Katrina Law
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Katrina Law
| image = HVFFNYNJ2017Arrow-ALS-2 (37471605822) - Katrina Law (cropped).jpg
| caption = Law in 2017
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| birthname =
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| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alma_mater = Stockton University (BA){{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/12-gifts-of-christmas/cast/katrina-law|title=Katrina Law as Anna on 12 Gifts of Christmas|publisher=Hallmark Channel|access-date=2018-10-11}}
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Keith Andreen|2013}}
| children = 1
| website = {{URL|http://misskatrinalaw.com/}}
}}
Katrina Law is an American actress. She is known for playing the roles of Mira on the Starz television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Vengeance, Nyssa al Ghul on The CW television series Arrow, Karen Beach on the Sony Crackle series The Oath, Quinn Liu on the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 and Jessica Knight on the CBS series NCIS.
Early life and education
Law was born in Philadelphia{{cite web |url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/snow-bride/cast/katrina-law |title=Katrina Law : Greta Kaine |publisher=Hallmark Channel |access-date=2016-04-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018092955/http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/snow-bride/cast/katrina-law |archive-date=2015-10-18}} and grew up in Deptford Township, New Jersey.{{cite web |first=Theresa |last=Katalinas |url=http://patch.com/new-jersey/westdeptford/local-actress-has-remorse-in-horror-movie |title=Local Actress Has 'Remorse' in Horror Movie |work=West Deptford Patch |date=June 15, 2013 |access-date=2016-04-30 |quote=Remorse stars Deptford native Katrina Law of the recent Spartacus TV series...}} Her mother is Taiwanese and her father is of German and Italian descent. As a teenager, she was crowned Miss New Jersey Teen USA.{{cite web |url=http://misskatrinalaw.com/biography.html |title=The official website of Katrina Law |website=misskatrinalaw.com |access-date=2015-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032714/http://misskatrinalaw.com/biography.html |archive-date=2016-03-04}} She graduated from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey with a B.A. in Performing Arts (Theatre Performance) in 1999.{{cite web | url=https://stockton.edu/stocktonnow/summer2018/class-notes.html | title=Where are they now? | date=2018 | publisher=Stockton University}}
Career
Law worked alongside director Adrian Picardi with producers Eric Ro and Don Le, to create a low budget web series called The Resistance.{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/starzmedia002.html |title=Starz Digital Media's 'The Resistance' Moves to SyFy |website=Comicbookbin.com |access-date=2011-10-21}} Picardi was the series' official creator and director. The show was later picked up by Starz which led to Law's casting in Spartacus: Blood and Sand in 2009.{{cite web |first=Brian|last=Gallagher |url=http://movieweb.com/exclusive-katrina-law-discusses-spartacus-blood-and-sand/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: Katrina Law Discusses 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' |website=MovieWeb |date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=2015-07-30}} In 2011, Law completed an action-oriented project called 3 Minutes with director Ross Ching, producers Don Le and George Wang, starring Harry Shum Jr., Stephen "tWitch" Boss (the runner up on season 4 of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance), and herself.{{cite web |url=http://blog.angryasianman.com/2011/01/harry-shum-jr-in-3-minutes-teaser.html |title=Harry Shum Jr. in 3 minutes teaser trailer #2 |website=Angry Asian Man |date=January 3, 2011 |access-date=2015-07-30}}
From 2014 to 2020, she had a recurring role on The CW television series Arrow as Nyssa al Ghul, the daughter of the notorious leader of the League of Assassins, Ra's al Ghul.{{cite journal |first=Natalie|last=Abrams |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/arrow-katrina-law-nyssa-al-ghul-1073645/ |title=Exclusive: Arrow Casts Spartacus Alum as Daughter of Ra's al Ghul |journal=TV Guide |date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=2015-07-30}}{{cite magazine |first=Samantha|last=Highfill |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/11/20/katrina-law-arrow-nyssa-al-ghul |title=Katrina Law joins 'Arrow' as Nyssa al Ghul |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 20, 2013 |access-date=2015-07-30}}
In 2019, Law was cast as co-lead in the CBS pilot Alive, as medical examiner Elizabeth Lavenza, whose husband Mark Escher (Ryan Phillipe) is brought back to life by the mysterious Dr Frankenstein (Aaron Staton).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/ryan-phillippe-katrina-law-aaron-staton-star-cbs-frankenstein-pilot-alive-1202578469/|title=Ryan Phillippe To Headline CBS' Frankenstein Pilot 'Alive', Katrina Law & Aaron Staton Also Star|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 19, 2019|access-date=March 20, 2019}} Later that year she joined the cast of CBS's Hawaii Five-0 for the series' tenth season.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/hawaii-five-o-katrina-law-series-regular-season-10-cbs-series-1202668192/|title='Hawaii Five-O': Katrina Law Set As New Series Regular For Season 10 Of CBS Drama|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=August 14, 2019|access-date=August 15, 2019|work=Deadline Hollywood}}{{cite web | url=https://www.parade.com/929312/paulettecohn/hawaii-five-0s-ep-peter-lenkov-on-the-season-10-premiere-and-saying-goodbye-to-one-of-its-own/amp/ | title=Hawaii Five-0's EP Peter Lenkov on the Season 10 Premiere and Saying Goodbye To One of Its Own | first=Paulette | last=Cohn | date=September 27, 2019 | work=Parade | access-date=April 20, 2021}} In March 2021, Law was cast in the eighteenth season of NCIS in the role of Jessica Knight.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/03/10/ncis-katrina-law-season-18-cast-recurring/|title=Katrina Law Joins NCIS as Potential Series Regular for Season 19|last=Iannucci|first=Rebecca|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 11, 2021|work=TVLine}} She appeared in the final two episodes of the season with the potential to become a series regular if the series is renewed for a nineteenth season;{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/ncis-katrina-law-cbs-series-recurring-1234711878/|title='NCIS': Katrina Law Joins CBS Series As Recurring|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 11, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood}} it was later confirmed that Law would become a series regular beginning with the nineteenth season.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/ncis-gary-cole-katrina-law-cast-mark-harmon-season-19-emily-wickersham-exit-1234779225/|title='NCIS' Adds Gary Cole & Katrina Law For Season 19 As Mark Harmon Scales Back & Emily Wickersham Exits CBS Drama|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=June 22, 2021|accessdate=June 23, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood}} In January 2022, it was announced that Law's NCIS character would crossover to NCIS: Hawaiʻi for an episode.{{cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |title=NCIS/NCIS: Hawai'i Crossover Set for March: Who's Making the Trip? |url=https://tvline.com/2022/01/03/ncis-ncis-hawaii-crossover-torres-knight/ |website=TVLine |date=January 3, 2022 |access-date=January 3, 2022}}
Personal life
Law married actor Keith Andreen in January 2013. In December 2018, she gave birth to their daughter.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/12/28/arrows-katrina-law-gives-birth-to-a-girl/|title=Arrow's Katrina Law Gives Birth to a Girl|last=Jirak|first=Jamie|publisher=Comic Book|date=December 28, 2018|access-date=January 7, 2019}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2000
| Teen Girl | also known as Lucky Number (Japan: English title) |
| 2001
| Bottomfeeders | Ursula | |
| 2002
| Francine | also known as Killing Emmett Young (video title) |
| 2005
| Choker | Santo | also known as Disturbance (DVD box title) |
| 2006
| All In | Dealer No. 1 | |
| 2007
| A New Tomorrow | Katherine Schatz | |
| 2008
| Stiletto | Biker Chick No. 2 | Direct-to-video film; also known as Velvet Spider (Japan: English title) |
| 2009
| Alpha Males Experiment | Jenna | originally titled Knuckle Draggers |
| 2010
| The Grind | Jemma | |
| 2011
| Female Hunter | Short film |
| 2015
| Death Valley | Annie Gunn | {{cite web |first=Steve|last=Barton |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117249/death-valley-trailer-premiere-takes-us-into-the-badlands/ |title=Death Valley Trailer Premiere Takes Us Into the Badlands |work=Dread Central |date=August 6, 2015 |access-date=2017-01-23}} |
| 2015
| Checkmate | Katana | |
| 2017
| Izzy | |
| 2024
| Dr. Amy Chen |
| {{TableTBA}}
| Mafiosa | Alex Johnson | produced in 2010, but not released |
=Television=
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|+ |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| Ani Bailey | Episode: "Man Enough" |
| 2002
| Reba | Morgan Brooks | Episode: "The King and I" |
| 2003
| 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out | Kate | Television movie |
| 2006
| If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now | {{TableTBA|N/A}} | Television movie |
| 2007
| The Rookie: CTU | Kate Wyman | Web series (spin-off of 24); main role (season 3), 6 episodes |
| 2009
| Chuck | Alexis | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Beefcake" |
| 2010
| Mira | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2010
| Garren the Mord Sith | Episodes: "Walter", "Extinction", and "Tears" |
| 2010
| Lana | Web series; main role, 8 episodes |
| 2012
| Mira | Main role, 10 episodes |
| 2012
|"Assassin" |Episode: "Law and Disorder" |
| 2013
| Chosen | Amber | 2 episodes |
| 2013
| Snow Bride | Greta Kaine | Television movie (Hallmark Channel) |
| 2014–2020
| Arrow | Recurring role, 20 episodes |
| 2015
| Anna Parisi | Television movie (Hallmark Channel){{cite web |title=12 Gifts of Christmas, Hallmark Channel |url=https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/12-gifts-of-christmas |website=Hallmark Channel |access-date=21 November 2018}} |
| 2015
| Guilt | Natalie | Original television pilot (unaired){{cite journal|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/guilt-abc-family-billy-zane-daisy-head-katrina-law-cast-1201571649/|title='Arrow's' Katrina Law & Billy Zane to Star in ABC Family Drama Pilot 'Guilt'|journal=Variety|date=August 17, 2015|access-date=2015-12-10}} |
| 2016
| Nyssa al Ghul | Episode: "River of Time" |
| 2017
| Detective Rebecca Lee | Main role{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/training-day-katrina-law-cast-cbs-drama-pilot-bill-paxton-1201713417/|title='Training Day': Katrina Law Joins Cast Of CBS Drama Pilot|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=2016-04-17}} |
| 2018–2019
| The Oath | Karen Beach |
| 2018–2020
| Miss Bailey |
| 2019–2020
| Quinn Liu |
| 2020
| Quinn Liu | Episode: "Desperate Measures" |
| 2020
| Christmas with the Darlings | Jessica Lew | Television movie (Hallmark Channel) |
| 2021–present
| NCIS | Jessica Knight |
| 2022
| Jessica Knight |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Katrina Law}}
- {{Official website|http://misskatrinalaw.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|0492345}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from New Jersey
Category:Actresses from Philadelphia
Category:American actresses of Taiwanese descent
Category:American people of German descent
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American actors of Taiwanese descent
Category:American television actresses