Katie Aselton

Katie Aselton

Aselton in March 2015
Born Kathryn Aselton
(1978-10-01) October 1, 1978
Milbridge, Maine, U.S.
Occupation Actress, film director/producer
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s) Mark Duplass (2006–present)
Children 2
Relatives Jay Duplass (brother-in-law)

Kathryn "Katie" Aselton (born October 1, 1978) is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in The Freebie, which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010.[1][2] She also starred as Jenny MacArthur in the FX sitcom, The League.

Early life

Aselton was born in Milbridge, Maine. She competed in pageants in 1995, and was Miss Maine Teen USA 1995 and first runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1995.[3] She graduated from Narraguagus High School in Harrington in 1996.[4] She attended Boston University School of Communications for two years before moving to Los Angeles to act, meeting Duplass there. She then studied for two years at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.[5]

Career

In 2004, Aselton appeared in a short film titled Scrapple opposite Mark Duplass and his brother Jay Duplass who also wrote and directed the short.[5][6] Aselton made her feature-length film debut in The Puffy Chair opposite Mark Duplass, who directed the film alongside his brother Jay.[7] The film premiered at Sundance in January 2005 and was released on June 2, 2006, in a limited release.[8][9] That same year, Aselton appeared opposite Steve Zissis in the short film "The Intervention."[10] In 2009, After a break from acting, Aselton appeared in an episode of the The Office.[11] That same year, she appeared in "Easier with Practice," "Other People's Parties," and "Feed the Fish."[12][13][14] In 2016, Aselton appeared in Togetherness, an HBO original series created by her husband and brother in law, as Anna.[15] That same year, she was cast in a recurring role in the second season of Casual as Jennifer.[16] Aselton is also attached to star in Fun Mom Dinner opposite Molly Shannon and Toni Collette, directed by Alethea Jones.[17]

Personal

Aselton is married to her The League co-star Mark Duplass.[18] They have two daughters together Molly and Ora Duplass.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Scrapple Amy Short film
2005 The Puffy Chair Emily
2005 The Intervention Unknown Short film
2005 Geek Like Me Short film
2009 Easier with Practice Nicole
2009 Other People's Parties Maggie Rihneau
2009 Feed The Fish Sif Anderson
2010 Cyrus Pretty Girl
2010 The Freebie Annie Also writer and director
2011 Our Idiot Brother Amy
2011 The Fickle Jessie Short film
2011 Jeff, Who Lives at Home Hostess
2011 Treatment Vivienne
2012 Black Rock Abby Also writer and director
2014 Creep Angela (voice) Uncredited
2015 The Sea of Trees Gabriella Laforte
2015 The Gift Joan
2017 Bastards Sarah In post-production
2017 Fun Mom Dinner Emily In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Undressed Kim 2 episodes
2009 The Office Glove Girl Episode: Blood Drive
2009–2015 The League Jenny 82 episodes
2010 Players Ken's Date 1 episodes
2013 Burning Love Idina Blimperson 1 episode
2013 Newsreaders Monica Collander 1 episode
2014 Revolution Duncan Page 2 episodes
2014 Wedlock Candace 2 episodes
2015 Weird Loners April 1 episode
2016 Animals. Rebecca / Mom (voice) 4 episodes
2016 Togetherness Anna 3 episodes
2016 Casual Jennifer Season 2; recurring
2017 Legion Amy Main role

References

  1. ↑ Fernandez, Jay A. (December 3, 2009). "Sundance reveals noncompetition lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ Davis, Erik (January 15, 2010). "Sundance Primer: The Freebie". Cinematical. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ Agnon, Dawn (August 17, 1995). "Maine girl happy as runner-up Miss Teen contestant says she reached goal". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Graduation '96 Narraguagus High School, Harrington". Bangor Daily News. June 3, 1996. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  5. 1 2 McGarrigle, Dale (January 13, 2004). "Falling into Place". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  6. ↑ McGarrigle, Dale (January 23, 2004). "Milbridge native's film gets Sundance exposure". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  7. ↑ Harper, Rebecca (October 29, 2010). "Filmmaker Interview : Mark Duplass, "The Puffy Chair"". Hulu.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Puffy Chair". FilmIndependent.org. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ Zakarin, Jordan (August 4, 2015). "'The Puffy Chair,' 10 Years Later: How a Little Indie Flick Predicted the Future of Film". Yahoo.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ "The Intervention". Fandor.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ Rowles, Dustin (December 14, 2011). "7 Things About "The League" Cast that You Probably Didn't Know". Uproxx.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ Olsen, Mark (February 28, 2010). "Kyle Patrick Alvarez's 'Easier With Practice' finds its way to screens". latimes.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  13. ↑ "CAST". OtherPeoplesParties.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  14. ↑ Simpson, Don (January 25, 2011). "Feed The Fish Review". Smellslikescreenscripit.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  15. ↑ Petski, Denise (January 15, 2016). "Katie Aselton Joins HBO's 'Togetherness' Season 2". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  16. ↑ Petski, Denise (February 22, 2016). "Julie Berman Upped To Regular On Hulu's 'Casual'; Katie Aselton Joins As Recurring". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  17. ↑ McNary, Dave (June 22, 2016). "Toni Collette, Molly Shannon to Star in 'Fun Mom Dinner' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  18. ↑ Freydkin, Donna (November 12, 2009). "Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton: In 'The League' and in love". USA Today. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Actress Katie Aselton, age 37, and husband Mark Duplass share the secrets of their happy married life". Hubmesh.com. January 26, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

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