Katee Sackhoff

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Biography

American actress

  • Primary profession
  • Actress·producer·writer
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 08 April 1980
  • Place of birth
  • Portland· Oregon
  • Education
  • Sunset High School

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Has an older brother.

Father Dennis is a land developer.

Mother Mary is a coordinator for an English as a Second Language program.

Has a tattoo of a Japanese symbol for "choice." Also has a crucifix on her left shoulder blade and and a Latin phrase on her right arm that means "public property".

Has 2 dogs, one named "Meatball" and a newly adopted puppy she named "Nelly B" after her character on "The Education of Max Bickford" .

Her "Battlestar Galactica" co-star Tricia Helfer is one of her best friends.

Practices yoga regularly and goes on 10-mile runs every Sunday.

Decided to quit smoking when she received fan mail from little girls saying they wanted to be like Starbuck when they grew up.

Her dog Meatball posed with her in a photo-shoot by photographer Frank Veronsky.

Was a waitress at the Saddle Ranch Chop House before she got her big break.

Briefly attended Santa Monica College before she quit to focus on acting.

Was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement regarding the final episodes of the third season of "Battlestar Galactica" , in order to preserve the secrecy regarding the fate of her character.

Was featured in Entertainment Weeklys 100 Stars We Love Right Now .

She loved "Xena: Warrior Princess" because Xena was the first strong female character on a weekly basis on TV.

Although the movie White Noise 2: The Light received a "Rotten Tomatoes Award", many critics gave Katees performance a "thumbs up".

Is a vegetarian.

Sackhoff confirmed on Schmoes Know Movies on January 29, 2015 that she is in a relationship with New Zealand actor Karl Urban.

Quotes

I hate horror movies, with a passion.

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