Katie McGrath
Katie McGrath | |
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McGrath at the Japan Expo in 2010 | |
Born |
Katie Elizabeth McGrath 1983 (age 30–31) Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland |
Occupation | Actress, model |
Years active | 2007–present |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Katie Elizabeth McGrath[1] is an Irish actress and model. She is best known for playing Morgana in the BBC One TV series Merlin. She currently appears as Lucy Westenra on the Brtish-American horror drama TV series Dracula, which started airing in autumn 2013.[2]
Background
McGrath was raised in Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland.[3] She studied the International Baccalaureate at St. Andrews College before graduating from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in History.[4] She wanted to work in fashion journalism and took a job at Image magazine,[4] before becoming a wardrobe assistant on the set of The Tudors.[5]
Career
While working on The Tudors, McGrath was advised to try acting, so she sent photographs around Irish agents.[6] She said,
"A couple of the producers said I should give acting a try. I just thought, ‘Why not?’ It’s like running away to join the circus, everyone wants to do it when they’re young but then you grow up and get a proper job. But somebody’s got to do it or you wouldn’t have the circus."[7]
McGrath was cast in Damage, an Irish TV-movie in 2007. She also starred in Bedrock Productions's play La Marea at the Dublin Theatre Festival 2007.[8]
In 2009, McGrath starred in a five-part docudrama for Channel 4 exploring the life of Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen, in which she played a young Princess Margaret.[9]
In 2010, McGrath was cast in Madonna's directorial debut W.E., a King Edward VIII biopic. McGrath played Lady Furness, the king's former mistress who introduces him to Wallis Simpson.[10]
In February 2011, McGrath began filming the comedy-drama film A Princess for Christmas in Romania.[11] The film premiered in December 2011.
In September 2011, McGrath voice-acted the lead character in the Irish animated short film Tríd an Stoirm (Through the Storm). Later that month, McGrath was cast as Oriane Congost in Labyrinth.[12]
In February 2013, McGrath was reunited with her The Tudors co-worker and close friend Jonathan Rhys Meyers in NBC and Sky Living's horror drama TV series Dracula, which started airing in autumn 2013.[2] McGrath portrays Lucy Westenra.
In June 2013, McGrath starred in the Channel 4 show Dates alongside Gemma Chan as a young lesbian on the dating scene.[13]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Eden | Trisha | |
2008 | Tudors, TheThe Tudors | Bess | Season 2, episode 5: "His Majesty's Pleasure" |
2008 | Freakdog | Harriet Chambers | |
2008 | Roaring Twenties, TheThe Roaring Twenties | Vixen | TV miniseries |
2008–2012 | Merlin | Morgana Pendragon | 65 episodes (Main Role) |
2009 | Queen, TheThe Queen | Princess Margaret | Season 1, episode 1: "Margaret" |
2012 | Labyrinth | Oriane Congost | TV miniseries |
2013 | Dates | Kate Foster | TV series |
2013 | Dracula | Lucy Westenra | Season 1, episodes 1–10 |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Damage | Rachel | TV movie |
2007 | Pebble | Tara | Short film |
2011 | W.E. | Lady Thelma Furness | |
2011 | Princess for Christmas, AA Princess for Christmas | Jules Daly | TV movie |
2012 | Tríd an Stoirm | Alice/Banshee(voice) | Short film |
2014 | Leading Lady | Jodi Rutherford | post-production |
References
- ↑ "the lion, the lake and the lover are at your door". Mcmorgans.tumblr.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Victoria Smurfit To Sink Teeth into Jonathan Rhys Meyers' 'Dracula'". IFTN. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Interview Katie McGrath" (July 2011) Irish Tatler
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". The Gloss Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "Girls – Katie McGrath". Arena Magazine. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ Sunday Herald Salon – She's magic
- ↑ "Arena – Under Her Spell". Katiemcgrathfan.net78.net. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ bedrockproductions
- ↑ "Five actresses to play the Queen for C4". The Guardian. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ↑ "Katie McGrath praises 'fantastic' Madonna". London: Digital Spy. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ↑ Blaga, Lulia (25 February 2011). "PRODUCTION: Christmas at Castlebury Hall Will Shoot in Romania". Film New Europe. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "katiemcunf • part of Katie McGrath Fan". Katiemcunf.tumblr.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "'DATES' (CHANNEL 4) – EPISODE 4 REVIEW". uktvreviewer.wordpress.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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