Kathryn Aselton (born October 1, 1978) is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in '' The Freebie'', which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the

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in 2010. She also starred in the FX sitcom ''

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'' for its seven-season run from 2009 to 2015, and in the first two seasons of FX's

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drama ''

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''.

Early life

Aselton was born in

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. She competed in pageants in 1995, and was

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1995 and first runner-up at

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. She graduated from Narraguagus High School in

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, in 1996. She attended

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School of Communications for two years before moving to Los Angeles to act, where she met her future husband, Mark Duplass. She then studied for two years at the

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in New York.

Career

In 2004, Aselton appeared in a short film titled ''Scrapple'' opposite

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and his brother

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who also wrote and directed the short. Aselton made her feature-length film debut in ''

The Puffy Chair ''The Puffy Chair'' is a 2005 mumblecore road film written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass. It stars Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton and Rhett Wilkins. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005, and went on to ...

'' opposite Mark Duplass, who directed the film alongside his brother Jay. The film premiered at Sundance in January 2005 and was released on June 2, 2006, in a

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. That same year, Aselton appeared opposite Steve Zissis in the short film "The Intervention". In 2009, after a break from acting, Aselton appeared in an episode of ''

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''. That same year, she appeared in '' Easier with Practice'', "Other People's Parties", and "Feed the Fish". In 2016, Aselton appeared in '' Togetherness,'' an HBO original series created by her husband and her brother in law, as Anna. That same year, she was cast in a recurring role in the second season of '' Casual'' as Jennifer. Aselton also starred in ''

Fun Mom Dinner ''Fun Mom Dinner'' is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Alethea Jones, from a screenplay by Julie Rudd. It stars Katie Aselton, Toni Collette, Bridget Everett, Molly Shannon, Adam Scott, and Adam Levine. The film had its world premiere ...

'' opposite Molly Shannon and

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, directed by Alethea Jones. She was featured in an episode of Season 9 of ''

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'' as Jean the

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Letter Carrier.

Personal life

Aselton is married to her ''

'' co-star

. They have two daughters together, born in 2007 and 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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