Katie Douglas

Kathryn Emily Douglas was born on October 19, 1998, in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Her acting career commenced at the age of six with the Great Big Theatre Company in Burlington, where she participated in various local productions. Her screen acting career began with ‘F2: Forensic Factor’ in 2007. At nine years old, Douglas started appearing frequently on television in series such as “Flashpoint” (2008), “Alphas” (2011), “Max & Shred” (2014), “Eyewitness” (2016), and “Raising Expectations” (2016). She also appeared in TV movies including “Stay with Me” (2011) and “Thicker Than Water” (2019).

Douglas’s early career included a main role as Sally Wilcox in Discovery Family’s “Spooksville” (2013-2014), for which she received a nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2014. She also took on the recurring role of Young Irisa in the science fiction action TV series “Defiance” (2013-2015). A significant turning point in her career was her lead role as Vivien in the 2018 dystopian thriller film “Level 16,” which earned her a Best Actress award at the Blood in the Snow Awards. In 2018, she also portrayed real-life kidnapping victim Lisa McVey in “Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey,” a performance that garnered her an ACTRA Award nomination and a Canadian Screen Award nomination.

More recently, Douglas has gained wider recognition for her starring role as Abby in the Netflix comedy-drama series “Ginny & Georgia” (2021–present), a show that became one of Netflix’s most-watched titles in the first half of 2023. She also played Jackie Sullivan in the CBC Television series “Pretty Hard Cases” (2021–2023). In 2023, she starred in “The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story,” which earned her a Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performer, TV Movie. Her recent projects include the thriller film “Lazareth” (2024) and the upcoming film adaptation of “Clown in a Cornfield” (2025), further cementing her status within the horror genre.