Katie Otto

## Kate Jane Otto

**Kate "Katie" Otto** is the main protagonist of the show. She is Greg's wife and the mother of Taylor, Oliver, Anna-Kat, and Baby Otto. She is played by Katy Mixon. She is a housewife managing three kids and raising them.

## Biography

She is originally from Florida. In college, she had a roommate named Billy, who is a huge prankster, especially when it comes to Oliver. She graduated from Duke University with a marketing degree. College rival is UNC Chapel Hill. She is a mother of a child with special needs. She has had a previous career in marketing; she left to focus on her family. After quitting from her event planning job due to indifferences, she started her own catering business (with the help of her son Oliver). Her mom is a funny, self-centered retired airline attendant that drives Katie crazy. Katie has raised a pet pig.

## Personality

Despite not taking any of the Westport bull, she seems fundamentally insecure.

Katie is sort of manipulative, stating that “nobody in the house can have secrets except her”, and just being generally rude.

## Trivia

* Her two nemeses in Westport are Tara Summers and Chloe Brown Mueller.
* She is shy of saying OK.
* She confronts Taylor in Pilot, The Nap, Time For Love, Bag Lady, Can’t Hide It Anymore, The Uprising, The Lice Storm, Boo Who?, Blondetourage, The Mom Switch, It’s Not You It’s Me, Finding Fillion, Here We Go Again, Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems, Bigger Kids, Bigger Problems, Lasagna, and Coupling.
* She confronts Oliver in episodes Pilot, The Nap, Westport Cotillion, Blondetourage, It’s Not You It’s Me, Mo Money Mo Problems, and One Step Forward, Three Steps Back.
* She confronts Anna-Kat in episodes The Playdate, Back to School, The Lice Storm, The Anniversary, The Mom Switch, and It’s Not You It’s Me.
* She gets proud of Anna-Kat in episodes Pilot, Westport Zombies, Art Show, The Snub, Westport Cotillion, Krampus Katie, The Man Date, Bag Lady, The Walk, The Club, Family Secrets, Gala Auction, Blue Christmas, Blondetourage, Finding Fillion, The Spring Gala, Mom Guilt, American Idol, Phone Free Day, Bigger Kids, Bigger Problems, Lasagna, and The Maze.
* She gets proud of Taylor in episodes Westport Zombies, The Snub, Then and Now, Bag Lady, The Club, The Lice Storm, Boo-Who?, The Couple, Blondetourage, The Mom Switch, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye, It’s Not You It’s Me, Finding Fillion, The Spring Gala, The Things You Do, Mo Money, Mo Problems, American Idol, Liar Liar Room On Fire, Phone Free Day, Bigger Kids, Bigger Problems, Prom, and Graduation.
* She gets proud of Oliver in episodes Westport Cotillion, Surprise, Time For Love, The Man Date, The Polo Match, Can’t Hide It Anymore, Back to School, Boo-Who?, Gala Auction, The Anniversary, All Coupled Up, The Inheritance, The Spring Gala, Flavor of Westport, Women in Business, and The Bromance Before Christmas.
* Taylor confronts Katie in episodes Krampus Katie, Dude, Where’s My Napkin?, The Uprising, The Lice Storm, Boo-Who?, The Pig Whisperer, Blondetourage, Selling Out, The Anniversary, The Mom Switch, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye, It’s Not You It’s Me, Finding Fillion, Here We Go Again, Cheaters Sometimes Win, Disconnected, Bigger Kids, Bigger Problems, Psych, and Homeschool Sweet Homeschool.
* Oliver confronts Katie in episodes Krampus Katie, Boar-Dain, The Pig Whisperer, Blondetourage, The Anniversary, The Mom Switch, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye, The Inheritance, It’s Not You It’s Me, Sliding Sweaters, Finding Fillion, Cheaters Sometimes Win, Enemies: An Otto Story, Body Image, Lasagna, and Psych.
* She gets offended in episodes The Nap, The Snub, Krampus Katie, Bag Lady, The Walk, Can’t Hide It Anymore, Back to School, Boar-Dain, The Uprising, The Lice Storm, Boo-Who?, The Pig Whisperer, Family Secrets, Blue Christmas, Blondetourage, Selling Out, The Anniversary, The Mom Switch, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye, The Inheritance, It’s Not You It’s Me, Sliding Sweaters, Finding Fillion, The Spring Gala, Here We Go Again, Cheaters Sometimes Win, Enemies: An Otto Story, The Code, Baby Crazy, Field Trippin’, Locked In The Basement, A Mom’s Parade, The Minivan, Bigger Kids, Bigger Problems, Lasagna, The Maze, One Step Forward, Three Steps Back, Wildflower Girls, The Great Cookie Challenge, Coupling, Homeschool Sweet Homeschool, Kids These Days and Mother’s Little Helper.
* She has a like/hate relationship with Viv. Although, she warms up to her as the years pass.
* Anna-Kat is her favorite child.
* She delivered Viv's daughter, Violet.
* She had a miscarriage before Taylor was born.
* She had a glass of wine during her third trimester with Taylor (which she used to explain her daughter’s cluelessness).
* She had sushi in her second trimester with Oliver (which she used to explain her son’s snobbish and materialistic nature).