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{{Cast Data | {{Cast Data | ||
| image= Katee Sackhoff.jpg | | image= Katee Sackhoff.jpg | ||
| character= | | character= [[Kara Thrace]] | ||
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| born_year= 1980 | | born_year= 1980 | ||
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| nationality= US | | nationality= US | ||
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Sackhoff starred opposite [[imdb:nm0000377|Richard Dreyfuss]] and [[imdb:nm0001315|Marcia Gay Harden]] in the CBS series, ''[[imdb:tt0285356|The Education of Max Bickford]]''. On the big screen, she appears in Dimension Films' ''[[imdb:tt0220506|Halloween: Resurrection]]''. She was also featured in the films ''[[imdb:tt0206963|My First Mister]]'' with [[imdb:nm0001441|Christine Lahti]] and ''[[imdb:tt0221218|The Glass House]]'' with [[imdb:nm0000178|Diane Lane]]. | Sackhoff starred opposite [[imdb:nm0000377|Richard Dreyfuss]] and [[imdb:nm0001315|Marcia Gay Harden]] in the CBS series, ''[[imdb:tt0285356|The Education of Max Bickford]]''. On the big screen, she appears in Dimension Films' ''[[imdb:tt0220506|Halloween: Resurrection]]''. She was also featured in the films ''[[imdb:tt0206963|My First Mister]]'' with [[imdb:nm0001441|Christine Lahti]] and ''[[imdb:tt0221218|The Glass House]]'' with [[imdb:nm0000178|Diane Lane]]. | ||
Upon graduating from high school in Portland, Oregon, Sackhoff moved to Los Angeles, where she landed the lead role in the MTV pilot ''[[imdb:tt0238384|Locust Valley]]''. She went on to star in the Fox Family Channel series ''[[imdb:tt0251507|The Fearing Mind]]''. Sackhoff's other television credits include a recurring role on MTV's ''[[imdb:tt0190106|Undressed]]'', guest spots on ''[[imdb:tt0108757|ER]]''; ''[[imdb:tt0182656|Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane]]'' and ''[[imdb:tt0179128|Chicken Soup for the Soul]]''. She also had a supporting role in the USA Network film ''[[imdb:tt0213708|Hefner: Unauthorized]]''. She recently appeared in the TV movie [[imdb:tt1002439|''How I Married My High School Crush'']] and the films ''[[imdb:tt0496436|White Noise 2]]'' and ''[[imdb:tt0758762|The Last Sentinel]]''. | Upon graduating from high school in Portland, Oregon, Sackhoff moved to Los Angeles, where she landed the lead role in the MTV pilot ''[[imdb:tt0238384|Locust Valley]]''. She went on to star in the Fox Family Channel series ''[[imdb:tt0251507|The Fearing Mind]]''. Sackhoff's other television credits include a recurring role on MTV's ''[[imdb:tt0190106|Undressed]]'', guest spots on ''[[imdb:tt0108757|ER]]''; ''[[imdb:tt0182656|Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane]]'' and ''[[imdb:tt0179128|Chicken Soup for the Soul]]''. She also had a supporting role in the USA Network film ''[[imdb:tt0213708|Hefner: Unauthorized]]''. She recently appeared in the TV movie [[imdb:tt1002439|''How I Married My High School Crush'']] and the films ''[[imdb:tt0496436|White Noise 2]]'' and ''[[imdb:tt0758762|The Last Sentinel]]''. | ||
== During ''BSG'' == | == During ''BSG'' == | ||
During early production of [[Season 4]], Sackhoff worked with | During early production of [[Season 4]], Sackhoff worked with Battlestar alumni Executive Producer [[David Eick]] and cast member [[Mark Sheppard]], who played [[Romo Lampkin]], on a reimagined version of ''[[w:Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|Bionic Woman]]'' in which Sackhoff played the show's recurring villain, a bionic woman named Sarah Corvus. Conveniently for Sackhoff, ''Bionic Woman'' was also filmed in Vancouver—in fact using the same studio as ''Battlestar Galactica''. A victim of low ratings and the 2007-08 Writers Strike, ''Bionic Woman'' was cancelled after less than 10 episodes, with Sackhoff's story arc left unresolved. | ||
According to Ron Moore and David Eick, in the [[Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|podcast]] for "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]," Sackhoff no longer dated a tackle from the Kansas City Chiefs. | According to Ron Moore and David Eick, in the [[Podcast:Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|podcast]] for "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]," Sackhoff no longer dated a tackle from the Kansas City Chiefs. | ||
Sackhoff has a dog named "Meatball" and another named "Nelly B" after her ''[[imdb:tt0285356|The Education of Max Bickford]]'' character, is 5'6" tall, and wears a thumb ring on one of her hands. This piece of jewelry was written into the series and is said to be an engagement ring from [[Zak Adama]]. Sackhoff decided to quit smoking when she received fan mail from young girls saying they want to be like "Starbuck" when they grew up. | Sackhoff has a dog named "Meatball" and another named "Nelly B" after her ''[[imdb:tt0285356|The Education of Max Bickford]]'' character, is 5'6" tall, and wears a thumb ring on one of her hands. This piece of jewelry was written into the series and is said to be an engagement ring from [[Zak Adama]]. Sackhoff decided to quit smoking when she received fan mail from young girls saying they want to be like "Starbuck" when they grew up. | ||
Sackhoff was reportedly nearly a lock to land the role of Bryce Adams, a character intended to replace [[Wikipedia:Jorja Fox|Jorja Fox]]'s Sarah Sidle on ''[[Wikipedia:CSI (TV series)|CSI]]'', as executive producers Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar are huge fans. Executives at CBS and Jerry Bruckheimer Television weren't sold by her reading for the part, however, so she didn't get the role.<ref name="TVG_5-19-08"><u>TV Guide</u> May 19, 2008: 22</ref> Sackhoff did later appear on the series as Detective Frankie Reed in three episodes over the course of 2010 through 2011. | Sackhoff was reportedly nearly a lock to land the role of Bryce Adams, a character intended to replace [[Wikipedia:Jorja Fox|Jorja Fox]]'s Sarah Sidle on ''[[Wikipedia:CSI (TV series)|CSI]]'', as executive producers Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar are huge fans. Executives at CBS and Jerry Bruckheimer Television weren't sold by her reading for the part, however, so she didn't get the role.<ref name="TVG_5-19-08"><u>TV Guide</u> May 19, 2008: 22</ref> Sackhoff did later appear on the series as Detective Frankie Reed in three episodes over the course of 2010 through 2011. | ||
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== After ''BSG'' == | == After ''BSG'' == | ||
Following the end of the [[Re-imagined Series]], Sackhoff kept in touch with her fellow co-stars. In one instance, Sackhoff co-created the [[Acting Outlaws]] motorcycle-riding charity with her friend [[Tricia Helfer]] ("[[Number Six]]"), raising awareness and funding for a variety of causes from 2010-2016. | Following the end of the [[Re-imagined Series]], Sackhoff kept in touch with her fellow co-stars. In one instance, Sackhoff co-created the [[Acting Outlaws]] motorcycle-riding charity with her friend [[Tricia Helfer]] ("[[Number Six]]"), raising awareness and funding for a variety of causes from 2010-2016. | ||
As a result of ''Battlestar Galactica'', her career has since grown to involve many recurring roles in television shows and movies, notably as unique yet strong characters, including [[Wikipedia:Victoria "Vic" Moretti|Victoria "Vic" Moretti]] on ''[[Wikipedia:Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]'' from 2012-2017. | As a result of ''Battlestar Galactica'', her career has since grown to involve many recurring roles in television shows and movies, notably as unique yet strong characters, including [[Wikipedia:Victoria "Vic" Moretti|Victoria "Vic" Moretti]] on ''[[Wikipedia:Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]'' from 2012-2017. | ||
As a ''Star Wars'' fan, a trait she shares with her father, she was overjoyed to be able to play [[Wookiepedia:Bo-Katan Kryze|Bo-Katan Kryze]], a [[Wookiepedia:Mandalorian|Mandalorian]] warrior, as both a voice actor (in ''[[Wookiepedia:Star Wars: The Clone Wars|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[Wookiepedia:Star Wars Rebels|Star Wars Rebels]]'') over the course of several years and, for ''[[Wookiepedia:The Mandalorian|The Mandalorian]]'' live-action [[Wikipedia:Disney+|Disney+]] series, becoming the actor to give physicality to the role in the suit. | As a ''Star Wars'' fan, a trait she shares with her father, she was overjoyed to be able to play [[Wookiepedia:Bo-Katan Kryze|Bo-Katan Kryze]], a [[Wookiepedia:Mandalorian|Mandalorian]] warrior, as both a voice actor (in ''[[Wookiepedia:Star Wars: The Clone Wars|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[Wookiepedia:Star Wars Rebels|Star Wars Rebels]]'') over the course of several years and, for ''[[Wookiepedia:The Mandalorian|The Mandalorian]]'' live-action [[Wikipedia:Disney+|Disney+]] series, becoming the actor to give physicality to the role in the suit. | ||
== Personal Life == | == Personal Life == | ||
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During production of ''Battlestar Galactica,'' Sackhoff dated film producer Scott Niemeyer beginning in 2005, leading to his marriage proposal in 2012. This engagement ended in 2014. | During production of ''Battlestar Galactica,'' Sackhoff dated film producer Scott Niemeyer beginning in 2005, leading to his marriage proposal in 2012. This engagement ended in 2014. | ||
Sackhoff is known for having dated genre actor [[Memoryalpha:Karl Urban|Karl Urban]], first meeting each other around 2014 on a plane en route to a Montreal science fiction convention, from 2014 to 2018. | Sackhoff is known for having dated genre actor [[Memoryalpha:Karl Urban|Karl Urban]], first meeting each other around 2014 on a plane en route to a Montreal science fiction convention, from 2014 to 2018. | ||
In 2018, Sackhoff began dating actor-producer Robin Gadsby, who met on the set of the genre Netflix series ''[[Wikipedia:Another Life|Another Life]]''. After getting engaged on April 10, 2020 in British Columbia, Vancouver (during filming of ''Another Life''<nowiki/>'s second season), they married in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=419399696222755&set=a.331426775020048|title=Katee Sackhoff's Facebook Post|author=Sackhoff, Katee|date=17 October 2021|year=2021|accessdate=18 October 2021|month=October}}</ref> | In 2018, Sackhoff began dating actor-producer Robin Gadsby, who met on the set of the genre Netflix series ''[[Wikipedia:Another Life|Another Life]]''. After getting engaged on April 10, 2020 in British Columbia, Vancouver (during filming of ''Another Life''<nowiki/>'s second season), they married in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=419399696222755&set=a.331426775020048|title=Katee Sackhoff's Facebook Post|author=Sackhoff, Katee|date=17 October 2021|year=2021|accessdate=18 October 2021|month=October}}</ref> | ||
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