Kathryn Emily Douglas (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian actress. She has played roles in '' Spooksville'' (2013–2014), ''

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'' (2017–2019), had lead roles in '' Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey'', ''

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'' (both 2018), and ''The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story'' (2023). She was Abigail (Abby) Littman in the Netflix series ''

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'' (2021–) and Jackie in ''

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'' (2021–2023).

Early life and career

Douglas started acting at the age of six at the ''Great Big Theatre Company'' in

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. She starred in a number of productions including a Christmas play involving penguins and as

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at the summer camp of the ''Burlington Dance Academy''. Douglas attended Nelson High School in Burlington. Throughout her early acting career, Douglas completed her education having a travelling tutor.

Career

Douglas began her screen acting career at the age of six in ''F2: Forensic Factor''. Douglas later played Sally Wilcox on

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’s fantasy action TV show '' Spooksville'' in 2013, but it only lasted one season. Douglas starred as Young Irisa on the science fiction action TV series ''Defiance: The Lost Ones'' which premiered on

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in March 2014. At the age of 15, Douglas was nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in

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in 2014, for her role as Sally Wilcox in '' Spooksville''. Douglas starred as Naomi Malik from 2017 to 2019 in the

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Canadian comedy and drama TV series ''

'', working alongside Caroline Dhavernas. Douglas played a lead role as Vivien on the

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directed 2018 science fiction movie ''

''. In 2019, Douglas was the protagonist in rapist drama film '' Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey'', which recounts the true story of

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who was abducted and raped for 26 hours by serial killer Bobby Joe Long in 1984. Douglas received an

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nomination for her performance, eventually losing out to

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. In 2021, she starred as Abby, a friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) in the

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comedy series ''

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'', alongside

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, and

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. Douglas starred in a main role as 18-year-old Jackie Sullivan in the first two series of the

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female police comedy-drama television series ''

'' from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, Douglas stars as Kate Coughlin in the Daniel Adams directed police protection film '' The Walk'' in a cast which includes

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, Terrence Howard and Malcolm McDowell. In 2023, she was the titular role in the film ''The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story'', which portrays the true story of how a 15 year-old girl survived the trauma of abduction, incarceration and sexual assault for over 18 hours, until an opportunity to escape transpired.

Filmography

Film

Television film

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Katie Douglas at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2014

Double-Edged film trailer 2020
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