Katerina Alexandre Hartford Graham was born on September 5,1989 and is an American actress, singer, dancer and model.
36 Facts About Kat Graham
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Kat Graham played Bonnie Bennett on The CW supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries.
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Kat Graham was born in Geneva, Switzerland, but raised in Los Angeles, California, US Her father, Joseph, is of Americo-Liberian descent, and her mother, Natasha, is Jewish.
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Kat Graham's father was a music executive and the godfather of two of producer Quincy Jones' children.
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Kat Graham's paternal grandfather was a UN Ambassador, serving for 40 years in four countries: The Netherlands, Sweden, Romania and Kenya.
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Kat Graham's parents divorced when she was 5 years old.
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Kat Graham has a half-brother, Yakov, born in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Kat Graham was raised in her mother's Jewish religion and attended a Hebrew school.
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Kat Graham began her career in the entertainment industry at age 6.
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At age 15, Kat Graham caught the eye of choreographer Fatima Robinson, and was asked to perform at the BET Awards as a background dancer for Bow Wow.
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Kat Graham followed her BET Awards appearance with work as a background dancer for Missy Elliott, Pharrell Williams, Jamie Foxx, and choreographers Hi-Hat and Michael Rooney.
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At age 17, Kat Graham participated in a national marketing campaign to advertise Coca-Cola's soda brand Fanta.
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Kat Graham appeared in the marketing campaign as a member of the "Fantanas", known as Capri, known as Strawberry.
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In 1998, Kat Graham made her film debut as a child star on the remake version of The Parent Trap alongside Lindsay Lohan.
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Kat Graham plays the role of Jackie, a Camp Walden camper.
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In 2002, Kat Graham made her television debut on the Disney Channel teen comedy series Lizzie McGuire.
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Kat Graham went on to appear on various television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The OC.
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Kat Graham has had well-known supporting roles in films such as 17 Again and The Roommate.
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In March 2009, Kat Graham was cast in The CW supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries based on the book series of the same name.
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Kat Graham plays the role of Bonnie Bennett, a young witch, which is considered her breakout role.
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Kat Graham took over as the female lead in 2015 after the Canadian actress Nina Dobrev departed for the seventh season.
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In 2011, Kat Graham won "Choice TV Female Scene Stealer" at the Teen Choice Awards for her role on the show.
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Also that year, Kat Graham starred in another dance-oriented film, Dance Fu in which she appeared as the female lead.
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Kat Graham starred in the Netflix romantic comedy films The Holiday Calendar, Operation Christmas Drop, and Love in the Villa.
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In 2022, Kat Graham competed in season eight of The Masked Singer as "Robo-Girl".
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In 2006, Kat Graham pursued a career as a musical artist.
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Kat Graham then went on to release covers of artists such as Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul which garnered Graham the attention of Paula who praised her cover.
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Kat Graham contributed a cover of the Garbage song "Only Happy When It Rains" to The Vampire Diaries soundtrack.
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In March 2011, Kat Graham released another single titled "I Want It All".
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In March 2012, Kat Graham released "Put Your Graffiti On Me".
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Kat Graham is currently in the process of recording her debut album.
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On June 25,2013, Kat Graham gave the opportunity to five fans to release the name of her new single on Twitter, and released the single premiere of "Power" at Billboard.
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Kat Graham began dating Cottrell Guidry in 2008; they became engaged in October 2012.
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In 2022, Kat Graham got engaged to Darren Genet, a producer and director she has been dating since 2017.
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Kat Graham has been a vegan since 2012, having previously been vegetarian.
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Since 2017, Kat Graham has resided in Atlanta, Georgia, having previously lived in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.