ACTOR · BORN 1980

Katee Sackhoff

Born: 8 April 1980, Portland, Oregon, USA
Known for: Battlestar Galactica (2004), Longmire (2012), Fight or Flight (2024), Battlestar Galactica (2003)

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Katee Sackhoff (born 8 April 1980) is an actor best known for Battlestar Galactica, Longmire and Fight or Flight.

Katee Sackhoff over the years

17 Interesting Facts About Katee Sackhoff

Interesting Facts (13)

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Katee Sackhoff decided to quit smoking after receiving fan mail from young girls who said they wanted to grow up to be like her.
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Tricia Helfer, her co-star on Battlestar Galactica (2004), is one of her closest friends.
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She enjoyed Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) because Xena was one of the first strong female characters to appear weekly on television.
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Before her big break, she worked as a waitress at Saddle Ranch Chop House.
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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.
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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.
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On January 29, 2015, Sackhoff confirmed on Schmoes Know Movies that she was in a relationship with New Zealand actor Karl Urban.
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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).
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She briefly attended Santa Monica College before dropping out to focus on acting.
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Although the movie White Noise 2: The Light (2007) received a "Rotten Tomatoes Award", many critics gave Katee's performance a "thumbs up".
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She played her first major role in the TV movie Fifteen and Pregnant (1998).
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Her dog Meatball posed with her in a photo shoot by photographer Frank Veronsky.
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She grew up with her older brother Erick, who is a co-owner of a vehicle modification shop near Portland.
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Characters & Cast (1)

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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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Deeper Meaning (1)

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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.
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Career & Awards (1)

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She was included in Entertainment Weekly's '100 Stars We Love Right Now' list (2007).
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Life & Family (1)

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Her mother, Mary Helene Grommesch, is the coordinator of an English as a Second Language program.
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