Katherine Winnick is a Canadian film and television actress. She started her acting career in 1999. Katherine's role in the popular television series Vikings, the first season of which was released in 2013, helped to become popular and famous.
Katerina Anna Vinnitskaya - this is how the real and full name of Catherine Winnick sounds - was born in the suburbs of the Canadian city of Toronto. The girl was born into a family of Ukrainians, who initially emigrated from their home country to Germany, and then to Canada. Katherine has a sister and two brothers. She perfectly speaks both English and Ukrainian. Catherine's date of birth: December 17, 1977.
Facts from the biography of Katherine Winnick
Despite the fact that the girl was born in Canada, Catherine spoke only Ukrainian for a long time. The future actress studied at a Ukrainian school located in Toronto. At the time, she was a member of the Plast scout unit. At school, in addition to studying English, Catherine also mastered French.
The Winnick family was quite religious. For this reason, Catherine often attended the Catholic Church with her brothers, sister, and parents.
In her teens, the girl became seriously interested in sports. Moreover, she was attracted by oriental martial arts. Katherine trained in the men's team, mastered karate and taekwondo. By the age of seventeen, Winnick was already the owner of black belts in these types of martial arts. She trained so hard that she eventually joined the national team and participated in the championship. At the competition, Katherine took an honorable second place, receiving a medal.
Although Catherine Winnick devoted her childhood and teenage years to sports and getting a regular education at school, by the age of twenty-one she decided to abandon the professional path in sports. And she turned her attention to creativity and art.
Catherine received her acting education in New York. There she attended the William Esper School of Art. And in 1999, Katherine Winnick made her first television debut. She played the role of Susie in the television series Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal.
It is worth noting that already in adulthood, Catherine Winnick underwent specialized training, as a result of which she received the status of a professional bodyguard.
Development of an acting career
After her debut on television for several years, Winnick did not appear in TV series or feature films. However, everything changed in 2003. Then the movie "How are you, Alice?" Was released, in which one of the roles was played by Catherine.
In the next few years, the filmography of the aspiring actress was replenished with a considerable number of works. Among them were full-length films, a short film, and television projects. Catherine can be seen in such films as "50 First Kisses" (2004), "Hellraiser 8: Hell World" (2005), "13 Graves" (2006), "When Nietzsche Cried" (2007).
In 2007, the artist was invited to play a role in one episode of the popular TV show "House". The next year, the film "Entertainment" with Catherine Winnick went at the box office, and in 2009 a new film was released - "Cold Souls", in which Catherine got the role of the heroine named Sveta. In the same year, Cold Souls was nominated for Best Performance by a Gotham Awards.
2010 was marked by the release of several films with Winnick's participation at once, among them were "The Killers" and "Free Radio Albemuth". In the same year, the already famous actress got into the cast of the rating television series "Bones".
Become a really famous actress Katherine Winnick helped work in the television series "Vikings". She joined the cast in 2013 and continues to work in this project to this day. For her role in this television project in 2014, the artist was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic Actress.
In 2017, two films with Katherine were released at once, which received a lot of different - both positive and negative - responses from film critics and the public. Winnick starred in the film adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Dark Tower and also played Olivia in the disaster film Geostorm.
In 2019, the first season of the series "U for Killers" is to be released, where Katherine is to play one of the main roles. Also this year the full-length film "Polar" was released, which is so far Winnick's last big work in cinema.
Personal life, love and relationships
In 2015, there were rumors that Katherine was dating a man named Nicholas Myers Lob. However, to date, there are no exact facts about whether this romance continues.
Catherine does not like to talk about her private life, for certain it is only known that Winnick has neither a husband nor a child at the moment.
