Stana Katic is a Canadian born American actress who is well known for playing the character of Detective Kate Beckett in the TV show Castle in 2009. Katic was placed at no#1 in Buddy TV's list of TV’s 100 sexiest women of 2009.
Stana Katic's early life and education
Stana Katic was born on 26th April 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She spent her childhood days in Aurora, Illinois. Her nationality is Canadian and American. She is of Serbian and Croatian ethnicity.
In Aurora, Stana got enrolled at West Aurora High School and she finally earned her high school graduation from there in 1996.
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After that, she joined the University of Toronto. In 2000, she joined University Goodman School of Drama where she studied acting for the next two years. She also attended acting classes at Beverly Hills Playhouse acting school.
Stana Katic's career
She has been active in the film industry since the late 1990s. She made her acting debut in 1999 by starring the role of Annie in the movie Acid Freaks. Four years later, she portrayed the role of Angela in the movie Shut-Eye.
In 2004, she appeared in the TV series like The Stana Katic Handler, Alias, L.A. Dragnet, The Shield and JAG, alongside Catherine Bell.
She is also famous for her role in the movies like Pit Fighter, Feast of Love, Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice and many more.
Stana Katic got her rise in fame in 2007 after she portrayed the role of Hana Gitelman in an American science fiction television drama series Heroes, featuring Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia.
She is also critically acclaimed for starring the role of Detective/Captain Kate Beckett in an American crime-comedy-drama television series Castle, starring Nathan Fillion. She appeared in this TV series till 2016.
In 2010, Stana Katic began her own project under the name Alternative Travel Project.
Stana Katic's married life
After years of romantic love affairs with Kris Brkljac, Stana finally tied her married knot with him as a loving husband and wife on 25th of April 2015.
Their wedding ceremony was held in Croatia a day before Stana Katic's 37th birthday. Kris Brkljac is a business efficiency consultant.
Stana Katic's net worth
She is now aged 38 years old and has net worth is $2 million, earned from her career in movies and TV shows.
Stana Katic's salary is however unknown.