Katherine McNamara: biography and filmography

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Kathryn McNamara is a young American actress, dancer and singer. She became famous for her role as Clary Fray in the television series Shadowhunters, based on the popular book cycle The Mortal Instruments by author Cassandra Clare. Read the facts from the life of the actress in this article.

Biography

Katherine McNamara (or simply Kat) was born on November 22, 1995 in Kansas City. The girl from an early age showed interest in creativity. For example, she regularly attended dance classes. She equally loves both ballet and hip-hop. In addition, Katherine has been practicing vocals for a long time.

At school, the girl was a responsible and intelligent student. Due to the fact that studying was easy for her, and she was making great strides, her classmates "poisoned" her. However, this did not prevent the girl from graduating with honors at the age of 14, and at 17 to receive a bachelor's degree in economics and business. She studied at Drexel University - and again with "excellent". After that, Katherine entered Johns Hopkins University to complete her master's degree.

Movies

Katherine McNamara startedto develop in the theatrical field at the age of 13. She took part in performances on Broadway. Little Night Music is Katherine's debut musical. It tells the story of a boy in whose dreams music was tangible. The girl worked with famous artists.

In 2011, Katherine McNamara landed a role in a comedy called Old New Year. It also starred Zac Efron, Sarah Jessica Parker. Already in 2012, she took part in the filming of the fantasy film Girl Against the Monster. She played the heroine Mira Santelli and sang several songs. A year later, she starred in the Disney television series Jessie.

In 2014, the girl got roles in such films as "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn", as well as "Happyland". She played Becky and Harper respectively. In 2015, she played the role of Sonya in the next part of the film "The Maze Runner".

Kat also has musical talent. She plays guitar and piano, sings and writes songs. The composition Chatter is the soundtrack to the film "Contest" and the girl's first single. The song My Heart Can Fly by Katherine was featured in the movie Little Savages.

Shadowhunters

Kathryn McNamara is best known for her role as Clary Fray in the Shadowhunters series, which is based on the Mortal Instruments book series. The first film adaptation of the story - the movie "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" - was unsuccessful. It starred Lily Collins.

Dominic Sherwood became a shooting partner. Thanks to the role of Clary Fray, the girl was nominated for the Teen Choice Awards. The main character of the series learns that she is a Shadowhunter - a creature designed to fight demons in order to protect the primitives or people. She ends up in the Institute - the abode of Shadowhunters. She needs to uncover all the secrets of her past in order to find her missing mother and solve many other problems.

Interestingly, Katherine does most of her own stunts on the show. So, she had to learn how to fight with swords, shoot from a bow, and also do somersaults. Like all the other actors, she attended training.