1. Katherine Langford was born on 29 April 1996 and is an Australian actress.
21 Facts About Katherine Langford
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Katherine Langford then appeared in the films Love, Simon and Knives Out, and headlined the dark comedy Spontaneous and the Netflix series Cursed.
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Katherine Langford is the eldest daughter of Elizabeth Langford, a paediatrician, and Stephen Langford, a flying doctor and director of medical services at the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations.
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Katherine Langford began voice lessons with Heidi Lake in 2005, and received classical, jazz, and contemporary vocal training.
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Katherine Langford was offered a place at Perth Modern School for her senior high school years, where she studied music and drama, and was sports captain and a nationally ranked swimmer.
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In 2012 as a teenager, Katherine Langford attended a Lady Gaga concert, the Born This Way Ball, which inspired her to learn to play piano.
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Katherine Langford was successful in a number of musical eisteddfods and drama competitions.
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Katherine Langford appeared in the school's production of Hotel Sorrento in 2013 and graduated that same year.
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Katherine Langford was then one of five students selected to participate in the National Institute of Dramatic Art Advanced Actors Residency in 2015.
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Additionally, Katherine Langford was provided a spot in Western Australian Academy of Programming.
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Katherine Langford was offered a position in the Bachelor of Arts program in acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and intended to begin studies in 2016.
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Katherine Langford first appeared in several small independent films, including Story of Miss Oxygen, Imperfect Quadrant, and Daughter.
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Katherine Langford portrayed the lead character in Daughter, which debuted at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
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In 2016, after declining the offer from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Katherine Langford auditioned for Will, a television series centred on the early life of William Shakespeare.
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Katherine Langford was then cast as Hannah Baker in the mystery teen drama TV series 13 Reasons Why, playing Baker for the series' first two seasons.
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On 25 May 2018, Katherine Langford confirmed that she would not return as Hannah Baker in the third season of the series.
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Katherine Langford then appeared in her first feature film, The Misguided, an independent comedy-drama by Shannon Alexander, which premiered in January 2018.
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Katherine Langford starred as Leah in the 2018 film Love, Simon.
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In 2019, Katherine Langford co-starred in Knives Out, a murder mystery film.
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On 12 September 2018, it was announced that Katherine Langford had been cast in the web television series Cursed.
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On 23 September 2024, Katherine Langford made her stage debut, taking over as Sally Bowles in the West End musical Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, playing at the Playhouse Theatre for 18 weeks.