we are originally from. I have Serb, Croat and even a handful of Montenegrin family members.” Her father hails from Vrlika, Croatia, and her mother hails from the surrounding area of Sinj, Croatia. She has five siblings, four brothers and a sister.
At a young age, Stana Katic moved with her family to Aurora, Illinois and spent the next few years shuffling between Canada and America. Following her graduation from West Aurora High School in 1996, she enrolled at the University of Toronto’s Trinity College to study International Relations, Economics, and pre-law. Thereafter, she studied toward an MFA in acting from 2000 to 2002 at The Theatre School at DePaul University. Also, she studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school.
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Early Career
Stana Katic played Hana Gitelman in Heroes, Collette Stenger in season five of 24, and played Jenny in Feast of Love starring Morgan Freeman. Also, she played Morgenstern in The Spirit, Corrine Veneau in Quantum of Solace, and, Simone Renoir in the third instalment of The Librarian franchise; The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice. In August 2008, ABC announced the acquisition of the Castle series. In the same year, she established her own production company, Sine Timore Productions, which means “without fear” in Latin.
In the summer of 2010, Stana Katic filmed For Lovers Only with the Polish brothers in France and also, The Double, with Richard Gere. She won the actress category at the third annual Shorty Awards, presented on March 28, 2011. She received the Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s online vote for Most Glamorous Actress in May 2011. With 15 finalists, she received 17.3% of the 3,641 votes cast. At the May-5 June 2011 Film Festival Zlín, Stana Katic served as a jury member where For Lovers Only made its world premiere. She played Lenore Kandel in Big Sur which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on the 23rd of January, 2013. There was an announcement in Entertainment Weekly that Stana Katic would voice Talia al Ghul in Batman: Arkham City.
Stana Katic was the presenter at the 64th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards on the 28th of January 2012. Also, she received the PRISM Award for Performance in a Drama Episode at the 16th Annual PRISM Awards for her role in the Castle season-four episode Kill Shot.
Later Career
For the 39th People’s Choice Awards, Stana Katic was nominated in the Favorite Dramatic TV Actress category. And at the 40th People’s Choice Awards, she won in the Favourite Dramatic TV Actress category. In the 2013 film, CBGB, Stana Katic played Genya Ravan, a rock singer and producer. And in 2016, ABC announced that Stana Katic would be taking an exit from Castle before the likely ninth season’s project. Hence, her contract was not renewed following the eighth season. On the 12th of May 2016, Castle was cancelled after running for eight seasons.
In Sister Cities premiered on the 17th of September 2016, Stana Katic played Carolina Baxter. And on the 26th of the same month, she appeared in White Rabbit Red Rabbit at New York’s Westside Theatre. In the same year, she starred as Rachel Rozman in The Rendezvous, and was cast in the horror film, Cadaver. Come January of the following year, she appeared as Anna in Lost in Florence. Still, in 2017, she was cast as Emily Byrne in the Absentia series.
In 2019, Stana Katic played Vera Atkins in A Call to Spy, a film inspired by the true life stories of three women who worked as spies in World War II.
Stana Katic’s Net Worth
Currently, Stana Katic’s net worth is $12 million.
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Personal Life
Stana Katic is renowned for her fluency in a number of languages, including English, Serbian, French, Italian, and Slovenian.
In order to lessen the environmental impact of individual vehicles, she launched The Alternative Travel Project in 2010. This project encourages people to Go Car Free for just one day and seek out alternate forms of public transit. Stana Katic composed the lyrics of “Hey Blue Eyes” which she performed for audience members at the 51st Zlin Film Festival in 2011. She is a citizen of both the United States and Canada.
On April 25, 2015, the day before her 37th birthday, Stana Katic weds to her longtime partner, Kris Brkljac, who is an Australian business efficiency consultant, in a private ceremony in Croatia. They have a child and live in Los Angeles.
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Awards and Accolades
BuddyTV
BuddyTV named Katic as Kate Beckett in Castle as No. 24 on its list of “TV’s 100 Sexiest Women of 2009”. And was also named in several categories in the following years. In 2010, she was named No. 39, No. 1 in 2011, No. 8 in 2012 and No. 12 in 2013; on the list of “The 15 Best Drama Lead Actresses of the 2011–2012 TV Season”. Thereafter, she was named No.6; via her character’s relationship with the title character as No. 18 (and the Best Flirting Relationship) on the list of “Love Is All Around Best TV Relationships of 2010”.
Stana Katic was named No. 13 (and the Best Delayed Relationship) on itBuddyTV’s list of “The Best Relationships of 2011”. Named No. 15 on its list of “The Special Relationships: TV’s Top 50 Love Stories of the Past Decade”, No. 1 on its list “Love… Or Not: The Top 12 Will-They-or-Won’t-They Couples of 2012” and No. 2 on its list “Lip Smacking Good: The Best Kisses of 2012”; named Castle as No. 6 on its list of “The 11 Best Returning TV Shows of 2011”, No. 11 on “The 15 Best Dramas of the 2011–2012 TV Season” and No. 12 on “The 12 Best Dramas of 2012”.
Stana Katic also has been on the Maxim Hot 100 list for three consecutive years.
Awards
- 2011: TV Guide Magazine’s Fan Favorites Awards,
- 2012: TV Guide Magazine’s Fan Favorites Awards and PRISM Awards,
- 2013: TV Guide Magazine’s Fan Favorites Awards,
- 2014: People’s Choice Awards,
- 2015: People’s Choice Awards,
- 2016: People’s Choice Awards.
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