Kate Comer is an American actress.

Career

Comer grew up in

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, where she was involved with

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. As a teenager, she became obsessed with movies such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She was also inspired by African-American characters like Angela Moore from ''

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''. She studied at the Howey Acting Studio which she credits as having "allowed and encouraged erto be erself100%". She joined the cast of ''

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'' as the character

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on Freeform. The show was dropped by Freeform before being cancelled. Despite this, Comer maintains a close friendship with her cast mates.

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Comer, Kate Living people American television actresses Actresses from Florida African-American actresses Actors from Sarasota, Florida 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people