Katelyn Pippy (born April 12, 1993) is an American actress, producer, and production manager, best known for her role as Emmalin Holden on the Lifetime television drama ''

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''.

Career

The role of Emmalin Holden on ''Army Wives'', was played by Caroline Pires in season one but filled by Pippy prior to season two following the death of Emmalin's older sister, Amanda (played by Kim Allen), in a bar bombing. In seasons three and four, Pippy was a member of the cast member, contracted to appear in a minimum of ten episodes per thirteen-episodes produced. Pippy balanced the February-to-August shooting schedule in

Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the List of municipalities in South Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atla ...

, with her high school education by keeping up with class work online and managed to keep playing

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

at an elite level by flying wherever her team was scheduled to play on weekends. After enrolling at

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

in 2011, she reduced her episode commitment in order to focus on her studies, continuing in role as a guest star for the remaining three seasons. Emmalin, like Pippy, also played ice hockey at college. She was most recently cast in Azi Rahman's feature directorial debut ''Whisper'', a “dark ode to modern love and Los Angeles.”

Personal life

Pippy was born on April 12, 1993, at

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, where her father served on active duty with the 1st Cavalry Division of the

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. She is the daughter of former political operative and lobbyist Kathy Pippy and politician

John Pippy John Pippy (born December 12, 1970, in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand) is an American politician and major general from the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 2003 to 2012 a ...

, a member of the

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from 2003 to 2012. Her paternal grandmother, Pensri, is Thai. Pippy's hometown is

Moon Township, Pennsylvania Moon Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 27,261 at the 2020 census. Located northwest of Pittsburgh, the township is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and ...

, and she is a graduate of

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. She enrolled at Cornell University in 2011 and graduated with a

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

in Theater in 2015.

Filmography

Ice hockey career

Pippy played

as a

goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...

in the

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(T1EHL) with the Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins, on the under-16 (U16) team in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, and with the under-19 (U19) team in the 2010–11 season. She participated in several

USA Hockey USA Hockey is a national ice hockey organization in the United States. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as the governing body for organized ice hockey in the United S ...

National Selection Camps in the summer of 2011. In fall 2011, she joined the

Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey The Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program represents Cornell University and participates in Division I collegiate hockey in the ECAC Hockey conference. They play at the Lynah Rink in Ithaca, New York. The Ivy League announced in July 2 ...

program as the third goaltender, backing up more seasoned netminders Amanda Mazzotta and Lauren Slebodnick. The 2011–12 Cornell Big Red roster featured a significant number of top Canadian and American talents, including forwards Jessica Campbell, Emily Fulton,

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Jill Saulnier Jillian Pauline Saulnier (born March 7, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey forward for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is a two-time Olympian for Canada, winning a gold medal in 2022 and a silver medal in 2018. ...

, Catherine White, and

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Laura Fortino Laura Michele Fortino (born January 30, 1991) is a Canadian-Italian ice hockey defenceman and coach, currently playing in the Italian Hockey League Women (IHLW) with the EV Bozen Eagles. A former member of the Canadian national team, she won ...

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, and

Lauriane Rougeau Lauriane Rougeau (born April 12, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Prior to retirement, she played for PWHL Toronto during the inaugural season of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hoc ...

. The 2012–13 season saw Pippy's first NCAA start, a shutout against Colgate on November 17.

Regular season and playoff statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pippy, Katelyn 1993 births Living people Actresses from Pennsylvania American child actresses American television actresses American people of Thai descent People from Moon Township, Pennsylvania People from Fort Hood Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey players American women's ice hockey goaltenders 21st-century American sportswomen