- Katharine Isabelle
Infobox actor
name = Katharine Isabelle
caption =
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|11|10 [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410622/]
location =Vancouver ,British Columbia ,Canada
birthname = Katherine Murray
othername = Katharine Isobel
spouse =
children =
occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1988–present
website =Katharine Isabelle (born
November 10 ,1981 ) [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410622/] is a Canadian actress. Best known for her portrayal of Ginger in "Ginger Snaps", she has appeared in many Canadian and American movies as well as TV series episodes from an early age.Personal life
Isabelle was born Katherine Isobel Murray in
Vancouver ,British Columbia . Her father, Graeme Murray, is anart director &production designer for film and television who has won two Emmys for his work on "The X-Files ". Her mother, Gail Murray, is an amateur Vancouver writer/producer. Former child actor and journalistJoshua Murray is her brother.Isabelle and her "Ginger Snaps" co-star
Emily Perkins were born in the same hospital, went to the same pre-school, elementary and private schools, and are at the same agency. fact|date=November 2007Career
Isabelle's career began in 1988, in the movie "Cousins" (1989), starring
Ted Danson andIsabella Rossellini . Though not a box office hit, her most successful work to date is "Ginger Snaps" (2000) in which she co-starred withEmily Perkins . The work she is most proud ofFact|date=October 2008 was in the 2001 indie movie "Turning Paige", alongsideNicholas Campbell . The film, despite critical acclaimFact|date=October 2008, went without commercial release. 2002 included supporting roles in the remake of "Carrie" (TVM) as Tina Blake, and a minor role in "Insomnia". In 2003, further supporting roles in the minor indy "On The Corner" (no commercial release), and in the form of Gibb in "Freddy vs. Jason ", which Isabelle disliked, making her disappointment with the movie known before its release. [ [http://www.darkhorizons.com/2003/freddy/jason-n.htm Dark Horizons - The ca (2002)] ] At the end of the year there was a major role in "Falling Angels" (no commercial release). 2004 brought the supporting role of Amber in "The Life" (TVM), followed by a lead role in "The Last Casino " (TVM), and in the (limited release) indy thriller "Show Me ". Making a belated addition to the original in 2004 were the "Ginger Snaps" sequels: ' (in which Isabelle took a minor role) and ', made back-to-back on a limited budget.Her reticence didn't extend to refusing Al Pacino's ("Insomnia") advice regarding stage work. Isabelle made her theatre debut in
Toronto in September 2004 with Marcello Cabezas and Jason Lewis in a critically poorly received adaptation ofKenneth Lonergan 's "This Is Our Youth".2006 included "
Eight Days To Live " (TVM) and "Engaged To Kill " (TVM), neither of which were well received by critics. 2007 following in much the same vein with two small guest appearances in Supernatural, and supporting roles in two (unreleased) TV movies.Filmography
Year shown beside title refers to year of production, not year shown.
Films
External links
*imdb name|id=0410622|name=Katharine Isabelle
References
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