32 Facts About Katherine McNamara

Katherine McNamara was born on November 22,1995 and is an American actress and singer.

Katherine McNamara portrayed Mia Smoak in the superhero series Arrow and starred as Julie Lawry in the post-apocalyptic miniseries The Stand.

Katherine McNamara was raised in Lee's Summit, Missouri, and moved to Los Angeles, California in 2011.

Katherine McNamara began her acting career on stage in Kansas City.

Katherine McNamara then participated in motion picture productions filmed in the Kansas City area, such as Matchmaker Mary in 2008 and the short film "Get Off My Porch".

Katherine McNamara appeared in theatrical movies such as New Year's Eve and in the Disney Channel original movie Girl vs Monster, playing the role of Myra Santelli.

Katherine McNamara appeared in the independent films Contest and A Sort of Homecoming.

Katherine McNamara appeared on three episodes of the Disney XD series Kickin' It, in which she had a recurring role as Claire, Kim's rival, and in two episodes of the Disney Channel series Jessie, playing Bryn Brietbart, a rival to Emma Ross.

Katherine McNamara appeared as Myra in Girl vs Monster, and as Tara in an episode of the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans.

Katherine McNamara was cast in the MTV series Happyland as Harper Munroe, a theme park photographer.

On May 6,2015, ABC Family announced that Katherine McNamara would be playing the lead character Clary Fray in Shadowhunters, a television adaptation of Cassandra Clare's bestselling book series The Mortal Instruments.

In September 2018, Katherine McNamara was cast in the seventh season of Arrow as the recurring character of Mia Smoak, the daughter of Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak; Katherine McNamara was later promoted to a series regular for Arrows eighth and final season.

In October 2019, Katherine McNamara was cast as Julie Lawry in the CBS All Access limited series adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand.

In November 2018, Katherine McNamara joined the cast of a Charlie Day film, formerly known as El Tonto, and eventually retitled Fool's Paradise before a release in 2023.

In March 2022, Katherine McNamara was cast in the lead role in the pilot to Walker: Independence, a planned prequel series to Walker.

Katherine McNamara portrays Abby Walker, the ancestor of Jared Padalecki's Cordell Walker.

Katherine McNamara starred in the Amazon Prime film Sugar alongside Jasmine Sky Sarin which was loosely based on the real-life story of the Cocaine Cowgirls.

Katherine McNamara starred as a rookie US Secret Service agent in the 2024 film Air Force One Down.

In December 2024, Katherine McNamara wrapped production on the film Coyote in Colombia.

Katherine McNamara wrote and sang "Chatter" for Contest, and she appeared in a music video for that song.

Katherine McNamara wrote "My Heart Can Fly", which her character sings during a talent competition in Little Savages.

Katherine McNamara sang "Wait for You", the end credits song for A Sort of Homecoming.

In December 2019, Katherine McNamara was featured as the voice of singer Sally Jessup in the animated Christmas special episode of the DreamWorks series Spirit Riding Free entitled "Spirit of Christmas", which premiered on Netflix.

Katherine McNamara provided the vocals for several songs featured in the special.

In November 2020, Katherine McNamara released "What Do We Got to Lose" on digital music platforms.

Katherine McNamara's song "Making a Monster Out of Me" became available on digital music platforms on December 17,2020.

Katherine McNamara released "Love Me Like That" across various digital music platforms on February 14,2021.

All of these songs were recorded several years earlier, when Katherine McNamara was building a music portfolio.

Katherine McNamara has participated in anti-bullying efforts by describing how she was bullied as a child.

Katherine McNamara has worked with the Lollipop Theater Network, visiting children who are confined to hospitals due to the severity of their illnesses.

Katherine McNamara created a t-shirt with the "Glass Slipper" lyrics as part of this campaign.

On March 31,2020, Katherine McNamara announced that she was working on a song originally recorded in 2014 called "Just Like James" which was released April 8 in the Google Play Store, Apple's iTunes store, and Spotify.