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Katie Amess
Birth Name:Katherine Louise Diana Amess
Alma Mater:Queen Mary University of London
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Birth Date:1985 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Basildon, Essex, England
Occupation:Actress, model
Years Active:2006–present
Awards:Miss Essex 2008
Father:David Amess

Katherine Louise Diana Amess is an English actress. She has appeared in many TV, film and theater roles as well as commercials.[1]

Early life and education

Amess was born on 19 July in Basildon, Essex,[2] the second of five children and the eldest of four daughters of Conservative MP David Amess and his wife Julia Arnold.[3]

She attended St Anne Line Primary School in Basildon before going to the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School in Brentwood, Essex, and finally St Bernard's High School in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. She went on to study Drama at Queen Mary University of London and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.[4]

Career

Amess competed in several British beauty pageants and won the title of Miss Essex 2008 for the Miss Earth 2008 contest.[5] [6] In the same year she also became a finalist for the Miss England competition.[7]

She has appeared in a host of television commercials including for Nintendo, Premier Inn with Lenny Henry and News of the World, Google and EE Broadband with Kevin Bacon. She appeared as Paris Hilton in two national commercials. She has appeared on various television shows in the UK including Funny Cuts on E4 and Dream Team.[8]

In 2013, Amess signed on to play a lead in the musical parody Miserable Lesbians in New York and Edinburgh. The show was adapted from the Oscar-winning Les Misérables.

She was cast as Lulu in William Friedkin's version of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party at The Geffen Playhouse alongside Tim Roth, Steven Berkoff, David O'Hara, Frances Barber and Nick Ullett.[9] [10] She went on to play Ulcie in the closing week of Rolin Jones' These Paper Bullets at the same theatre in 2015.[11]

Amess played Brenda Dixon in Ray Cooney's Cash on Delivery, alongside Cooney himself in December 2015. The performance received positive reviews: "The ensemble [..] under Cooney's keen direction are all great [...] Katie Amess as Norman's innocent, confused fiancee Brenda. There is not a flaw, not a missed cue. No one stands above anyone else. Cooney as director has gleaned a perfect sense of timing from the entire cast".[12] "The equally looks-blessed Meire, Arcilla, and Amess prove themselves all three expert comediennes [...] Amess's delightful but dim Brenda match[es] the male costars every step of the way".[13]

In 2016, she appeared in the film .[14] In 2017, she played Kendall Nagel in Bull on CBS and Sandy Weeks in Criminal Minds Beyond Borders Season 2 also on CBS.[15] Katie played Heather in the comedy Fifth of July opposite Jaleel White and in 2023 appeared as Alex Butler, opposite Judd Nelson and Jeff Fahey in The Final Run https://www.islandpacket.com/entertainment/article271682292.html

In February 2022, it was reported that she had agreed to continue her late father's work mentoring children considering politics by becoming the patron of the UK's Children's Parliament.[16]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2006Halal HarryParty Goer
2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixRavenclaw StudentUncredited
2007OctaneKatie Martinez
2011Minds, AdolescentsPatient Olivia
2016Woman in Lobby #1
20195 JulyHeather

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Dream TeamJournalistEpisode: "The Man in the White Suit"
2006E4 ComedyFrau HeidiEpisode: "The German Tourist Board"
2006Bad GirlsCashierEpisode #8.5
2011America's Court with Judge RossJanice KutcherEpisode: "I'm Gonna Sue You, Sister/Hang the DJ"
2012The Good DrunkFarrah Olsen3 episodes
2012MassholesBartenderEpisode: "Good Will Hollywood"
2012–2013Big Ass AgencyAlice Evans3 episodes
2015This Is Only TemporaryChantelleEpisode: "Extra Extra"
2015Lost AngelsKat FisherEpisode #1.1
2016The Hotel BarclayVictoriaEpisode: "The Pin-Up"
2017BullKendall NagelEpisode: "Bring It On"
2017Sandy WeeksEpisode: "Obey"
2018We Are CVNT5ReceptionistEpisode: "Crushed It"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hollywood or bust!. EDP24. Archant Community Media Ltd. 19 June 2008. Ben Welch. London. 19 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219031824/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/hollywood_or_bust_1_618184?action=logout. 19 December 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Profile. Katie Amess official website. 2012. 3 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120506002856/http://www.katieamess.com/. 6 May 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: David Amess Official Website. 3 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120723224934/http://www.davidamess.co.uk/text.aspx?id=4. 23 July 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: MP's daughter Katie Amess is now a Hollywood starlet. Basildon Echo. 3 May 2012. 15 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Miss Earth Official Website. Miss Earth. 3 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120106214912/http://www.missearthgirls.co.uk/finalists.php. 6 January 2012. dead.
  6. Web site: Beauties vying to be crowned Queen of Green. The Echo. Alex Ellis. Southend. 24 August 2008.
  7. Web site: MP's daughter Katie chases two crowns. The Echo. 25 August 2008 . 25 August 2008. Southend, England.
  8. Web site: MP's daughter Katie Amess is now a Hollywood starlet. The Echo. 3 May 2012. George Thorpe. Southend. 3 May 2012.
  9. Web site: Show Cast. Geffenplayhouse.com. 27 December 2016.
  10. Web site: David Ng. Clash upends 'Birthday Party' at the Geffen Playhouse. https://web.archive.org/web/20140303103905/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/01/entertainment/la-et-cm-geffen-birthday-party-20140202. dead. 3 March 2014. Los Angeles Times. 1 February 2014. 27 December 2016.
  11. Web site: Loewenstein. Melinda.
    1. ICastIt How the Beatles Influenced Casting On "These Paper Bullets"
    . Backstage. 17 September 2015. 27 December 2016.
  12. Web site: Don Grigware. BWW Review: Hysterically Funny CASH ON DELIVERY Rocks the El Portal. Broadwayworld.com. 7 December 2015. 27 December 2016.
  13. Web site: StageSceneLA. StageSceneLA. 6 December 2015. 27 December 2016.
  14. Web site: Captain America: Civil War (2016) as Woman in Lobby #1. Internet Movie Database. 27 December 2016.
  15. News: Who is Katie Amess? What we know about the actress daughter of Sir David Amess MP. Northern Echo. 15 October 2021. 15 October 2021.
  16. Web site: Grieving daughter of Sir David Amess MP becomes patron of Children's Parliament. Daily Mirror. February 2022.