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).
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| Born | Katherine Boyer Waterston March 3, 1980[1] Westminster, London, England |
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| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Sam Waterston |
| Relatives | James Waterston (paternal half-brother) |
Early life
editKatherine Boyer Waterston was born March 3, 1980, in Westminster, London, the daughter of American parents, Lynn Louisa (née 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
editWaterston's first starring role on film was in the 2007 independent drama The Babysitters, alongside John Leguizamo and Cynthia Nixon. Also in 2007, Waterston performed in the play Los Angeles by Julian Sheppard. The following year, she acted in Kindness, a play by Adam Rapp.[7] In 2010, Waterston played Gena in the original Off-Broadway production of Leslye Headland's Bachelorette, the role played by Lizzy Caplan in the 2011 film version. In 2011, she played Anya in the Classic Stage Company revival of The Cherry Orchard.[8] Also in 2011, she performed in Rapp's Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling at the Classic Stage Company.[9]
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After 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 2015 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 played Chrisann Brennan in director Danny Boyle's biographical drama Steve Jobs, starring Michael Fassbender.
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 became a commercial success, 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 Fassbender for director Ridley Scott in the science fiction horror film Alien: Covenant. That year she also starred in Steven Soderbergh's comedy-drama Logan Lucky and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's historical drama The Current War. Waterston's next starring roles were 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
editWaterston was 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.[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 the alleged transphobic statements by series creator J.K. Rowling.[17][18]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes titles that have not yet been released |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Third Year | |
| The Babysitters | Shirley Lyner | ||
| 2008 | Good Dick | Katherine | |
| 2009 | Taking Woodstock | Penny | |
| 2011 | Almost in Love | Lulu | |
| Enter Nowhere | Samantha | ||
| 2012 | Robot & Frank | Shopgirl | |
| Being Flynn | Sarah | ||
| The Letter | Julie | ||
| The Factory | Lauren | ||
| 2013 | Night Moves | Anne | |
| The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Charlie | ||
| 2014 | Are You Joking? | Lisa | |
| Inherent Vice | Shasta Fay Hepworth | ||
| Glass Chin | Patricia Petals O'Neal | ||
| 2015 | Sleeping with Other People | Emma | |
| Queen of Earth | Virginia | ||
| Steve Jobs | Chrisann Brennan | ||
| Manhattan Romance | Carla | ||
| 2016 | Fluidic | Tell | |
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Tina Goldstein | ||
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant | Janet "Danny" Daniels | |
| Logan Lucky | Sylvia Harrison | ||
| The Current War | Marguerite Westinghouse | ||
| 2018 | State Like Sleep | Katherine Grand | |
| Mid90s | Dabney | ||
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Tina Goldstein | ||
| 2019 | Amundsen | Bess Magids | |
| 2020 | The World to Come | Abigail | |
| 2022 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | Tina Goldstein | Cameo appearance |
| Babylon | Estelle | ||
| 2023 | Asphalt City | Nancy | |
| The End We Start From | O | ||
| 2024 | Afraid | Meredith Pike | |
| 2025 | Fear Street: Prom Queen † | TBA | Post-production |
| TBA | Park Avenue † | Charlotte | Post-production |
| Fackham Hall † | Lady Davenport | In-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 | Boardwalk Empire | Emma Harrow | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | The Third Day | Jess | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2023 | Perry Mason | Ginny Ames | Main role (season 2), 6 episodes |
| Slow Horses | Alison Dunn | Recurring (season 3) | |
| 2024 | The Franchise | Quinn Walker | Episode: "Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost" |
| The Agency † | Naomi |
Shorts
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Orchids | Beatrice | |
| 2011 | Eat | Claire | |
| 2012 | Ástarsaga | Solange | |
| 2015 | Outlaws | The Trapeze Artist | |
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper | Janet "Danny" Daniels | |
| 2022 | House Comes With A Bird | Ruth |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lego Dimensions | Tina Goldstein (voice) |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Smashing | The Play Company | |
| 2007 | Los Angeles | Audrey | The Flea Theater |
| 2008 | Kindness | Frances | Playwrights Horizons |
| 2009 | Reborning | Kelly | Summer Play Festival |
| 2010 | Bachelorette | Gena | McGinn/Cazale Theatre |
| 2011 | The Hallway Trilogy (Part 1: Rose) |
Rose Hathaway | Rattlestick Playwrights Theater |
| Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling | Cora Cabot | Classic Stage Company | |
| 2012 | The Cherry Orchard | Anya |
Awards and nominations
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References
edit- ^ "Katherine Waterston | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Soloski, Alexis (February 17, 2022). "Sam Waterston Is Still the Face of 'Law & Order'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ Fine, Marshall (May 2, 2008). "Katherine Waterston Doesn't Rest on Family Laurels". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ "Madame Babysitter: Talking to Katherine Waterston About Her New Film". PAPER. May 22, 2008.
- ^ Chizzik, Danielle (October 8, 2015). "Katherine Waterston is the Star You Haven't Heard of Yet". Town & Country. New York. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to New York; Now Go Find a Friend". The New York Times. October 14, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "A Story of Survival of the Fittest". The New York Times. March 7, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "At a Dinner, Exotic Fare and Foul Play". The New York Times. October 4, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ Stephanie Merry (December 3, 2021) [2016-03-10]. "Katherine Waterston is ready for your lame questions about that 'Inherent Vice' sex scene". The Washington Post.[please check these dates]
- ^ "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Why Is Tina Hardly In Fantastic Beasts 3? Her Absence Makes No Sense". ScreenRant. April 16, 2022.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 4, 2021). "'Perry Mason' Season 2: Katherine Waterston, Hope Davis Among 7 Joining Cast; Diarra Kilpatrick Promoted To Regular".
- ^ "Fantastic Beasts' Katherine Waterston on coping with Harry Potter mania". The Evening Standard. November 10, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ Rapp, Adam (2013). The Hallway Trilogy. New York: Theatre Communications Group. p. iv. ISBN 978-1559364164.
- ^ Wilson, Samantha (November 14, 2018). "Katherine Waterston: 'Fantastic Beasts' Star Expecting First Child — Congrats". Hollywood Life. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (July 28, 2021). "Katherine Waterston: It Was 'Important' to Publicly Oppose J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Beliefs". IndieWire. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Walsh, Savannah (July 28, 2021). "Katherine Waterston on Why It's "Important" to Denounce J.K. Rowling's Transphobic Comments". Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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