Catherine Waller

Catherine Waller is a New Zealand-American television writer and actress.

Catherine Waller
NationalityNew Zealander
American
EducationAvondale College
Toi Whakaari(Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting)
Websitewww.catherine-waller.com

Early life and education

Catherine Waller was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to Wendy Waller and John Waller, who are both Americans. Waller attended Avondale College. She graduated with a BFA in Acting at Toi Whakaari.[1]

Career

In 2014, Waller's solo work The Creeps, first premiered in Hollywood Fringe.[2] In 2018, she featured in an episode of Netflix's Love. Waller co-wrote The Luring, a 2017, short film where she also starred as Laura.[3] She played the role of Krissy in Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk.

Awards

For her role as Amber on the New Zealand TV series, Hounds, she was nominated for the 2013 TV Guide Best On The Box Award.[4] In the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival Awards, Waller won the Golden Elephant Award for The Creeps.[5] The Creeps was also nominated for United Solo & Backstage Audience Award.[6] Waller is also a winner of Best Physical Theatre and Best Interactive show at United Solo Festival.[7]

Personal life

In 2011, Waller and her sister Amy produced a play, Gloria, to honor the life of their grandmother, Gloria Stanford.[8][9] In 2011 Waller came out as gay and in 2021, married her wife.[10]

References
  1. "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. "Hollywood Fringe - the creeps". www.hollywoodfringe.org. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  3. "Catherine Waller | AAANZ". Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  4. "TV Guide Best On The Box Awards".
  5. Hill, Stacy Jones (2014-06-29). "Hollywood Fringe - 2014 hollywood fringe festival award winners". www.hollywoodfringe.org. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  6. "2018 United Solo Festival Guide" (PDF).
  7. BWW News Desk. "United Solo Concludes Its 7th Season in New York". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  8. MURPHY, NICOLA (2011-02-14). "Sisters revisit WWII romance". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  9. "Gloria Returns Bigger and Better Than Ever". Eventfinda. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  10. Catherine Waller on how a soap opera helped her come out., retrieved 2022-09-08
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