Spotlight On: Kate French
With not much to go on, Kate French is another one of those elusive actresses the L Word finds and propels to super-stardom. They did it with Sarah Shahai (second and third seasons) and I’d stake this site on the same sort of rise for Kate. Introduced in the fourth episode, Kate plays Niki, an actress known more for her looks than her chops on screen, Niki desperately wants to star in Jenny’s first movie. She auditions for the part of Jesse in Lez Girls, and while everyone else loves her, she has to do some fast convincing to get Jenny to feel the same way.
In real life, Kate French doesn’t seem to be much like her character. She grew up in New Jersey and Long Island in a family of six, with both her parents in the fashion industry (models) and her step father a photographer. Beauty must have come naturally to her, as she modeled before deciding to take on acting. Her resume isn’t that large, however. After a bit role in Accepted, Kate moved on to television, holding her own in 50 episodes of Wicked Wicked Games and three episodes of South Of Nowhere.
Elusive like Nicola Anderson, there’s not much bio info on her other than this. And so I extend to Kate the same offer I’ve extended to several other Showtime actors. Contact me at any time, because I’d love to interview you!
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