Katherine Waterston facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Katherine Waterston
Waterston at the Japan premiere of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2016
Born	Katherine Boyer Waterston (1980-03-03) March 3, 1980 (age 45) Westminster, London, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Alma mater	New York University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Children	1
Parent(s)	Sam Waterston (father)
Relatives	James Waterston (paternal half-brother)

Katherine Waterston is an actress who was born in London, England, on March 3, 1980. She is both British and American. She first appeared in a movie called Michael Clayton in 2007.

She became well-known for her role in the movie Inherent Vice in 2014. Many people also know her as Tina Goldstein in the Fantastic Beasts movies. She has also acted in other popular films like Alien: Covenant and Logan Lucky.

About Katherine Waterston

Her Early Life

Katherine Boyer Waterston was born in London, England. Her mother, Lynn Louisa, was a model, and her father, Sam Waterston, is a famous actor. Katherine has dual citizenship, meaning she is a citizen of both the United Kingdom and the United States.

She grew up in Connecticut, USA. She finished high school at the Loomis Chaffee School in 1998. Later, she studied acting at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Her sister, Elisabeth Waterston, is also an actress, and her brother, Graham Waterston, is a director. She also has an older half-brother, James Waterston, who is an actor too.

Her Acting Career

Katherine Waterston started her acting career in 2003. Her first main movie role was in the 2007 drama The Babysitters. She also performed in several plays, including Los Angeles and Kindness. In 2010, she was in the play Bachelorette.

She had supporting roles in movies like Being Flynn (2012) and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013). In 2014, she got a big role in the crime film Inherent Vice. Critics really liked her performance in this movie.

Waterston at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con

In 2015, she played Chrisann Brennan in the movie Steve Jobs. A year later, in 2016, she became very famous for playing Tina Goldstein in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This movie was a huge success worldwide. She continued her role as Tina in the sequels, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).

Katherine also starred in the science fiction horror film Alien: Covenant in 2017. That same year, she appeared in the comedy-drama Logan Lucky. More recently, she starred in the TV series The Third Day in 2020 and joined the cast of Perry Mason in 2023.

Her Personal Life

Katherine Waterston was in a relationship with playwright and director Adam Rapp for six years. She had her first child, a son, in 2019.

She is a strong supporter of transgender rights. She has spoken publicly about her views, especially because of her involvement in the Fantastic Beasts movies.

Movies and TV Shows

Katherine Waterston has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of them:

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Michael Clayton	Third Year
	The Babysitters	Shirley Lyner
2008	Good Dick	Katherine
2009	Taking Woodstock	Penny
2011	Almost in Love	Lulu
	Enter Nowhere	Samantha
2012	Robot & Frank	Shopgirl
	Being Flynn	Sarah
	The Letter	Julie
	The Factory	Lauren
2013	Night Moves	Anne
	The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her	Charlie
2014	Are You Joking?	Lisa
	Inherent Vice	Shasta Fay Hepworth
	Glass Chin	Patricia Petals O'Neal
2015	Sleeping with Other People	Emma
	Queen of Earth	Virginia
	Steve Jobs	Chrisann Brennan
	Manhattan Romance	Carla
2016	Fluidic	Tell
	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Tina Goldstein
2017	Alien: Covenant	Janet "Danny" Daniels
	Logan Lucky	Sylvia Harrison
	The Current War	Marguerite Westinghouse
2018	State Like Sleep	Katherine Grand
	Mid90s	Dabney
	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald	Tina Goldstein
2019	Amundsen	Bess Magids
2020	The World to Come	Abigail
2022	Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore	Tina Goldstein	Cameo appearance
	Babylon	Estelle
2023	Asphalt City	Nancy
	The End We Start From	O
2024	Afraid	Meredith Pike
2025	Fear Street: Prom Queen	Nancy Falconer
TBA	Park Avenue	Charlotte	Post-production
	Fackham Hall	Lady Davenport	In-production
	Angels in the Asylum		Filming

Television

Shorts

Video games

Stage

Awards and Nominations

Waterston at the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards

Katherine Waterston has been recognized for her acting with several awards and nominations.

See also

In Spanish: Katherine Waterston para niños