Biography
Known primarily for her television role as Dr. Addison Shepherd, actress Kate Walsh enjoyed a lengthy career that ran the gamut, from Shakespearean drama to situation comedies to action movies. Emerging from Chicago's respected Piven Theatre Workshop and the city's lauded Shakespeare Repertory, Walsh moved to the screen with several TV guest spots and small films roles in projects like John McNaughton's harrowing "Henry: Portrait of a Serial …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Played Logan Lerman's mother in feature adaptation of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," written and directed by the novel's author Stephen Chbosky | |
2010 | Co-starred in apocalyptic thriller "Legion" | |
2007 | Reprised role of Dr. Montgomery on "Grey's Anatomy" spin-off series "Private Practice" (ABC) | |
2005 | Co-starred opposite Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall in comedy feature "Kicking and Screaming" | |
2005 | Landed breakthrough role of Dr. Addison Montgomery on hit ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" | |
2003 | Played small role as Sandra Oh's lesbian partner in feature adaptation of "Under The Tuscan Sun" | |
2001 | Played the bawdy Carol Nelson on HBO series "The Mind of the Married Man" | |
2000 | Played a supporting role in Brett Ratner's "Family Man," starring Nicholas Cage | |
2000 | Cast in recurring role on "Norm" (ABC) as Norm McDonald's love interest | |
1997 | Landed recurring role as Drew Carey's girlfriend on "The Drew Carey Show" (ABC) | |
1997 | Starred as a kleptomaniac in "Peppermills"; film won Best Short at the Berlin Film Festival in 1998 | |
1996 | Made feature debut in crime drama "Normal Life," playing the sister of bank robber Luke Perry | |
1996 | Made television debut on NBC crime drama "Homicide: Life on the Street" | |
| Relocated to NYC, where she joined the comedy troupe Burn Manhattan | ||
| Began professional acting career doing theater in Chicago, IL | ||
Awards
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |