Naked Truth by Katie Featherston

Known from movies

Paranormal Activity (2007)
as Kate

The River (2012)
as Rosetta ‘Rabbit’ Fischer

Be (2015)
as Sarah

Comfort for the Unloved (2017)
as Mary Ellen



Introduction

Not all successful actors enjoy acting in all genres; some prefer to stick to one type of film style. Katie Featherston usually portrays characters in horror movies, and if you’re a fan of the genre, you probably know her from the “Paranormal Activity” movie series. How much do you really know about this blossoming brunette?

Early life and education

Katie Dianne Featherston was born on October 20, 1982 in Arlington, Texas, USA. Little is known about her parents, but she has two siblings, though it is unknown whether she is the youngest or the eldest sister of the three.

She attended Bowie High School in her hometown, and even through her teens, she loved acting and was a part of many stage activities. She was even featured in a school one-act play called “Wit,” which earned her several local acting awards, so it came as no surprise that she enrolled at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of Arts in University Park, Texas, and chose acting as her field of expertise. In 2005, she received her Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts in Acting.

Career

After graduation, Featherston moved to Los Angeles, California, USA, to pursue her acting career. She made her acting debut in 2006 when she performed in the horror short film “Mutation” with co-stars John-Damon Charles and Eddie Croft, but the film was not well received by the critics.

However, she had better luck with her second movie as she was cast as the star of the horror movie “Paranormal Activity” which was filmed in 2007 but released in 2009 in US theaters.

Her portrayal of the main character of the same name, Katie, who was chased by a demon named Toby, brought her global fame and made her one of the most famous faces in horror movies, especially as this endeavor earned her the Best Actress award at the 2009 Screamfest Film Festival. She reprized the role in the “Paranormal Activity 2” , which aired three years later, and that same year, she also appeared in the sci-fi horror film “Psychic Experiment”, playing Elspeth Thompson, and was a guest on a ninth season episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live”.

In 2011, she was in a prequel to “Paranormal Activity” simply called “Paranormal Activity 3”. The following year she had a brief role in the BBC series “The River”, playing Rosetta ‘Rabbit’ Fischer, and then played Katie again, this time in “Paranormal Activity 4”.

In 2013, Featherston starred in the first season of the TV series “Act-Anon”, which showed the lives of several young people with their own everyday problems. She was also part of the cast of ‘The Newest Testament’, a short comedy about the latest return of Jesus Christ to Earth.

Featherston made her final appearance in the ‘Paranormal’ saga in 2014, playing Katie again in ‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’, albeit only as a guest this time.

In 2016, she made her directorial debut, co-directing the short drama film “Becoming” with David DeGrow Shotwell, starring Kimberly Condict. A year later, she starred in “Solace for the Unloved”, a bleak TV series about a heartbroken woman, which she also directed, but the show was canceled after one season.

In 2017, she appeared in the comedy short sketch “MasterClass: Trolling the President” alongside Luke Barnett and Chris Mann. In 2019, she starred in another short film, “The Lonely Host”, and appeared in the crime TV series, “Big Little Lies”, alongside Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley.

During her career, Katie has appeared as a guest on several TV shows such as “The Totally Rad Show”, “The Jay Leno Show”, “TMI Hollywood” and “The Bonnie Hunt Show”.

Private life

Featherston keeps her personal life private and away from paparazzi’s eyes.

She has not been romantically linked to anyone and has never revealed a relationship. However, in 2016, she was photographed wearing a gold ring on her ring finger, sparking rumors that she is married. Featherston has never commented on the rumors, but regularly posts pictures of a young boy on her social media – believed by many to be her son.

Featherstone is active on social media platforms, especially Instagram, on which she has more than 14,500 followers.

She is an avid horror movie fan – one of her favorite horror movies is 1992’s “Candyman”.

She owns a dog named Harvey.

Net value

Featherston has earned a handsome amount of money from her career in horror films despite not starring in too many titles. “Paranormal Activity” had a budget of around $15,000, but made nearly $200 million at the US box office alone, making it one of the highest-grossing films of all time. The sequel, “Paranormal Activity 2”, made $177.5 million, while the second sequel was the most successful, earning over $207 million! This is partly why Featherstone’s net worth is estimated around $500,000.

Physical Characteristics

Featherston is considered by many to be a beautiful woman, with striking blue eyes and brown hair. She is 1.67 m tall and weighs about 67 kg.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia