Anna Cathcart facts for kids

Anna Cathcart (born June 16, 2003) is a Canadian actress. She is well-known for playing Kitty Song-Covey in the Netflix To All the Boys movies. She also stars in her own show, XO, Kitty.

Anna started acting as a child. She played Olympia in the TV show Odd Squad. For this role, she won a Canadian Screen Award. She also appeared as Dizzy Tremaine in the Disney Channel movies Descendants 2 and Descendants 3.

About Anna Cathcart

Anna Cathcart was born in Vancouver, Canada, on June 16, 2003. She has both Chinese and Irish family background. She also has an older sister.

Anna finished high school in 2021. She said that going to school and acting at the same time felt like having "two full-time jobs". When she was filming Odd Squad, she and the other young actors had tutors for two hours each day. As of 2023, Anna is studying at the University of British Columbia. She is majoring in sociology and creative writing.

Anna's Acting Journey

Starting Her Career (2016–2017)

Anna Cathcart got a talent agent when she was about six or seven years old. She appeared in a few commercials. She said she never took acting classes. Instead, she learned by watching shows on Disney Channel and Netflix.

When Anna was 12, she was asked to try out for the TV show Odd Squad. She got the part of Agent Olympia. She filmed the show in Toronto for seven months. The first episode with her aired in June 2016. That same year, Anna also appeared in Odd Squad: The Movie. This was her first movie shown in theaters.

In 2017, Anna was in the Disney Channel movie Descendants 2. She played Dizzy Tremaine, the daughter of Drizella Tremaine. The movie was very popular, with millions of people watching it.

To All the Boys and XO, Kitty (2018–Present)

Anna Cathcart joined the cast of To All the Boys I've Loved Before in 2018. This movie was based on a popular book by Jenny Han. Anna played Kitty Song-Covey, the younger sister of the main character, Lara Jean. The movie became one of the most-watched Netflix original films. Critics praised Anna's performance, calling her a "hilarious standout".

In 2019, Anna starred in the web series Zoe Valentine. She played the main character. She also returned as Dizzy Tremaine in Descendants 3.

Anna played Kitty again in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020). She received praise for keeping the same energy as in the first movie. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Anna hosted a virtual series called Letters To. In this show, fans could connect with their favorite authors.

She played Kitty one more time in the third To All the Boys movie, To All the Boys: Always and Forever, Lara Jean (2021).

In 2021, Anna also played Molly in the Disney Channel movie Spin. Critics called her "the generation's secret weapon". She also voiced Dizzy in the animated special Descendants: The Royal Wedding.

In 2021, it was announced that Anna would star in a spin-off series about her character Kitty. This show is called XO, Kitty. Critics said she made a "confident jump to a leading role".

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Anna Cathcart para niños