Kim Adis (born 10 January 1993) is a British-Filipino actress. She is best known for her role as Kitty Wei in the

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series '' Get Even'' (2020).

Early life

Adis was born in

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in the

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and moved to northern England with her mother, a nurse, at the age of eight where they settled in

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. She studied and graduated in Journalism at the

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in 2014.

Career

From 2018 to 2019, Adis had a recurring role as Anda in the Syfy series ''

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''. She made her feature film debut in 2019 with a small role in

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's '' Intrigo: Dear Agnes''. In 2020, Adis starred in the lead role of Kitty Wei in the

teen thriller series '' Get Even'', which had an international release on

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. She also played Rose in the horror film '' The Turning'' and Clare Mahek in the interactive live action video game ''The Complex''. In 2021, Adis appeared in the

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series '' Foundation'' as Lowre. This was followed in 2022 by roles as Katja Nilssen in the second season of ''

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'' as Katja Nilssen and Ket in the prequel '' The Witcher: Blood Origin'', both on Netflix.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

* ''The Complex'' (2020), Clare Mahek

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adis, Kim Living people 1993 births Alumni of the University of Westminster 21st-century British actresses Filipino emigrants to England Actresses from Burnley Actresses from Cebu City