Kat Foster is an American actress known for her role as Steph Woodcock on ''

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''.

Early life and education

Foster was born in

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

and graduated from

The College Preparatory School The College Preparatory School (CPS or College Prep) is a four-year private high school in Oakland, California. The school's motto is ''Mens Conscia Recti'', a Latin phrase adapted from Virgil's ''Aeneid'' that means "a mind aware of what is r ...

. A classically-trained dramatic actress, Foster studied acting at the

New York University Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the ar ...

Career

She later performed in many off-Broadway and regional productions, including "The Democracy Project" with Naked Angels and was awarded Best Actress for her performance in "Final Countdown" at the 2003

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. An active member of the

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theater community, she participated in extensive readings and workshops at the

Manhattan Theater Club Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) is a theatre company located in New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, Manhattan Theatre Club has ...

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, New York Theatre Workshop, and

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, among others. Past TV appearances include roles on '' Weeds'', '' Family Guy'', ''The Book of Daniel'', '' Law & Order'', ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.'' In addition, she starred with Bobby Cannavale and

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in the

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pilot ''NY-70'', a stylized police show set in the 1970s, and in the

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pilot ''Webster Report'', about a reluctant New York detective with Cannavale and

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Personal life

Foster's father managed bands. As a child, she danced "The Nutcracker" with the

San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Fra ...

. She is married to Jim Hustead and has one child, August Emilia Hustead, born in 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foster, Kat American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Living people Actresses from Oakland, California Tisch School of the Arts alumni 21st-century American actresses 1978 births