ACTOR · BORN 1980
Katee Sackhoff
- Born
- 8 April 1980, Portland, Oregon, USA
- Known for
- The Big Bang Theory (2007), The Flash (2014), The Mandalorian (2019), Riddick (2013)
21 archived facts 5 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
All facts (21)
- #001
Katee Sackhoff decided to quit smoking after receiving fan mail from young girls who said they wanted to grow up to be like her.
- #002
Tricia Helfer, her co-star on Battlestar Galactica (2004), is one of her closest friends.
- #003
She enjoyed Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) because Xena was one of the first strong female characters to appear weekly on television.
- #004
Before her big break, she worked as a waitress at Saddle Ranch Chop House.
- #005
In 2008, while filming the final season of Battlestar Galactica (2004), she felt physically weak. After filming ended, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Her thyroid was surgically removed and she did not require radiation therapy. The cancer went into remission in February 2009.
- #006
For the final episodes of the third season of Battlestar Galactica (2004), she had to sign a non-disclosure agreement to keep her character's fate secret.
- #007
She practices yoga regularly and runs 10 miles every Sunday.
- #008
She has a tattoo of the Japanese symbol for 'choice'. She also has a cross tattoo on her left shoulder blade and a Latin phrase meaning 'public property' tattooed on her right arm.
- #009
She gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Ginevra Grace Gadsby, on December 6, 2021.
- #010
On January 29, 2015, Sackhoff confirmed on Schmoes Know Movies that she was in a relationship with New Zealand actor Karl Urban.
- #011
She has two dogs: one named 'Meatball' and a newly adopted puppy she named 'Nelly B' after her character on The Education of Max Bickford (2001).
- #012
She briefly attended Santa Monica College before dropping out to focus on acting.
- #013
She is good friends with Karen Gillan.
- #014
Her father, Dennis Erick Sackhoff, who is of German descent, is a land developer.
- #015
She played her first major role in the TV movie Fifteen and Pregnant (1998).
- #016
She was included in Entertainment Weekly's '100 Stars We Love Right Now' list (2007).
- #017
Her mother, Mary Helene Grommesch, is the coordinator of an English as a Second Language program.
- #018
Her dog Meatball posed with her in a photo shoot by photographer Frank Veronsky.
- #019
She grew up with her older brother Erick, who is a co-owner of a vehicle modification shop near Portland.
- #020
Katee Sackhoff starred in the television series 24 (2001) alongside Kiefer Sutherland.
- #021
Sackhoff stated that when she arrived in California in 1998, she auditioned for Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999) and Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000). She would later appear as Kimberly Ann Hart in the fan short film Power Rangers (2015).
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