- Katherine Moennig
Infobox actor
name = Katherine Moennig
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birthname = Katherine Sian Moennig
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|12|29
birthplace =Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania ,United States
deathdate =
deathplace =
othername = Kate Moennig Scout Alt. Gwyncite web |url=http://www.thelword-fr.net/katherinemoennig/media2.php?id_art=7 |title=Androgynous Actress Kate Moennig Is ‘Alt.Gwyn,’ Paltrow's Cousin |accessdate=2006-12-28 |last=Traister |first=Rebecca |date=2000-10-09 |format=HTML |publisher=New York Observer |pages=1 ] cite web |url=http://www.thelword-fr.net/katherinemoennig/media2.php?id_art=7 |title=Androgynous Actress Kate Moennig Is ‘Alt.Gwyn,’ Paltrow's Cousin |accessdate=2006-12-28 |last=Traister |first=Rebecca |date=2000-10-09 |format=HTML |publisher=New York Observer |pages=1 ]
occupation =Actress
website =Katherine Sian Moennig (born
December 29 ,1977 ) is an Americanactress known for her role asShane McCutcheon on "The L Word ", as well as Jacqueline Pratt on "Young Americans".Personal life
Born in
Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania , she is the daughter of Broadway dancerMary Zahn andviolin maker William Moennig. She is also the niece of actressBlythe Danner and cousin of Oscar winnerGwyneth Paltrow cite web |url=http://www.thelword-fr.net/katherinemoennig/media2.php?id_art=7 |title=Androgynous Actress Kate Moennig Is ‘Alt.Gwyn,’ Paltrow's Cousin |accessdate=2006-12-28 |last=Traister |first=Rebecca |date=2000-10-09 |format=HTML |publisher=New York Observer |pages=1 ] .Moennig is of German, Scottish and Irish descent on her mother's side.cite web
url=http://www.thelword-fr.net/katherinemoennig/uk/qa3.php|title=Katherine Moennig Questions / Answers|]Career
Moennig moved to
New York City at the age of 18 to study at theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts . There she began a modeling career, and also performed on stage.In 1999, she had the central role of the
Our Lady Peace video "Is Anybody Home?"Her first major role was in the television series "Young Americans", playing Jake Pratt, a girl who enters the Rawley Boys Academy by passing as a boy and ends up falling in love with Hamilton (
Ian Somerhalder ), the Dean's son.She has played many lesbian and transgender roles. She auditioned for the part of
Brandon Teena in "Boys Don't Cry" - that ended up going to actressHilary Swank . She played a pre-operative transsexual in "" (episode ""). She appeared as a lesbian artist--and a former lover ofSophia Myles ' character--inTerry Zwigoff 's "Art School Confidential."On
April 12 ,2006 , Moennig made herOff-Broadway debut, oppositeLee Pace , in "Guardians", by Peter Morris. In it, she plays "American Girl" - a youngUnited States Army soldier fromWest Virginia who becomes ascapegoat in a scandal involving abuse at anIraqi prison. The story is loosely based on that ofLynndie England .cite web |url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/04/13/theater/reviews/13guar.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1145419418-+b9ILQCf3R3EU6TiCfg1Vw |title='Guardians' Evokes Abuses of Abu Ghraib and of Fleet Street |accessdate=2006-12-28 |last=Isherwood |first=Charles |date=2006-04-13 |format=HTML |publisher=New York Times ]Moennig had a minor role in the 2006 film "
Art School Confidential " as Candace, the ex-girlfriend of Audrey, the art model who serves as a love interest for protagonist Jerome.In 2008, Moennig played the role of Mary Landis, a suspect in season 6 episode 19 of CSI:Miami.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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* [http://www.sho.com/site/lword/characters.do?crewcontent=katherine Katherine Moennig] at "The L Word " official site
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