Katherine Waterston


Katherine Boyer Waterston is an American actress. She made her feature film debut in Michael Clayton. She then had supporting roles in films including Robot & Frank, Being Flynn and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, before her breakthrough performance in Inherent Vice. In 2015, she portrayed Chrisann Brennan in Steve Jobs. She had a starring role as Tina Goldstein in the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which she reprised in its. Other film roles included , Logan Lucky and Mid90s.

Early life

Katherine Boyer Waterston was born March 3, 1980 in Westminster, London, the daughter of American parents, Lynn Louisa, a former model, and actor Sam Waterston. Her father is of English and Scottish descent. Her sister is actress Elisabeth Waterston and her brother is director Graham Waterston. She also has a half-brother, James Waterston, also an actor. She was raised in Connecticut, U.S., and graduated from the Loomis Chaffee School in 1998. She earned her BFA in Acting from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

Career

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 Bachelorette, played in the 2011 film version by Lizzy Caplan. In 2011, she played Anya in the Classic Stage Company revival of The Cherry Orchard.
Also in 2011, she performed in Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling, also by Adam Rapp, at the Classic Stage Company.

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, she confirmed that she was expecting her first child.

Filmography

Film

Television

Shorts

Stage

Video games

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResult
2014Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureInherent Vice
2014Toronto Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressInherent Vice
2014Village Voice Film PollBest Supporting ActressInherent Vice
2014Indiewire Critics' PollBest Supporting ActressInherent Vice
2015Film Independent Spirit AwardsRobert Altman AwardInherent Vice
2015Denver Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressInherent Vice
2015Awards Circuit Community AwardsBest Cast EnsembleSteve Jobs
2016Gold Derby AwardsEnsemble CastSteve Jobs
2016Chlotrudis AwardsBest Supporting ActressQueen of Earth
2017Teen Choice AwardsChoice Fantasy Movie ActressFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2019Teen Choice AwardsChoice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actress