Biography
Once described as a cross between Molly Ringwald and Winona Ryder, actress Kat Dennings established a screen presence all her own in a slew of film roles and as the star of a successful TV sitcom. Beginning her professional acting career at the age of 10, a memorable turn in an episode of "Sex and the City" (HBO, 1994-2004) quickly led to several made-for-TV movies and guest appearances on a variety of network series. Frequently playing …
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Career Milestones
| Began her career acting in commercials | ||
2000 | Made acting debut playing a 13-year-old Jewish-American princess on an episode of the HBO series "Sex and the City" | |
2001 | Cast as Bob Saget's daughter on The WB's short-lived series "Raising Dad" | |
2002 | Moved to Los Angeles with her family to pursue acting full time | |
2004 | Made her feature film debut as a rebellious pianist in "Raise Your Voice" opposite Hilary Duff | |
2005 | Appeared in the independent feature "Down In The Valley" with Edward Norton and Evan Rachel Wood | |
2005 | Cast in breakthrough role playing the rebellious daughter of Catherine Keener's character in the Judd Apatow-directed "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" | |
2005 | Landed recurring role as Zoe Butler, a troubled eighth grader who sleeps with Dr. Ray (Shayne West) on NBC's "ER" | |
2008 | Landed first romantic comedy lead in "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" along with Michael Cera | |
2008 | Played Anton Yelchin's love interest and Robert Downey Jr.'s daughter in the high school comedy "Charlie Bartlett" | |
2009 | Co-starred in the Robert Rodriguez-directed family adventure "Shorts" | |
2011 | Co-starred with Beth Behrs as a diner waitress on the CBS comedy "2 Broke Girls" | |
2011 | Portrayed a co-worker of Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) in Kenneth Branagh's big screen adaptation of "Thor" | |
Awards
2009 | MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance Female in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist |