Kate Gordon Siegelbaum, known professionally as Kate Siegel ( , born 9 August 1982), is an American actress and screenwriter. She is best known for her collaborations with her husband, filmmaker Mike Flanagan, appearing in his films ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2016; she also wrote the screenplay with him), '' Ouija: Origin of Evil'' (2016), and ''

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'' (2017), as well as in his television series ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2021). She has been dubbed a " scream queen" due to her work in horror films and television.

Life

Siegel was born on 9 August 1982 in Silver Spring, Maryland. She attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Maryland, and graduated from

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in 2004. Siegel is Jewish. Siegel said in 2008 she was

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and had been in relationships with other women before. She married director Mike Flanagan in early 2016. They have two children: a son, Cody, and a daughter, Theodora, named after Siegel's character in ''

''. She is stepmother to Flanagan's eldest son from a previous relationship. She attended high school with stand-up comedian and actress

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Career

Siegel made her acting debut in the film ''The Curse of The Black Dahlia'', which was released on January 23, 2007. That same year she went on to star in ''Hacia La Oscuridad'' which had its world premiere at the

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on April 28, 2007. She also appeared in ''Steam'' alongside

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and

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. In 2008, Siegel appeared in the short film ''Knocked Down'' which was directed by Ted Collins. In 2009, she made her television debut in ''

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'' as Cheryl. In 2010, she appeared in ''

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'' as Rachel Hollander. She then appeared in an episode of ''

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''. That same year she appeared in the drama-thriller ''Wedding Day''. In 2013, Siegel appeared in ''Man Camp''. That same year she appeared in ''

'', a horror film written and directed by Flanagan. The film had its world premiere at the

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in September 2013, and was released in April 2014. She also appeared in an episode of ''

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''. In 2014, she appeared in ''Demon Legacy''. In November 2015, it was revealed that she and Flanagan would be adapting the

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novel ''13 Days to Midnight'' into a film. In 2016, Siegel starred as a deaf-mute woman beset by a killer in the horror-thriller ''

'', a film on which she also made her screenwriting debut, co-writing with Flanagan. The film had its world premiere at

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on March 12, 2016, and was released on

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on April 8, 2016. In July 2016, she starred in a commercial for Stelara psoriasis medication. That same year, Siegel appeared in '' Ouija: Origin of Evil'', also directed by Flanagan, which was released on October 21, 2016. In 2017, Siegel starred alongside

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and

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in the film adaptation of Stephen King's ''

'', which was also directed by Flanagan. The film was released on September 29, 2017, by

. In 2018, Siegel had a starring role as Theodora Crain in the

supernatural horror series ''

'', based on

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's 1959 novel of the same name. She also narrated the

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''Calling Darkness'' and has been a voice actor for ''

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''. Siegel portrayed Erin Greene in Netflix's ''

'' which was written and directed by Flanagan, and co-starred her cast-mate from ''The Haunting of Hill House'',

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Filmography

Film

Television

Podcasts

Her voice acting has appeared on the

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s '' Calling Darkness'' and ''

''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siegel, Kate 1982 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Maryland American bisexual actors American film actresses American television actresses category:Bisexual actresses American bisexual writers Jewish American actresses Jewish American writers LGBT Jews People from Silver Spring, Maryland Screenwriters from Maryland Syracuse University alumni