Katherine Wallace
Quick Facts
Biography
Katherine Wallace is an Australian actor best known for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Home and Away, and Swedish Dicks.
Early life
Wallace was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She attended Manly Selective Campus at Northern Beaches Secondary College. While attending high school, she began her professional training at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. She graduated in 2007 and was named on the State Distinguished Achievers List for Drama.
Career
She made her film debut opposite AFI Award winner Annie Byron in the Screen Australia film Glory. After graduating high school, she relocated to New York City and enrolled in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
Much of her work has focused on human rights and social justice issues, including Late Tuesday, a film by New Zealand-born director and cinematographer Jenna Eriksen that sought to expose the prevalence of sexual violence against young women; the anti-bullying number of "Really Don't Care" at the Teen Choice Awards 2014 opposite Demi Lovato and Cher Lloyd; aerial performances in One Billion Rising by Eve Ensler, the largest mass action in history to combat violence against women, opposite award-winning actress Mercy Malick; and an appearance in the PSA 'One In A Million', directed and co-written by Emmy Award winner Suzanne Luna and produced by Emmy Award nominee Johanna Stein, which aimed to raise awareness about domestic violence and abuse.
She was instrumental in launching the Stella Adler Outreach Program for teenagers in addiction recovery at the Phoenix House Academy of Los Angeles in 2015, and has been recognized as an Australian artist of exceptional talent by the Ian Potter Cultural Trust.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Glory | Young Glory | Short Film |
2007 | The Masque of the Red Death | Maiden | Short Film |
2008 | Yes, Please | Ambrosia | Short Film |
2009 | Late Tuesday | Celine | Short Film |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Mutant | ||
2014 | Chimera | Blair | Short Film |
2016 | Mercy Malick: My Valentine 2 | Aerialist | Music Video |
Gehenna: Where Death Lives | Claire | ||
False Memory Syndrome | Agnes |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Home and Away | Grace Carmody | 4 episodes |
2013 | Bold Talent Aiding Charities Fashion Show | Model | TV Special |
2014 | Teen Choice Awards 2014 | Dancer | TV Special |
2015 | Hellevator | Creepy Girl / Shadow Girl | Episode: "Pilot" |
Sessions With My Parents | Nicki | 11 episodes | |
2016 | Swedish Dicks | Sheila | Episode: #1.9 |
2016 | JoJoHead | Episode: "Ways I've Tried To Improve Myself" |