An uncle who was Senior Editor for THE NEW YORK TIMES; a dad in WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING- small wonder KAT grew up captivated by the power of the written word – GREAT STORYTELLING– and BRINGING WORDS & CHARACTERS TO LIFE is her life’s work!
This passion for words led to a scholarship to UC BERKELEY (PHI BETA KAPPA, CUM LAUDE) with a degree in Shakespeare (highly practical!) and apprenticeship with San Francisco’s prestigious A.C.T. and Berkeley Shakespeare Rep…
THEN a detour as a Literary Agent for the legendary WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY – before her drive to CONNECT and COMMUNICATE led her to success in On-Camera acting!
Kat Guest Starred opposite legends Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, and Martin Sheen, in their respective hit TV series, several sitcoms and 1-hour dramas (spot her on re-runs!)
Ironically, while starring with Shakespeare (and Sci-Fi!) icon MICHAEL YORK, he convinced her to try her hand (or voice!) at The Microphone… and she never looked back.
KAT has voiced a hugely diverse range of projects: Announcing for ESPN (THE NFL DRAFT, PARDON THE INTERRUPTION, THE SUPER BOWL) and FOX SPORTS / FS1 (FIFA WORLD CUP, the MLB, and Men’s and Women’s Soccer)…as well as National campaigns including KELLOGG’S, APPLE, SMIRNOFF, McDONALD’S, RED BULL, TOYOTA, DISNEY PARKS WORLDWIDE, BMW, SONY PLAYSTATION (to name a few!)… and Animation for Studios including DISNEY, PIXAR, CARTOON NETWORK, including:
“DEE DEE” in CARTOON NETWORK’S classic “DEXTER’S LABORATORY”, “CONSTANCE HATCHAWAY” for Walt Disney’s HAUNTED MANSION attractions, video games, and shows;
“ELEKTRA” for MARVEL video games and theme park experiences; official VOICE MATCH for “JESSIE THE COWGIRL” for TOY STORY including video games, theme park attractions, shows, parades, and toys…
ARCHER, SOLAR OPPOSITES, PHINEAS & FERB… and over 300 top-tier video games including WORLD OF WARCRAFT, FALLOUT, GOD OF WAR, STARFIELD, EPIC 7, and ELDER SCROLLS.
After being honored to do a TED Talk on her journey surviving a rare, near-fatal illness, KAT was invited into the world of professional Speaking, delivering Key Notes and motivational presentations to Conferences, and Schools around the world.
KAT has been honored to receive two GRAMMY AWARDS (Best Children’s Album) through WALT DISNEY MUSIC, and works closely with Jeff Bridge’s NO KID HUNGRY 501c to help end food insecurity for school children across America.
