Katee Sackhoff
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| Katee Sackhoff | |
| Birth name | Kathryn Ann Sackhoff |
| Born | April 8, 1980 (age 26) Portland, Oregon  United States |
| Notable roles | Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on Battlestar Galactica |
Kathryn Ann Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980 in Portland, Oregon), better known as Katee Sackhoff, is an American actress. She currently stars as Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. In 2004 she was nominated for a Saturn Award in the "Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series" category for her portrayal of Thrace on the Battlestar Galactica miniseries. In May 2006, she won the Saturn Award for the same role.
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[edit] Personal life
Sackhoff grew up in St. Helens, Oregon. Her mother Mary is an ESL (English as a Second Language) program coordinator and her father Dennis is a land developer. She graduated from Sunset High School in Beaverton in 1998. She was involved competitively in swimming and ballet until her right knee was injured and she had to quit. This initially caused her to begin practicing yoga, which she continues today.[1] She has two dogs, one named Meatball and the other Nelly B. [1] Katee also has three tattoos One on the back of her neck is a Japanese kanji symbol for 'choice' which is rarely seen in the series and one of the reasons she grew her hair longer between the mini-series and Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. She has another tattoo of a cross which is covered with bandages whenever her shoulder is uncovered,such as in the episode "The Farm", or by temporary tattoos as in "Unfinished Business" because there is no Christianity in the Battlestar Galactica universe. Her last tattoo is on her right forearm and reads "bona fiscalia", meaning "public property" in latin. This tattoo is visible in numerous episodes.[2] [3]
[edit] Career
She has had roles in films such as Halloween: Resurrection, and in television, including the series The Education of Max Bickford and guest appearances on American programs such as ER and Cold Case. Katee Sackhoff also plays the female lead in the action/scifi movie The Last Sentinel and the psychological thriller White Noise: The Light. In the former she plays a partisan and in the latter a nurse named Sherry Clarke.
In 2003, the classic television show Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) was brought back to life, reimagined as a three hour miniseries. The project was written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. Katee Sackhoff starred as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, a Lieutenant in the Colonial Fleet. Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries) effectively served as pilot for a potential TV show. A TV series was commissioned as a collaborative effort between the Sci Fi Channel (United States) and Sky TV (the British broadcaster). Battlestar Galactica is filmed mostly in Vancouver, Canada and is currently in its third season. In the third season episode "Maelstrom", Sackhoff's character Starbuck was seen flying into a storm, and tells Lee to leave her. Apollo witnesses her Viper exploding, with no sign that she survived. However, in the final moments of the last episode of season 3, Starbuck's character returned from the dead. Flying in her viper next to Lee Adama, telling him that she had been to Earth and will lead them there. Ronald D. Moore has also confirmed that Sackhoff will be returning to the show for Season 4.
Significantly, Ronald D. Moore changed the character of Starbuck from male (portrayed by Dirk Benedict in the 1978 series) to female. This decision has proven to be controversial with some fans of the original series.[citation needed]
Sackhoff has been cast for the role of the evil bionic Sarah in the 2007 pilot episode of The Bionic Woman.[2]
[edit] Trivia
- Sackhoff wears a ring on the thumb of one of her hands. This piece of jewelry is said to have been written into the Battlestar Galactica series as Starbuck's engagement ring from Zak Adama.[4]
- When Katee decided to quit smoking just before shooting started for Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica, the writers for the show decided to have her character also stop smoking.[5] Both were in response to fan mail from young girls who said they wanted to be just like Starbuck when they grew up.
