Katie Douglas (actress)

Katie Emily Douglas (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian actress. She has played Sally Wilcox in Spooksville (2013–2014), Naomi Malik in Global Network’s comedy and drama TV series Mary Kills People (2017–2019), lead roles as Lisa McVey in Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey and Vivien in Level 16 both (2018), and as Abby in the Netflix drama series Ginny and Georgia (2021).

Katie Douglas
Born (1998-10-19) October 19, 1998
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Early life and career

Douglas started acting at the age of six at the Great Big Theatre Company[1] in Burlington, Ontario. She starred in a number of productions including a Christmas play involving penguins and as Tinkerbell at the summer camp of the Burlington Dance Academy.[2] Douglas attended Nelson High School in Burlington. Throughout her early acting career, Douglas completed her education by studying during her travels.[2]

Career

Douglas began her screen acting career at the age of six in F2: Forensic Factor.[3] Douglas rose to fame playing Sally Wilcox on Discovery Family’s fantasy action TV show Spooksville from 2013 to 2014.[4][5] Douglas starred as Young Irisa on the science fiction action TV series Defiance: The Lost Ones which premiered on SyFy in March 2014.[6][7] At the age of 15,[2] Douglas was nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles in 2014, for her role as Sally Wilcox in Spooksville.[5][4]

Katie Douglas starred as Naomi Malik from 2017 to present in the Global Network Canadian comedy and drama TV series Mary Kills People.[8] Douglas played a lead role as Vivien on the 2018 science fiction movie Level 16.[9][10]

In 2019, Douglas received an ACTRA Award nomination for her performance in the lead role of Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, eventually losing out to Amybeth McNulty of Anne with an E.[11] In 2021, Douglas starred as Abby, a friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia.[12]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2013 Compulsion [2] young Saffron
2018 Level 16 Vivien
2018 Every Day Megan / A
2020 Double Edged (short) Evelyn and Samantha

Television film
Year Title Role
2011 Stay with Me Lucy
2012 Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town [2] Rose Leacock
2013 Defiance: The Lost Ones Young Irisa
2018 Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey Lisa McVey
2019 Thicker Than Water Addie Decker

Television series
Year Title Role Notes
2007 F2: Forensic Factor Brenda Episode: "Dead Man's Hollow"
2009 Flashpoint Jennifer Sabiston Episode: "The Fortress"
2012 Less Than Kind Brenda 3 episodes
2012 Alphas Teenage Nina Episode: "When Push Comes to Shove"
2013–2014 Spooksville [2] Sally Wilcox Main role, 22 episodes
2014 Saving Hope Tatum Episode: "The Heartbreak Kid"
2013–2015 Defiance Young Irisa / Irzu / Little Girl Recurring role, 10 episodes
2015–2016 Max & Shred Melanie 2 episodes
2017–2019 Eyewitness Bella Milonkovic 4 episodes
2016 Raising Expectations Connor Wayney Main role, 26 episodes
2018 Creeped Out Indigo Episodes: "Side Show, Parts 1 & 2"
2018 Burden of Truth Amanda Parson 2 episodes: "Witch Hunt", "Devil in the Desert"
2017–2019 Mary Kills People Naomi Malik Main role, 18 episode
2019 Nurses Sasha Episode: "Lifeboat"
2021 Pretty Hard Cases Jackie Sullivan Main role, 9 episodes
2021 Ginny & Georgia Abby Main role, 10 episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series Spooksville Nominated [5][4]
2014 35th Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress Spooksville Nominated [13]
2014 35th Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (shared) Spooksville Nominated [13]
2018 Blood in the Snow Awards Best Actress Level 16 Won [13][14]
2019 17th Annual ACTRA Awards, Toronto Outstanding Performance – Female Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey Nominated [13][11]
2020 Canadian Screen Awards, Toronto Best Lead Performance, TV Movie Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey Nominated [13][15]
2021 Hollywood Blood Horror Festival Best Young Actress Double Edged Won [13]
2021 Independent Horror Movie Awards Best Actress Double Edged Won [13]

References
  1. "Great Big Theatre Company young people's theatre - Photo Gallery 2014". gbtc.com. 2021.
  2. "Burlington's Katie Douglas surprised by Emmy nomination". toronto.com. June 26, 2014.
  3. "This is where you've seen Believe Me's Lisa McVey actress Katie Douglas before". radiox.co.uk. June 4, 2021.
  4. "41st Annual Daytime Emmy Complete List of Nominees". redcarpetreporttv.com. 2014.
  5. "Katie Douglas at 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards #CreativeArtsEmmys". redcarpetreporttv.com. 2014.
  6. "Amazon prime Video - Katie Douglas". Amazon. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  7. "Defiance: The Lost Ones - Cast". airdate.cc. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  8. "Naomi in Mary Kills People". Global TV. 2019 – via Twitter.com.
  9. "Level 16". sho.com. 2019.
  10. "Canadian actor Katie Douglas takes another step up with dystopian thriller Level 16". The YY Scene. 2019.
  11. "ACTRA Toronto 2019 nominees". playbackonline.ca. January 16, 2019.
  12. "Who plays Abby in Ginny & Georgia? – Katie Douglas". popsugar.co.uk. 2021.
  13. "Katie Douglas Awards". imdb.com (index source only). Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  14. "Bloodies Awards 2018". bloodinthesnow.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  15. "Cineflix Receives 16 Canadian Screen Award Nominations". cineflix.com. February 18, 2020.
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