Kate Walsh: biography, filmography and the personal life of the actress

Kate Walsh today is an incredibly popular Hollywood actress, the star of such famous TV series as "Anatomy of Passion" and "Private Practice". The number of her fans increases every year. And they are all interested in the biographical data and career of the actress.

Kate Walsh: biography and general information

The future movie star was born on October 13, 1967 in the state of California, in the city of San Jose. But soon the family moved to Tucson (Arizona), where the girl spent her childhood. Father Keith Walsh is an Irishman born in Mead County, in the town of Navan. And the mother has Italian roots.

By the way, the girl was the youngest child in the family - the actress has two sisters and two brothers, who today work as producers. At school Kate participated in various theatrical productions, she always got central roles. Nevertheless, the young girl did not dream about the career of an actress - the work of the model seemed much more attractive to her.

So after graduating from high school Kate Walsh signed a contract and went to Japan, where she spent some time working as a model and an English teacher. Returning to the US, she settled in Chicago, where she enrolled in the "Piven Theater Workshop." For two years, the girl participated in various productions, while learning acting skills at a professional level.

First roles in the cinema

In 1987, Kate Walsh moved to New York and joined one of the local theater companies. At the same time, she starts attending various castings. However, it was only a few years later that Kate Walsh first appeared on television. The filmography of the actress begins with a small episodic role in the series "Slaughter Department". In the same year, she played Poly Goddard in the television project "Justice for Swift." She also won the role of Cindy in the movie "Normal Life". In 1997 she played Lieutenant Kirsten Blair in the series "Law and Order".

Filmography of the actress

Since 1999, Keith Walsh is beginning to get more prominent roles. For example, in 14 episodes of "Mike O'Malley's Show" she played Marsh. From 2000 to 2001, the actress regularly appeared in the "Norma Show". And in 2001 she played the agent Eva Hillard in the series "Fugitive". In 2003, she was offered the role of Gracie, the mistress of Sarah O's character in the film "Under the Tuscan Sun". In 2004, Kate played an episodic role in the film "After the Sunset."

As for television, during this period she actively participated in the filming of the "Drew Carey Show", and also Karen played in the "Men's Room" project. In 2004 she appeared in the role of transvestite Mimiza in the series "CSI: Crime Scene". And although her character was present only in one series, critics reacted favorably to him. In 2005, she got the role of a waitress in the rather popular movie "Sorceress".

The role of Dr. Addison Montgomery and worldwide success

In 2005, Keith Walsh offered a role in the medical series "Gray's Anatomy". Here she was to play Dr. Addison Montgomery Shepard - the ex-wife of one of the main characters. It is interesting that in the original plot the heroine of the actress was to appear only in several series. But Dr. Addison was so pleased with the audience that Kate quickly entered the main cast and was present on the series throughout the second and third seasons. Even after leaving from time to time, she appeared as a guest star.

For Addison Shepard, Shonda Rhimes created a whole separate series. In 2007, the first episodes of the Private Practice project began to appear on the screen, the story of which told the story of what happened to the brilliant doctor and his abandoned wife after moving to Los Angeles. The shooting of this series is still ongoing.

It was this role that became a turning point and made the actress famous not only in the US, but throughout the world.

New projects

Naturally, after the deafening success of Kate in medical serials, she began to be invited to more serious projects. For example, in 2007 she got two roles at once. The actress played Nemisi in the tale "Veritas: Prince of Truth". It can also be seen in the role of Cameo - the ex-wife of the protagonist in the adaptation of Stephen King's novel "1408".

In 2009, the actress got one of the central roles in the film "One way to Valgalla." In 2010, Kate played Sandra Anderson in the acclaimed film "Legion", which received very controversial reviews. And already in 2011 she starred for "Coat of Arms".

In 2012, the actress appeared on the screen in the role of Mrs. Kelmekis in the popular youth film "It's good to be quiet." And a year later she got the part of Mel in "Very Scary Movie-5".

Kate Walsh continues to star in the series. In 2013, she played Trisha Campbell in the mini-series "In a circle." And in 2014 appeared on the screen as Gini in the project "Fargo". In addition, in 2014, the actress worked immediately on four films - a thriller "Dermaforia", as well as pictures "Any Day", "Before I Go" and the comedy "Summer on Staten Island." And, of course, during the last few years she continued to star in Gray's Anatomy and Private Practice.

Kate Walsh: personal life

Certainly, the personal life and relations of the actress with the opposite sex are of interest to many of her fans. In 2007, Kate Walsh and Alex Young, one of the presidents of the famous film company "20th Century Fox", played a wedding. But after fifteen months the spouse filed an application for divorce, explaining it to the presence of insurmountable differences. Nevertheless, even after the divorce, they remained friends.

Many fans are interested in the question of what Kate Walsh is looking for? Children, a strong family and an interesting career - this is what the famous actress dreams of. And now she is in search of a suitable companion for creating such an ideal life.