Stana Katic

### plays Detective Kate Beckett

Stana Katic was born on April 26, 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario, to parents who had emigrated from the Dalmatian coast of what was then Yugoslavia. As a teenager, Katic moved with her family to Aurora, Illinois, where she graduated with top marks from West Aurora High School in 1996. After graduation she enrolled at the University of Toronto to study biology and international law, but after being cast in a short indie film made by friends (*Acid Freaks*, 1999), she decided to return to her original dream of being an actor and enrolled in the Goodman School at DePaul University in Chicago. In 2003 she landed her first role in a full-length feature, another indie film called *Shut-Eye*, which has recently been re-released on DVD.

Katic speaks five languages, which has given her an unusual facility with accents, and is frequently cast as a non-native English speaker (she was meant to be French in The Librarian, Armenian in The Shield, and Russian in Stiletto, The Closer, and The Double, among others).

On April 15, 2015, Katic married her longtime boyfriend, actor Kris Brkljac.

As of 2019 Katic is starring in an independently produced drama series, Absentia, where she plays FBI agent Emily Byrne. Byrne goes missing and is declared dead, and when she resurfaces in her old life, her sketchy memories and the suspicion that she's been involved in murder complicate her attempts to reconcile with her family.

* Official website: http://stanakatic.com (beware, there's music)
* On Twitter: http://twitter.com/stana\_katic
* On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stanakaticfanpage/
* On IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1065664/
* On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstanakatic/

### Just the facts

* Born on April 26, 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
* Katic spent her teenaged years in Aurora, Illinois, and went to the Goodman School in Chicago.
* 5'9" (1.75 m) tall, brown hair, hazel eyes
* Her family comes from Krajina, a Serbian area in what is now Croatia.
* She speaks English, Italian, French, Serbo-Croatian, and Bosnian.
* She has a mezzo-soprano singing voice.
* She is the eldest of 6 children, with one sister and four brothers.
* Despite misinformation on any number of websites, Katic has confirmed her middle name is not Jacqueline.

### Other notable roles

* Absentia (2018-2021) - Emily Byrne
* The Rendezvous (2016)
* Sister Cities (2016) - Carolina
* Big Sur (2011 - projected release 2012) - Lenora
* Batman: Arkham City (2011 - video game) - Talia al Ghul (voice)
* The Double (2011 - projected release Jan 2012)
* For Lovers Only (2010 - limited release 2011) - Sofia
* Castle (2009 - 2016) - Kate Beckett
* The Spirit (2008) - Morgenstern
* The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008) - Simone Renoir
* Quantum of Solace (2008) - Corrine Veneau
* Stiletto (2008) - Raina
* Would Be Kings (2008 - TV miniseries)
* "Company Man" (2007 - unaired pilot)
* "The Unit" (2007 / S3E09) - Special Agent Deborah Lane
* "CSI Miami" (2007 / S6E05) - Rita Sullivan
* Feast of Love (2007) - Jenny
* "Heroes" (2007 / S3E14, S3E15) - Hana Gitelman
* "Brothers and Sisters" (2006 / S01E01) - Karen Wells
* Dragon Dynasty (2006 - TV movie) - Ava
* "24" (2006 / S5E13, S5E14, S5E15) - Collette Stenger
* Faceless (2006 - TV Pilot) - Diana Palos
* Truth About Kerry (2006 - unreleased) - Emma
* "ER" (2005 / S12E04. S12E05) - Blair Collins
* "The Closer" (2005 / S01E03) - Nadia
* Pit Fighter (2005) - Marianne
* "JAG" (2004 / S10E05) - Lucienne Charmoli
* "The Shield" (2004 / S03E14, S03E15) - Ayla
* "Dragnet" (2004) - Miriam Nelson
* "Alias" (2004 / S03E15) - Flight Attendant
* "The Handler" (2004 / S01E12) - Mariella
* Shut-Eye (2003 - released on DVD 2010) - Angela
* Acid Freaks (1999) - Annie

### Publicity and interviews

* 23 May 2012 - EW PopWatch - 'Batman Arkham City' : Watch Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, and Stana Katic play the Joker, Batman, and Talia al Ghul -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
* 14 May 2012 - EWInsideTV - 'Castle' star Stana Katic on last week's epic finale: 'I think waiting any longer would have been unfair and dishonest.'
* 13 Jan 2012 - FTV Prima - Beckettová na zabití (scroll down for audio interview in English)
* 14 Dec 11 - BuddyTV - Why Stana Katic of 'Castle' Deserves Some Golden Globe Love
* 21 Nov 11 - EW.com - Castle star Stana Katic on tonight's important scene that will alter Castle and Beckett's future
* 20 Nov 11 - TVLine - Castle's Stana Katic: A Traumatic Case Will Bring Beckett a 'Huge Step Closer' to Being With Rick
* 20 Nov 11 - TVGuide - Castle's Stana Katic: Sniper Case Brings Castle and Beckett a Step Closer to a Relationship
* 07 Nov 11 - Hollywood Reporter - 'Castle': Stana Katic Discusses Beckett's Post-Hostage Crisis Revelation and Tolerating the Precinct's New Boss (Q&A)
* 06 Nov 11 - Toronto Sun - Stana Katic builds up 'Castle'
* 03 Oct 11 - CTV - Will Beckett admit her feelings to Castle? Stana Katic sure hopes so
* 25 Sept 11 - TVLine - Castle's Stana Katic Opens Up About the Big Secrets and Kate Being Crazy In Love with Rick
* 19 Sept 11 - Zap2it - 'Castle' star Stana Katic knows what it will take to get Beckett and Castle together
* 01 Sept 11 - ETonline - 'Castle' Star Heads To The Big Screen
* 21 Jul 11 - EW-PopWatch - 'Castle' star Stana Katic to voice Talia al Ghul in 'Batman: Arkham City'
* 22 Feb 11 - TVGuide.com - Castle Exclusive: Inside TV's Hottest Romance
* 26 Jan 11 - Wetpaint - Exclusive! Stana Katic: Kissing Nathan Fillion was "Titillating"
* 06 Dec 10 - GiveMeMyRemote.com - CASTLE's Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic and Tamala Jones Talk 'Last Call'
* 15 Nov 10 - NYTimes.com - A 'Castle' Commute, Minus the Royal Coach
* 21 Sept 10 - Collider.com - Stana Katic Interview CASTLE
* 26 Jul 10 - The Futon Critic- SDCC: Stana Katic
* 18 Apr 10 - Buffalo News - Castle's Stana Katic
* 04 Nov 09 - The Hollywood Interview - Stana Katic: Storming the Walls of Castle
* 05 Oct 09 - Huffington Post - Jenna Busch: Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic Talk Castle
* 21 Sept 09 - Scooter McGavin's 9th Green - Chatting With Stana Katic
* 18 Sept 09 - Victoria Advocate - Stana Katic is moonlighting as police detective on ABC's 'Castle'
* 04 Sep 09 - Daemon's TV - STANA KATIC from Castle Exclusive Interview