Katie Boland

Katie Boland
Boland at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Katherine Lenora Boland (1988-02-14) February 14, 1988 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress, writer, producer
Years active	1995–present
Website	www.katieboland.com

Katherine Lenora "Katie" Boland (born February 14, 1988) is a Canadian actress, writer and producer.

Early life

Boland was born and raised in Toronto.^[1] She worked as a child actor and her first role was in the CBS mini-series The Third Twin (1997), starring Kelly McGillis and Jason Gedrick.^[2]

Career

In her youth, Boland became well known for her roles in the Canadian children's television shows Noddy and The Zack Files. Since then, she has had significant parts in many television film, and starred in the drama miniseries Terminal City. Boland starred as Christine in the 2007 Hallmark Channel original film The Note and its 2009 sequel Taking a Chance on Love. She has also starred in several independent films, notably Some Things That Stay, Mount Pleasant, Adoration, Growing Op and Daydream Nation. In 2009, she was chosen by Elle Canada as one of three Canadians to watch.^[3]

Katie Boland at the 2014 CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser

Boland wrote and starred in the Hulu web series Long Story, Short, co-created with her mother Gail Harvey, who also directed it. The series was filmed in the house where she grew up and was based on her personal essays "The Summer I Lost My Mind."^[4] For her role in the series, Boland won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014.^[5][6] She also won the Best Actress award at the inaugural Vancouver Web Series Festival for her performance in Long Story, Short.^[7]

Boland continues to star prolifically in feature films and TV series, most recently Born To Be Blue (2015) alongside Ethan Hawke,^[8][9] which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and People Hold On,^[10] which was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.^[11]

From 2013 to 2015, Boland starred in the recurring role of Clarissa on the hit CW series Reign.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Poland also writes novels and works as a journalist for the Toronto Star, BlogTO, SheDoesTheCity and TChad Quarterly. She also writes a blog, with excerpts of her fiction and non-fiction.^[16] Boland's work focuses mainly on women's issues and relationships.^[17]

In 2016, Boland was awarded a grant by bravoFACT to direct and star in a short film which she also wrote titled Lolz-Ita, which is about the life of a naïve but internet savvy 22-year-old who becomes a celebrity on instagram. Gail Harvey (her mother) and Lauren Collins are attached to produce the short.^[18][19]

Personal life

Boland's mother is award-winning Canadian director Gail Harvey.^[20][21] Together, they own a production company called Straight Shooters.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Media related to Katie Boland at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Katie Boland at the Internet Movie Database
• Katie Boland at Tribute.ca