Katie Douglas (actress)

Kathryn Emily Douglas (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Abby Littman in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia and as Jackie Sullivan in Pretty Hard Cases.

Kathryn Douglas
Born
Kathryn Emily Douglas

(1998-10-19) October 19, 1998
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)

She had her first starring role in Spooksville as Sally Wilcox for 22 episodes. Since then she has had other lead roles in film and tv series such as Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, and Level 16.

Early life and career

Katie Emily Douglas was born on October 19, 1998, in Burlington, Ontario, in Canada.[1] Douglas started acting at the age of six at the Great Big Theatre Company[2] in Burlington, Ontario. She starred in a number of productions including a Christmas play involving penguins and as Tinkerbell at the summer camp of the Burlington Dance Academy.[3] Douglas attended Nelson High School in Burlington. Throughout her early acting career, Douglas completed her education having a travelling tutor.[3]

Career

Douglas began her screen acting career at the age of six in F2: Forensic Factor.[4] Douglas later played Sally Wilcox on Discovery Family’s fantasy action TV show Spooksville in 2013, but it only lasted one season.[5][6] Douglas starred as Young Irisa on the science fiction action TV series Defiance: The Lost Ones which premiered on SyFy in March 2014.[7][8] At the age of 15,[3] Douglas was nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles in 2014, for her role as Sally Wilcox in Spooksville.[6][5]

Douglas starred as Naomi Malik from 2017 to 2019 in the Global Network Canadian comedy and drama TV series Mary Kills People, working alongside Caroline Dhavernas.[9] Douglas played a lead role as Vivien on the Danishka Esterhazy directed 2018 science fiction movie Level 16.[10][11]

In 2019, Douglas was the protagonist in rapist drama film Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, which recounts the true story of Lisa McVey who was abducted and raped for 26 hours by serial killer Bobby Joe Long in 1984.[12] Douglas received an ACTRA Award nomination for her performance, eventually losing out to Amybeth McNulty.[13]

In 2021, she starred as Abby, a friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia, alongside Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Sara Waisglass, and Chelsea Clark (actress).[14] Douglas starred in a main role as 18-year-old Jackie Sullivan in the first two series of the CBC Television female police comedy-drama television series Pretty Hard Cases from 2021 to 2022.[15]

In 2022, Douglas stars as Kate Coughlin in the Daniel Adams directed police protection film The Walk in a cast which includes Justin Chatwin, Terrence Howard and Malcolm McDowell.[16]

In 2023, she was the titular role in the film The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story,[17] which portrays the true story of how a 15 year-old girl survived the trauma of abduction, incarceration and sexual assault for over 18 hours, until an opportunity to escape transpired.[18]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2013 Compulsion young Saffron[3]
2018 Level 16 Vivien
2018 Every Day Megan / A
2020 Double Edged (short) Evelyn and Samantha
2022 The Walk Kate Coughlin [16]

Television film
Year Title Role
2011 Stay with Me Lucy
2012 Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town [3] Rose Leacock
2013 Defiance: The Lost Ones Young Irisa
2018 Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey Lisa McVey
2019 Thicker Than Water Addie Decker
2023 The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story Kara Robinson

Television series
Year Title Role Notes
2007 F2: Forensic Factor Brenda Episode: "Dead Man's Hollow"
2009 Flashpoint Jennifer Sabiston Episode: "The Fortress"
2012 Less Than Kind Brenda 3 episodes
2012 Alphas Teenage Nina Episode: "When Push Comes to Shove"
2013–2014 Spooksville Sally Wilcox Main role, 22 episodes [3]
2014 Saving Hope Tatum Episode: "The Heartbreak Kid"
2013–2015 Defiance Young Irisa / Irzu / Little Girl Recurring role, 10 episodes
2015–2016 Max & Shred Melanie 2 episodes
2017–2019 Eyewitness Bella Milonkovic 4 episodes
2016 Raising Expectations Connor Wayney Main role, 26 episodes
2018 Creeped Out Indigo Episodes: "Side Show, Parts 1 & 2"
2018 Burden of Truth Amanda Parson 2 episodes: "Witch Hunt", "Devil in the Desert"
2017–2019 Mary Kills People Naomi Malik Main role, 18 episode
2019 Nurses Sasha Episode: "Lifeboat"
2021–2022 Pretty Hard Cases Jackie Sullivan Main role, 15 episodes [15]
2021–present Ginny & Georgia Abby Main role, 20 episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series Spooksville Nominated [6][5]
35th Young Artist Awards Best Performance – TV Series – Leading Young Actress Nominated [19][20]
2018 Blood in the Snow Awards Best Actress Level 16 Won [19][21]
2019 17th Annual ACTRA Awards, Toronto Outstanding Performance – Female Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey Nominated [19][13]
2020 Canadian Screen Awards, Toronto Best Lead Performance, TV Movie Nominated [19][22]
2021 Hollywood Blood Horror Festival Best Young Actress Double Edged Won [19]
Independent Horror Movie Awards Best Actress Won [19]
2022 IndieFEST Film Awards Humanitarian Award of Excellence Actress: Leading The Walk Won [19][23]
Rome International Movie Awards Best Young Actress Won [19]
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Won [19]
Moscow Indie Film Festival Best Actress in Supporting Role Nominated [19]

References
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  2. "Great Big Theatre Company young people's theatre – Photo Gallery 2014". gbtc.com. 2021.
  3. "Burlington's Katie Douglas surprised by Emmy nomination". toronto.com. June 26, 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021.
  4. "This is where you've seen Believe Me's Lisa McVey actress Katie Douglas before". radiox.co.uk. June 4, 2021.
  5. "41st Annual Daytime Emmy Complete List of Nominees". redcarpetreporttv.com. 2014.
  6. "Katie Douglas at 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards #CreativeArtsEmmys". redcarpetreporttv.com. 2014.
  7. "Amazon prime Video – Katie Douglas". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  8. "Defiance: The Lost Ones – Cast". airdate.cc. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. "Naomi in Mary Kills People". Global TV. 2019 – via Twitter.com.
  10. "Level 16". sho.com. 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019.
  11. "Canadian actor Katie Douglas takes another step up with dystopian thriller Level 16". The YY Scene. 2019.
  12. Kelly Schremph (September 30, 2018). "Is 'Believe Me' Based On A True Story? The Lifetime Movie Follows Lisa McVey's Harrowing Tale Of Survival". Bustle.
  13. "ACTRA Toronto 2019 nominees". playbackonline.ca. January 16, 2019.
  14. "Who plays Abby in Ginny & Georgia? – Katie Douglas". popsugar.co.uk. 2021.
  15. "Pretty Hard Cases Katie Douglas". cbc.ca. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  16. "Katie Douglas". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  17. "The Kara Robinson Story". kararobinsonchamberlain.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  18. "The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023)". justwatch.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  19. "Katie Douglas Awards". imdb.com (index source only). Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  20. "35th Young Artist Awards 2014 Nominations and Results". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  21. "Bloodies Awards 2018". bloodinthesnow.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  22. "Cineflix Receives 16 Canadian Screen Award Nominations". cineflix.com. February 18, 2020.
  23. "2022 Humanitarian Award Winners". theindiefest.com. 2022.
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