Catherine Kamau (born February 3, 1987) is a Kenyan actress, popularly known as "''Celina''" (or "''Selina''") and "''Kate Actress''". She came into the limelight for her role in the

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show, Mother In-Law where she played Celina. She has also featured in other films such as ''Sue na Jonie
Nafsi
'' '' Plan B'', and '' Disconnect''. Catherine attended Chogoria High School where she joined the drama club and became well known for her talent, before moving to

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where she won the 'Miss Loreto' Award. She has a

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in Communications, majoring in public relations from Kenya College of Communication and Technology which was upgraded to

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. Catherine Kamau is the brand ambassador for

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Kenya and the Nice and Lovely Petroleum Jelly. She was married to Phil Karanja but are divorced as of 19 September 2023.

Career

Catherine played the role of Selina (or Celina) the wife of Charlie ( Patrick Oketch) on the

drama series ''

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'' which began in 2006. She then left the show for the

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TV series ''Sue Na Jonnie'', in which she played the role of Sue. Caterine Kamau - The Kalasa International Award 2017

She won the Best Lead Actress in the TV Drama Series category in the Kalasha Awards 2017 and again received a nomination in 2018, for her role in "''Sue Na Jonnie''". She was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress in a Film category of the

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2018 for her role in the film "''Disconnect".

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'' She played the role of Joyce in the 2019 romantic comedy film, "'' Plan B''", produced by

and directed by the Nigerian film maker, Dolapo Adeleke (Lowladee). For her role as Joyce, she was once again nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in Film category in the 9th edition of the Kenya Film Commission Kalasha Awards 2019. Catherine Kamau has also recently featured in two movie
The Grand Little Lie
(GLL), produced by '"Phil It Productions" as part of the main cast. The movie premiered in October 2021 and it made a debut on the international streaming platform

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She is also a content creator and a YouTuber. On he
YouTube channel
she speaks on fashion, style, acting, lifestyle and motherhood. She is passionate on the issue of teenage pregnancies. Having been a teen mother, and has a dubbed phrase 'Queens must wait', in which she encourages young girls to wait first before deciding to be mothers. In May 2024, She visited the USA as part of President Ruto's entourage for the state visit. Her invitation, as a representative of the Kenyan Creative industry, came from the Former US ambassador to Kenya,

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. During the

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. In an earlier relationship while at

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, at the age of 19, she gave birth to her first son, Leon Karanja, in 2006 who Phillip adopted. In September 2019, it was revealed by several news media that she and her husband were expecting their first child together. Kate and Philip Karanja announced their divorce on 19 September through a joint statement posted on their respective Instagram accounts.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Catherine Kamau Biography

Catherine Kamau Awards
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamau, Catherine Kenyan film actresses Living people 1987 births Place of birth missing (living people) Kenyan television actresses 21st-century Kenyan actresses