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Catherine Black(I)

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Catherine Black in Girl Trip (2018)
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Catherine Black (AKA Cat Black) is an award winning Canadian-American actress, artist and filmmaker. A member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, ACTRA, CAEA and the Alliance of Women Directors.

Catherine started acting in commercials when she was 5 years old and was picked out of a lineup of hundreds of little girls for a successful ad campaign. She has been in continuous dedication of the craft of acting ever since, studying various acting techniques, dance and classical singing in Toronto, England and Los Angeles. Catherine is also an acting instructor in Los Angeles, where she fuses her passion for acting and directing and share's it with others.

Catherine's first major role was at 16 as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet directed by Lewis Baumander in Toronto. Catherine has performed in many award winning theatre productions over the years, but is most proud of starring in Hrant Alianak's original play, Walls of Africa, which Won 9 Dora Awards. In Film/TV Catherine is best known for her role as Vanden in American Psycho, performing with Christian Bale and Reese Witherspoon, and starring with Crispin Glover in The Donner Party (Showtime). She also stars in many Indie Features and has booked countless guest starring roles, such as Odyssey 5 (SyFy), Blue Murder (Global TV/CTV), I Love Mummy (BBC) and Playing House (NBC/USA). Most recently, Catherine had a supporting role in the feature film Debt Collectors (2020) and a lead role in comedy feature, Bittersweet (2022). At the beginning of 2020, Catherine had the privilege of playing Anne Frank in And Then They Came For Me directed by Abigail Deser with MainStreet Theatre.

Catherine's surreal figurative paintings have exhibited Internationally since the late 90's. She approaches her visual art much like she would prepare for a role as an actor, each painting a character study. Most recently Catherine photographed and wrote about the journey of her large oil paintings traveling from her family farm in Fergus Ontario Canada across the Old Oregon Trail to California. This was Catherine's Westward Expansion.

Catherine's extensive practice as an actor and artist has rooted her vision in filmmaking. Known for her strong use of color and bold imagery. Catherine is a proud member of the Alliance of Women Directors. The first five directors Catherine worked with were visionary women like Mary Harron and Amy Heckerling - inspiring her to direct one day. She was lucky to shadow many talented directors early in her career, and went on to produce commercials, award winning short films and music videos. Catherine wrote and directed the 'sexy and surreal' film, De Puta Madre a Love Story that WON Best Director (London IFF), Best Lead Actress (Madrid IFF), and Best Cinematography (Columbia Gorge IFF) along with multiple Jury Awards, Special Mentions and nominations Internationally. Catherine also wrote and directed Girl Trip, a dark comedy that took home five prestigious awards and just acquired Worldwide distribution- to be announced. Most recently, Catherine was hired to direct Like Nothing Happened that premiered at the 39th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival and WON Best Drama at 2021 Rock The Shorts Film Festival.

Catherine divides her time between Toronto and Los Angeles, creating complex female characters, and always working on various projects for both markets, as a director-writer-actress.
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)
    American Psycho
    7.6
    • Vanden
    • 2000
    De Puta Madre: A Love Story (2014)
    De Puta Madre: A Love Story
    Short
    • The Woman
    • 2014
    Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs in Loser (2000)
    Loser
    5.3
    • Military Jacket Girl
    • 2000
    Crispian Belfrage, Catherine Black, Matthew Boyd, Ryan Rapsys, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Matthew Tully Brown, Suzanne Birrell, Jason Stare, Micah Joe Parker, and David Proffitt in Girl Trip (2018)
    Girl Trip
    7.2
    Short
    • Naomi
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Actress



    • September
      • Agata
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Rebecca Romijn, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, and Jess Bush in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
      Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Una's Mother
      • 2023
    • Scott Adkins and Louis Mandylor in The Debt Collector 2 (2020)
      The Debt Collector 2
      5.8
      • Waitress (as Cat Black)
      • 2020
    • American Gangster: Trap Queens (2019)
      American Gangster: Trap Queens
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Prosecutor
      • 2019
    • Bunch of Grapes (2018)
      Bunch of Grapes
      • 2018
    • Crispian Belfrage, Catherine Black, Matthew Boyd, Ryan Rapsys, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Matthew Tully Brown, Suzanne Birrell, Jason Stare, Micah Joe Parker, and David Proffitt in Girl Trip (2018)
      Girl Trip
      7.2
      Short
      • Naomi
      • 2018
    • Blackstocking Jenkins (2018)
      Blackstocking Jenkins
      Short
      • The Girl
      • 2018
    • Lo$T BoyZ (2017)
      Lo$T BoyZ
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Tinker Bell
      • 2017
    • A Break in White (2017)
      A Break in White
      Short
      • Claire 2
      • 2017
    • [Caul Unknown] (2017)
      [Caul Unknown]
      Short
      • Additional voice
      • 2017
    • Neurotica (2012)
      Neurotica
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Young Mom
      • 2016
    • Intrusions of Grandeur (2016)
      Intrusions of Grandeur
      Short
      • Jen
      • 2016
    • The Wiggling Gypsy (2016)
      The Wiggling Gypsy
      Short
      • The Singer
      • 2016
    • Being Val (2016)
      Being Val
      Short
      • TIA
      • 2016
    • Gypsi (2015)
      Gypsi
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Dark Goddess Lisette Jarreau
      • 2015
    • Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair in Playing House (2014)
      Playing House
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Giselle Zarkovic
      • 2015

    Director



    • Like Nothing Happened (2023)
      Like Nothing Happened
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Crispian Belfrage, Catherine Black, Matthew Boyd, Ryan Rapsys, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Matthew Tully Brown, Suzanne Birrell, Jason Stare, Micah Joe Parker, and David Proffitt in Girl Trip (2018)
      Girl Trip
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • De Puta Madre: A Love Story (2014)
      De Puta Madre: A Love Story
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

    Producer



    • Like Nothing Happened (2023)
      Like Nothing Happened
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2023
    • Crispian Belfrage, Catherine Black, Matthew Boyd, Ryan Rapsys, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Matthew Tully Brown, Suzanne Birrell, Jason Stare, Micah Joe Parker, and David Proffitt in Girl Trip (2018)
      Girl Trip
      7.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Intrusions of Grandeur (2016)
      Intrusions of Grandeur
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • De Puta Madre: A Love Story (2014)
      De Puta Madre: A Love Story
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2014

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    De Puta Madre A Love Story
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    Girl Trip
    Trailer 1:05
    Girl Trip
    De Puta Madre A Love Story
    Trailer 0:52
    De Puta Madre A Love Story
    De Puta Madre: A Love Story TEASER
    Trailer 0:38
    De Puta Madre: A Love Story TEASER

    Personal details

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      • Facebook Fan Page
      • Instagram
    • Alternative name
      • Cat Black
    • Height
      • 1.65 m
    • Born
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Publicity listings
      • 10 Interviews
      • 5 Articles

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      She has two half sisters and one half brother, two step sisters and two step brothers and is her fathers only child.
    • Quotes
      My job is to evoke emotion in others, not in myself.
    • Nicknames
      • Kitty
      • Cat
      • Cat Black

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    • Where was Catherine Black born?
      Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • What is Catherine Black's birth name?
      Catherine Anne Black
    • How tall is Catherine Black?
      5 feet 5 inches, or 1.65 meters
    • What is Catherine Black known for?
      American Psycho, Loser, De Puta Madre: A Love Story, and Girl Trip
    • How many awards has Catherine Black won?
      9 awards

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