Stana Katic

Age: 31
Height: 5' 9

Birth Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Born: Apr. 26th, 1978

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Stana Katic's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Castle	Det. Kate B…
Faceless	Diana Palos

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Stana Katic is a Canadian film and television actress active in the United States. She is best known as the current co-star of ABC's Castle.

Early life
Stana Jacqueline Katic was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to Croatian parents who emigrated from Yugoslavia. Katic moved with her family to Aurora, Illinois. She spent the following years moving back and forth between Canada and the US. After graduating from West Aurora High School in 1996, she studied acting at Chicago's Goodman School of Drama. She has four brothers.

In addition to English, she speaks Italian, French and Croatian.

She has a mezzo-soprano singing voice.

Career
Stana played the character of Hana Gitelman in Heroes, Collette Stenger in 24 's season 5, and Jenny in the Morgan Freeman-starring film Feast of Love. She also played Morgenstern in Frank Miller's film The Spirit, Corinne Veneau in the Bond movie Quantum of Solace, and Simone Renoir in the third installation of The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice.

In August 2008, ABC announced acquisition of the television series Castle, starring Stana Katic as Kate Beckett and Nathan Fillion as Rick Castle.

In 2008, Katic established her own production company, Sine Timore Productions, which is Latin and means "without fear.

TRIVIA:

She is of Dalmatian heritage.
Has an Alto-Mezzo Soprano singing voice.
Favorite hobbies include archeology, archery, astrophysics, flamenco dancing, and designing clothes.
Speaks Italian, French, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin.
Enjoys Soccer, Yoga, Karate, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Horseback Riding, Swimming.