Katie Douglas
Katie Douglas is a Canadian actress. Before she started with the entertainment career she first performed many theater plays and commercial television. She is best known for her participation on “Ginny and Georgia”, “Mary Kills People”, “Believe Me”, “The Abduction of Lisa McVey”. Since 2021, she has been working in “Ginny and Georgia” and season 2 is out on Netflix right now. And, Katie is in "The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story" which is airing on Lifetime.
Dress by María Lucía Hohan
Earrings by Anabela Chan
Tell us about your career?
My career was contemporarily born out of childhood play. I think my interest in performance came from a very spirited and innocent place, and it continues to be the platform in which I’m given permission to exercise that creativity.
How did you first come into the entertainment industry?
I first came into the entertainment industry at the age of 6, though it wasn’t something that my parents and I were actively perusing. I had been a part of a summer camp play and had apparently caught the attention of one of the parents in the audience who worked as a casting agent. It was a stint of luck, I suppose, that my reluctant parents even entertained the idea of signing with an agency because I learned very quickly that it was an environment that was actually healthy for me. It stuck.
How was your first performance?
My first professional performance was actually a clothing commercial. I remember doing a handful of different commercials as a kid and my grandparents would get so excited when they saw them on TV.
White blazer by ME+EM
Red Pants by ME+EM
White by SCHUTZ PLATFORMS
What was your big break in your career?
It’s hard to determine what I would consider to be a “big break” in my career because there’s so many projects, big or small, that’s I’ve been proud of. I booked my first series lead at 13 in a children’s horror series called “Spooksville”. That experience sort of gave me the encouragement that I needed to feel like I was capable and on the right path. I’m a part of “Ginny and Georgia” now, which is loved and celebrated worldwide, and I couldn’t be more grateful for every opportunity that led to the place I’m in now.
Which was the performance you enjoyed the most?
My heart lies with the indie film. “Level 16”, directed by Danishka Esterhazy was of the earlier independent films that I worked on and I think it was the film that most empowered me. I love being surrounded by creative, hardworking, badass women and the experience offered that and so much more. Not only were we making a moody science fiction horror but it was hands on, collaborative, and involved in all the ways I love to work.
Left:
Dress by María Lucía Hohan
Earrings by Anabela Chan
Ring by Candy Ice
Boots by Schutz
Right:
Dress by AKNVAS
Earring by Candy Ice
Rings by KALLATI Jewelry
What would you recommend to a person who wants to start working in the entertainment industry?
Be gentle with yourself and understand what you love about the work you do. There’s a lot of reasons why people might want to get into the industry, but I think the main thing in any art form is to find what excites you and explore it as much as you can. Maintain that piece of honestly and truth. It can be a really pure thing and you may find that you’ll fall into a place where you can thrive so love as you’re leading with that love.
Is there a role you would like to perform in your future?
So many. I’m really drawn to stories of empowerment and I’m also really interested in the idea of deconstructing a psychological horror situation and depicting it as realistically as possible.
Whom do you admire the most?
What a loaded question. There’s probably so many people who I’ll wish I had mentioned down the line and I’m writing this at a time where women around the world are rising up to fight for freedom and choice. It would feel so silly to single out the name of my favorite actor or song writer. I have admiration for people who stand for what is important.
Dress by AKNVAS
Earring by Candy Ice
Rings by KALLATI Jewelry
What has been the most challenging performance of your career so far?
My most challenging performances would be the roles that deal with heavy subject matter based in reality. When telling true stories, I feel the overwhelming responsibility to execute the role as respectfully and as truthfully as I can. A film that I did called “The Walk” comes to mind, which deals with the Boston bussing crisis that took place in the 70s.
What type of role performance do you feel more comfortable with?
I feel really comfortable playing my alter ego. I think I invented this tough, sarcastic, comfort character whom I always wished I was and that seems to be the personality that I get to step into most often.
Tell us about your performance as Abby on “Ginny and Georgia”?
Abby is a character who seems to strike a chord with so many people for so many different reasons. She’s the "A" in MANG and has a dynamic new friendship with Ginny in S2. She’s fun and hot-headed and incredibly flawed, but more than anything, I think people relate to the personal struggles that she deals with behind closed doors. Abby, much like so many others, struggles with body image and eating distorters, broken homes, and fall outs with friends, and she is very alone with it all.
Dress by L'IDÉE
Earrings by Anabela Chan
How did you prepare for the role?
My performance as Abby on “Ginny and Georgia” is actually a really fun take on someone with whom I went to high school. That person reminded me of the character that I read on the page so I thought of her while auditioning. I feel like everyone knew that persona in life, in one way or another.
What drew you to pay Abby on the show?
Relatability. The show does an incredible job of breathing so much characterization and authenticity into their characters. While reading the script I felt represented in so many ways by so many different characters and that’s a very special thing. I’m very happy that people watching at home can share that experience too.
What are your future plans for your career?
My plans have always stemmed from a place of love for the craft. I’m excited to keep growing and exploring other areas of the industry that excite me. I can’t wait to create more.
Social Media.
Instagram: @katiedouglas98
CREW CREDITS:
PhotoBook Editor-In-Chief: Alison Hernon
PhotoBook Creative Director: Mike Ruiz + @mikeruiz.one
Photographer: Sarah Krick
Talent: Katie Douglas
Fashion Stylist: Natalie Hoselton
Hair: Ryan Taniguchi at TMG
Makeup: Fabiola at TMG
Tearsheets by Daniel López, Art Director, PhotoBook Magazine
Interview by Julieta Guerra, Contributor, PhotoBook Magazine
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