Katherine Louise Stewart was born on 30 November 1972 and is an AACTA and Logie Award-winning Australian actress who has made numerous appearances in television series, movies and on-stage.
28 Facts About Kat Stewart
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Kat Stewart is the daughter of Tony and Kitty Stewart and was born and raised in Bairnsdale, Victoria.
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Kat Stewart held nothing back, and was an emotional but controlled and screeching tornado who dominated the screen whenever the camera peered her way.
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Kat Stewart has ensured it's the standout performance of the series.
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Kat Stewart won many new fans in her role as Billie Proudman on Offspring, as part of an ensemble cast led by Asher Keddie and including John Waters, Eddie Perfect, Deborah Mailman, Richard Davies, Garry McDonald, Lachy Hulme and Linda Cropper.
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Kat Stewart is an actress of extraordinary ability and depth.
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Billie, played by Kat Stewart, has had to endure a heartbreaking split with husband Mick.
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In 2019 Kat Stewart appeared in the Network Ten housemates' drama Five Bedrooms co-starring with Stephen Peacocke, Hugh Sheridan, Kate Jenkinson, Doris Younane and Roy Joseph.
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In 2015 Kat Stewart appeared with close friend and mentor Ailsa Piper in the contemporary interview program 'The Truth About Us' on Foxtel's Bio.
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Kat Stewart has won acclaim on-stage in a range of dramatic and comedic roles.
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In 2014, Kat Stewart featured in Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Speechmaker.
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Kat Stewart appeared in the 2019 Melbourne Theatre Company production of the Simon Stephens' penned romantic comedy, Heisenberg.
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Kat Stewart earned praise in the role of Georgie with Andrew Fuhrmann of the Herald Sun saying, 'This new MTC production is elegantly done, with a slow, almost meditative rhythm.
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Kat Stewart's Georgie is both utterly untrustworthy and deeply sympathetic.
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In 2022 Kat Stewart returned to the stage in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of Joshua Harmon's education satire Admissions.
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Kat Stewart appeared in West of Sunshine, a movie directed by Jason Raftopoulos and released in Australian cinemas in 2018.
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In 2019 Kat Stewart has a supporting role in Little Monsters.
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In December 2020 Kat Stewart co-hosted "How Big is My Trailer", an interview series bringing together two well known Australians in a 'revealing and open-hearted conversation hour about the highs, lows and left turns of navigating a truly successful life in film, television and the arts.
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Kat Stewart married fellow actor David Whiteley in Melbourne in February 2008.
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Kat Stewart and Whiteley had a second child, a daughter named Georgia Kitty Whiteley born on 16 March 2016.
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Kat Stewart is the kind of person I wanted to be like because he represents the values I want to instil in my kids.
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Kat Stewart has strong self-belief and is a risk-taker and has always had a strong sense of what's right.
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Kat Stewart was nominated for the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent at the Logie Awards in 2006 and two ASTRA awards in 2006 and 2007 for her role in the comedy series Supernova.
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Kat Stewart won acclaim for her role as Roberta Williams in Underbelly, winning an AFI award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama and being nominated for two Logies in 2009, winning the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress.
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Kat Stewart was rewarded for her work as Billie Proudman in Offspring by winning Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama at the 2014 AACTA Awards, a nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama at the 2015 AACTA Awards and nominations for the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in 2011,2012 and again in 2014.
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Kat Stewart was nominated as Best Actress for her body of work in 2003 and again as Best Actress for the Red Stitch production of The Little Dog Laughed in 2008.
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Kat Stewart was part of the judging panel at the Tropfest Australia 2014 Short Film Festival.
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In 2014 Kat Stewart starred in the Matt Holcomb directed short film, Flat Daddy.