Kate Lynn Nauta (born April 30, 1982) is an American

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, actress and singer. One of her major roles in feature films was Lola in ''

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''. She previously used the name Katie professionally.

Biography

Nauta was born in Salem, Oregon, and grew up in

Woodburn, Oregon Woodburn is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the community had been platted in 1871 after the arrival of the railroad. The city is located in the northern end of the Willamette Valley between Portland and ...

, where she lived until 2000. She graduated from Woodburn High School in 2000. She started modeling at age 15. At 17 she was a winner of the U.S.

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contest and went on to compete in the finals in Nice, France in 1999. She is now managed by Mode Models International. She has modelled for

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(Sport and Versus),

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, and Abercrombie & Fitch as well as doing advertisements for, among others,

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cast Nauta as 'Lola' in ''

'' and used two of her songs on its soundtrack. She also stars in the

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''. Nauta also sings and writes lyrics. She has worked on her music with Lenny Kravitz. Her song "Revolution" is on the soundtrack of ''Transporter 2''. Also, she is featured in the song "Name Game (Remember)" by hip-hop/rap group '' Naughty by Nature''. Currently she also designs houses with her husband Robert.

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* * 1982 births American female models American film actresses Living people Actresses from Salem, Oregon Musicians from Salem, Oregon People from Woodburn, Oregon American people of Dutch descent Singers from Oregon Female models from Oregon 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers {{US-actor-stub