Katie Emily Douglas (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian actress. She has played roles in Spooksville (2013–2014), Mary Kills People (2017–2019), had lead roles in Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey and Level 16 (both 2018), she was Abigail (Abby) Littman in the Netflix series Ginny and Georgia (2021-) and Jackie in Pretty Hard Cases (2021-2022).
Katie Douglas | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1998-10-19) October 19, 1998 (age 23) Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Douglas started acting at the age of six at the Great Big Theatre Company[1] in Burlington, Ontario. She starred in a number of productions including a Christmas play involving penguins and as Tinkerbell at the summer camp of the Burlington Dance Academy.[2] Douglas attended Nelson High School in Burlington. Throughout her early acting career, Douglas completed her education having a travelling tutor.[2]
Douglas began her screen acting career at the age of six in F2: Forensic Factor.[3] Douglas rose to fame playing Sally Wilcox on Discovery Family’s fantasy action TV show Spooksville from 2013 to 2014.[4][5] Douglas starred as Young Irisa on the science fiction action TV series Defiance: The Lost Ones which premiered on SyFy in March 2014.[6][7] At the age of 15,[2] Douglas was nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles in 2014, for her role as Sally Wilcox in Spooksville.[5][4]
Douglas starred as Naomi Malik from 2017 to 2019 in the Global Network Canadian comedy and drama TV series Mary Kills People.[8] Douglas played a lead role as Vivien on the 2018 science fiction movie Level 16.[9][10]
In 2019, Douglas received an ACTRA Award nomination for her performance in the lead role of Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, eventually losing out to Amybeth McNulty.[11] In 2021, she starred as Abby, a friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia.[12] Douglas stars in a main role as 18-year-old Jackie Sullivan in the CBC Television female police comedy-drama television series Pretty Hard Cases from 2021 to 2022.[13]
In 2022, Douglas stars as Kate Coughlin in the Daniel Adams directed police protection film The Walk in a cast which includes Justin Chatwin, Terrence Howard and Malcolm McDowell.[14]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Compulsion | young Saffron [2] |
| 2018 | Level 16 | Vivien |
| 2018 | Every Day | Megan / A |
| 2020 | Double Edged (short) | Evelyn and Samantha |
| 2022 | The Walk | Kate Coughlin [14] |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Stay with Me | Lucy |
| 2012 | Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town [2] | Rose Leacock |
| 2013 | Defiance: The Lost Ones | Young Irisa |
| 2018 | Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey | Lisa McVey |
| 2019 | Thicker Than Water | Addie Decker |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | F2: Forensic Factor | Brenda | Episode: "Dead Man's Hollow" |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Jennifer Sabiston | Episode: "The Fortress" |
| 2012 | Less Than Kind | Brenda | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Alphas | Teenage Nina | Episode: "When Push Comes to Shove" |
| 2013–2014 | Spooksville | Sally Wilcox | Main role, 22 episodes [2] |
| 2014 | Saving Hope | Tatum | Episode: "The Heartbreak Kid" |
| 2013–2015 | Defiance | Young Irisa / Irzu / Little Girl | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Max & Shred | Melanie | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Eyewitness | Bella Milonkovic | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Raising Expectations | Connor Wayney | Main role, 26 episodes |
| 2018 | Creeped Out | Indigo | Episodes: "Side Show, Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2018 | Burden of Truth | Amanda Parson | 2 episodes: "Witch Hunt", "Devil in the Desert" |
| 2017–2019 | Mary Kills People | Naomi Malik | Main role, 18 episode |
| 2019 | Nurses | Sasha | Episode: "Lifeboat" |
| 2021 | Ginny & Georgia | Abby | Main role, 10 episodes |
| 2021-2022 | Pretty Hard Cases | Jackie Sullivan | Main role, 15 episodes [13] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series | Spooksville | Nominated | [5][4] |
| 2014 | 35th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance - TV Series - Leading Young Actress | Spooksville | Nominated | [15][16] |
| 2018 | Blood in the Snow Awards | Best Actress | Level 16 | Won | [15][17] |
| 2019 | 17th Annual ACTRA Awards, Toronto | Outstanding Performance – Female | Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey | Nominated | [15][11] |
| 2020 | Canadian Screen Awards, Toronto | Best Lead Performance, TV Movie | Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey | Nominated | [15][18] |
| 2021 | Hollywood Blood Horror Festival | Best Young Actress | Double Edged | Won | [15] |
| 2021 | Independent Horror Movie Awards | Best Actress | Double Edged | Won | [15] |
| 2022 | IndieFEST Film Awards | Award of Excellence Actress: Leading | The Walk | Won | [15] |
| 2022 | Moscow Indie Film Festival | Best Actress in Supporting Role | The Walk | Nominated | [15] |