Katherine Boyer Waterston (born March 3, 1980) is a British-American actress. She made her feature film debut in '' Michael Clayton'' (2007). She had supporting roles in films including '' Robot & Frank,'' ''

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'' (both 2012) and '' The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby'' (2013), before her breakthrough performance in ''

Inherent Vice ''Inherent Vice'' is a novel by American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published in August 2009. A darkly comic detective novel set in 1970s California, the plot follows sleuth Larry "Doc" Sportello whose ex-girlfriend asks him to investiga ...

'' (2014). She portrayed

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in '' Steve Jobs'' (2015), and went on to star in '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (2016) and its

sequels A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ...

. Her other film roles were in '' Alien: Covenant'' (2017), '' Logan Lucky'' (2017), ''

The Current War ''The Current War'' is a 2017 American historical drama film inspired by the 19th-century competition between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over which electric power delivery system would be used in the United States (often referred to ...

'' (2017), '' Mid90s'' (2018) and ''

The World to Come ''The World to Come'' is a 2020 American drama film directed by Mona Fastvold, from a screenplay by Ron Hansen (novelist), Ron Hansen and Jim Shepard, based upon Shepard's story of the same name. It stars Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Chr ...

'' (2020).

Early life

Katherine Boyer Waterston was born March 3, 1980 in

Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...

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, the daughter of American parents, Lynn Louisa ( née Woodruff), a former model, and actor

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. She holds

dual citizenship Multiple/dual citizenship (or multiple/dual nationality) is a legal status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a national or citizen of more than one country under the laws of those countries. Conceptually, citizenship is focused on ...

. Her father is of English and Scottish descent. Her sister is actress Elisabeth Waterston and her brother is director Graham Waterston. She has an older half-brother,

James Waterston James Waterston (born January 17, 1969) is an American actor whose first role was playing Gerard Pitts in the 1989 film ''Dead Poets Society''. Personal life Waterston grew up in New York City, the son of actor Sam Waterston and Barbara Rutle ...

, also an actor. She was raised in

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, and graduated from the

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in 1998. She earned her BFA in Acting from

Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...

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Career

In 2007, Waterston made her big screen debut starring in the independent drama film '' The Babysitters'' appearing alongside John Leguizamo and

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. Also in 2007, Waterston performed in the play ''Los Angeles'' by Julian Sheppard and in 2008, she performed in the play ''Kindness'' by Adam Rapp. In 2010, Waterston played the role of Gena in the original Off-Broadway production of

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’s ''Bachelorette'', played in the 2011 film version by Lizzy Caplan. In 2011, she played Anya in the

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revival of ''

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''. Also in 2011, she performed in ''Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling'', also by Adam Rapp, at the

After playing supporting roles in films including '' Enter Nowhere'' (2011), ''

'' (2012), '' The Letter'' (2012), and '' The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby'' (2013), Waterston was cast in the crime film ''

'' written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film and her performance received generally positive reviews from critics. The following year, she appeared in ''

Queen of Earth ''Queen of Earth'' is a 2015 American psychological thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Alex Ross Perry. The film stars Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston and Patrick Fugit. Plot Catherine is in the midst of a breakup with he ...

'' and '' Steve Jobs'' playing

. In 2016, Waterston was cast as

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in the fantasy film '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' opposite Eddie Redmayne. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and emerged a commercial success after grossing $814 million worldwide. Waterston reprised her role in '' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'' in 2018, and had a short part in '' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'' (2022). In 2017, she starred alongside Michael Fassbender in the science fiction horror film '' Alien: Covenant'' directed by Ridley Scott. Also that year she starred in the Steven Soderbergh's comedy-drama '' Logan Lucky'' and

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (sometimes Alfonso Gómez-Rejón; born November 6, 1972, in Laredo, Texas) is an American film and television director. His television program credits include ''Hunters'', '' Glee'' and ''American Horror Story''. He was nomi ...

's historical drama ''

''. The following years she starred in the independent films '' State Like Sleep'' (2018), '' Mid90s'' (2018), ''

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'' (2019) and ''

'' (2020). In 2020, she starred in the British-American horror drama series '' The Third Day'' alongside Jude Law. In 2022, she joined the cast of the second season of HBO period drama series ''

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''.

Personal life

Waterston was previously in a six-year relationship with American playwright and director Adam Rapp. His 2011 three-play collection ''The Hallway Trilogy'' is dedicated to her; she appeared as Rose Hathaway in ''Part 1: Rose'' in its premiere at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. In November 2018, Waterston confirmed that she was expecting her first child. Her son was born in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Shorts

Video games

Stage

Awards and nominations

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References

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