Kate Walsh: biography, filmography and the personal life of the actress

Kate Walsh today is incrediblypopular Hollywood actress, star of such well-known TV shows like “Anatomy of Passion” and “Private Practice”. The number of her fans is increasing every year. And they are all interested in biographical data and the career of an actress.

Kate Walsh: Biography and General Information

The future movie star was born on October 13, 1967in the territory of California, in the city of San Jose. But soon the family moved to Tucson (Arizona), where the girl spent her childhood. Father Kate Walsh is an Irishman, born in County Mead, in the town of Navan. And mother has Italian roots.

By the way, the girl was the youngest child in the family -The actresses have two sisters and two brothers who today work as producers. At school, Kate participated in various theatrical productions, she always got the central role. However, the young girl did not dream of becoming an actress - the work of a fashion model seemed much more attractive to her.

Therefore, after graduating from high school Kate Walshsigned a contract and went to Japan, where she spent some time working as a model and teacher of English at the same time. After returning to the United States, she settled in Chicago, where she enrolled in the Piven Theater Workshop. For two years, the girl participated in various productions, while simultaneously studying acting at a professional level.

The first movie roles

В 1987 году Кейт Уолш переезжает в Нью-Йорк и joins one of the local theater companies. At the same time, she begins to attend various castings. However, it was only a few years later that Kate Walsh first appeared on television. The filmography of the actress begins with a small cameo in the TV series "Slaughter Department." In the same year, she played Paulie Goddard in the TV show “Justice for Swift.” She also got the role of Cindy in the movie "Normal Life". In 1997, she played Lieutenant Kirsten Blair in the series Law and Order.

Filmography of the actress

Since 1999, Kate Walsh begins to receivemore prominent roles. For example, in 14 episodes of The Mike O’Malley Show, she played March. From 2000 to 2001, the actress regularly appeared in the “Show of the Norms”. And in 2001, she played the agent Eva Hillard in the TV series “The Fugitive.” In 2003, she was offered the role of Gracie, the mistress of Sarah O’s character in the film Under the Tuscan Sun. In 2004, Kate played a cameo in the movie “After Sunset”.

As for television, during this period itactively participated in the filming of "Drew Carey Show", and also played Karen in the project "Men's Room". In 2004, she appeared in the role of transvestite Mimiza in the series “C.S.I .: Crime Scene”. And although her character was present only in one series, critics reacted favorably to him. In 2005, she got the role of a waitress in the rather popular film “The Witch”.

The role of Dr. Addison Montgomery and worldwide success

In 2005, Kate Walsh was offered a role inmedical series "Grey's Anatomy". Here she was supposed to play Dr. Addison Montgomery Shepard - the former wife of one of the main characters. Interestingly, in the original plot of the heroine of the actress was supposed to appear only in several series. But Dr. Addison liked the audience so much that Kate quickly entered the main cast and was present in the series throughout the second and third seasons. Even after leaving, she appeared as a guest star from time to time.

For Addison Shepard Shonda Rhimes created a wholeseparate series. In 2007, the first episodes of the project “Private Practice” began to appear on the screen, the plot of which told the story of what happened to the brilliant doctor and abandoned wife after moving to Los Angeles. The filming of this series is still ongoing.

It was this role was a turning point and made the actress famous not only in the United States, but throughout the world.

New projects

Naturally, after Kate’s resounding successmedical series began to invite her to more serious projects. For example, in 2007 she got two roles at once. The actress played Nemi in the verme "Veritas: Prince of Truth". She can also be seen in the role of Cameo - the former wife of the protagonist in the film adaptation of Stephen King's novel "1408".

In 2009, the actress got one of the centralroles in the film "One Way to Valhalla." In 2010, Kate played Sandra Anderson in the acclaimed film "Legion", which received very mixed reviews. And in 2011, she starred for the "Coat of Arms of Angels."

In 2012, the actress appeared on the screen in the role of Mrs. Kelmekis in the popular youth film "It is good to be meek." A year later, she got the role of Mel in “Scary Movie-5”.

Kate Walsh continues to star in the series.In 2013, she played Trisha Cambel in the “Circle” mini-series. And in 2014, she appeared on the screens in the role of Gini in the Fargo project. In addition, in 2014, the actress worked on four films at once - the thriller “Dermaforia”, as well as the films “Any Day”, “Before I Leave” and the comedy “Summer on Staten Island”. And, of course, during the last years she continued to be shot for “Grey's Anatomy” and “Private Practice”.

Kate Walsh: personal life

Of course, the personal life and relationships of the actress withthe opposite sex interests many of her fans. In 2007, Kate Walsh and Alex Young, one of the presidents of the famous 20th Century Fox film company, played a wedding. But fifteen months later, the husband filed a petition for divorce, explaining it to the presence of insurmountable differences. However, even after the divorce, they remained friends.

Many fans are interested in askingWhat does Kate Walsh want? Children, strong family and interesting career - this is what the now famous actress dreams of. And now she is in search of a suitable companion to create such an ideal life.