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Katie Dianne Featherston (born October 20, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for playing Katie in the ''Paranormal Activity'' series.


Early life and career

Was born in Texas. She attended Bowie High School in
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and participated in numerous drama activities. She attended college at the
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where she studied acting. She graduated with a bachelor's degree of
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in 2005 and afterwards moved to
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. She is best known for portraying Katie in the film ''
Paranormal Activity Paranormal events are purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as being beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. Nota ...
'', which was made in 2007 and released theatrically in the United States in 2009. She reprises her role in the film's
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, including the spin-off '' Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'', where she makes a
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.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

* Actresses from Texas American film actresses Living people Southern Methodist University alumni American television actresses 21st-century American actresses 1982 births {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub