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Katheryn Winnick
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- #001
Katheryn Winnick speaks five languages: English, Ukrainian, French, Russian and Italian.
- #002
Katheryn Winnick began martial arts at the age of seven and earned her first black belt at 13. She opened her first dojo, Win Kai Martial Arts, at 16; it has since expanded to three locations in Toronto and New York.
- #003
Katheryn Winnick won a silver medal at the Canadian National Taekwondo finals.
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Katheryn Winnick did not begin speaking English until she was eight years old.
- #005
Katheryn Winnick is known as Katrusia by her family.
- #006
Katheryn Winnick's Ukrainian-born parents, Roman Winnicki and his wife Lesya, were born in West Germany, where their families had fled from the USSR. They moved to Canada when they were children. Her mother is vice-president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Her father's family came from Boryslav and Staryi Sambir. Her mother's family was from Galicia; her maternal grandfather was born in Ternopil Oblast and her maternal grandmother in Lviv Oblast. They were all from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
- #007
Katheryn Winnick's original family name means "winemaker".
- #008
Katheryn Winnick was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, now part of Toronto.
- #009
Katheryn Winnick and her three siblings dropped the final vowel from their birth name, "Winnicki".
- #010
Katheryn Winnick's brother Adam fought in Afghanistan as a Canadian soldier.
- #011
Katheryn Winnick's brother Markjan Winnick is also an actor.
- #012
Katheryn Winnick graduated from Richview Collegiate in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, which is also known for notable alumni such as former prime minister Stephen Harper and MLB star Joey Votto.
- #013
Katheryn Winnick appeared in all three "CSI" shows.
- #014
Katheryn Winnick was specially selected from thousands of aspiring young actors to appear in the first season of Bravo's popular documentary series The It Factor (2002).
- #015
Katheryn Winnick is a popular choice among DC comic book fans to play Dinah Lance/Black Canary in a live-action film.
- #016
In September 2009, Katheryn Winnick was chosen by "Vanity Fair" to appear in the magazine's high-profile and highly selective "Vanities" section.
- #017
Katheryn Winnick trained in acting at the William Esper Studio in New York.
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