Katie Featherston

American actress

Katie Featherston
Born	(1982-10-20) October 20, 1982 (age 41) Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Education	Southern Methodist University (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present

Katie Featherston (October 20, 1982^[1]) is an American actress. She is known for playing Katie in the Paranormal Activity series.

Early life and career

She was born and raised in Arlington, Texas where she attended Bowie High School and participated in numerous drama activities. She went on to study acting at Southern Methodist University, graduating with a bachelor's degree of fine arts in 2005 before moving to Los Angeles.^[2]

She is best known for portraying Katie in the film Paranormal Activity, which was made in 2007 and released theatrically in the United States in 2009.^[3] She reprises her role in the film's sequels, including the spin-off Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, where she makes a cameo appearance.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Private Lives	Shannon
2005	The Scorekeeper	Sally
2006	Mutation	Melissa
2007	Paranormal Activity	Katie	Screamfest Horror Film Festival for Best Actress (2007) Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance (2010)
2007	The Distance from Here	Jenn
2010	Psychic Experiment	Elspeth Thompson
	Paranormal Activity 2	Katie
	First Light	Cynthia
2011	Paranormal Activity 3	Adult Katie	Cameo
2012	Paranormal Activity 4	Katie
2013	The Newest Testament	Deborah	Short film
2014	Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones	Katie	Cameo
2016	Becoming	Sarah	Short film Also director and producer
2019	The Lonely Host	Gloria	Short film
2019	In Search of Darkness	Herself	Documentary film
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II		Documentary film
2021	Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity		Documentary film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	The River	Rosetta "Rabbit" Fischer	Recurring role; 3 episodes^[4]
2013	Act-Anon	Hope	Main role; 6 episodes Web series
2017	Solace for the Unloved	Mary Ellen	Main role; 20 episodes Short-form series Also director and producer
2019	Big Little Lies	Lilah LaPlant	Episode: "What Have They Done?"

References

^
Vognar, Chris (November 12, 2009). "Katie Featherston stunned by success of Paranormal Activity'". McClatchy - Tribune News Service. ProQuest 456750969. That ability came in handy on her "Paranormal" audition in April 2006. [...] She was convincing enough to score the part. Shooting commenced on her 24th birthday, Oct. 20. See also:
- "Almanac: Today's Birthdays". Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. p. A3. ProQuest 2879435759. Actor John Krasinski is 44. Rock musician Daniel Tichenor (Cage the Elephant) is 44. Actor Katie Featherston is 41. Actor Jennifer Nicole Freeman is 38. Pop singer Kim Ji-woo is 24.
^ Fernandez, Jay A. (2009-10-25). "'Paranormal Activity' actress inks with APA". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
^ "Exclusive Interview: Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat - Paranormal Activity". 30 October 2009.
^ "Paranormal Activity's Katie Featherston to Appear on The River". Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-08.