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Katherine Langford
Langford in 2018
Born (1996-04-29) 29 Aprile 1996 (age 30)
Perth, Austrailie
ThriftActress
Years active2015–present
KinJosephine Langford (sister)

Katherine Langford (born 29 Aprile 1996)[1] is an Australian actress. Efter kythin in mony independent films, she haed her breakthrou starnin as Hannah Baker in the Netflix telly series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2018), whilk earned her a Gowden Globe Awaird nomination.[2] She then kythed in the films Love, Simon (2018) an Knives Out (2019), an heidlined the derk comedy Spontaneous (2020) an the Netflix series Cursed (2020).

Early life

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Langford wis born in Perth, Wastren Austrailie,[1] an brocht up in Applecross, a riverside suburb o Perth.[3] She is the eldest dochter o Elizabeth Langford (née Green), a paediatrician, an Stephen Langford, a flyin doctor an director o medical services at the Ryal Flyin Doctor Service Wastren Operations.[3][4][5][6] Her yunger sister, Josephine Langford, is an actress an aw.

Langford begound vyce lessons wi Heidi Lake in 2005, an received clessical, jazz, an contemporary vocal trainin. She wis offered a place at Perth Modren Schuil[7][8] fur her senior heich schuil yeirs, whaur she studied muisic an drama, an wis sports captain an a naitionally rankit soummer.[9]

Initially durin her time at heich schuil, Langford wis interestit in medicin an poleetics in addeetion tae muisical theatre. In 2012 as a teenager, Langford attendit a Lady Gaga concert, the Born This Way Ball, whilk inspired her tae lairn tae pley piano.[10] She skared videos o hersel singin three oreeginal sangs she wrate: "A'v Gat a Crush on Zoe Bosch," "Yung an Stupid," an "3 Wirds."[11][12] "Yung an Stupid" is an anti-suicide sang she wrate in 2013 efter three Perth teens teuk thair lives.[13] Fur her final yeir at Perth Modern, Langford stappit soummin an switched her focus tae muisic an performance.[14] She wis successfu in a nummer o muisical eisteddfods an drama competeetions. Langford kythed in the schuil's production o Hotel Sorrento in 2013[15] an graduatit that same yeir.

Frae 2014 tae 2015, Langford studied at the Principal Academy o Dance & Theatre Airts, majorin in Muisic Theatre, an kythed in a production o Godspell. She wis then ane o five students selectit tae pairticipate in the Naitional Institute o Dramatic Airt (NIDA) Advanced Actors Residency in 2015. Addeetionally, Langford wis provided a spot in Wastren Australian Academy o Programmin.[16] In the same yeir, she trained at Nicholson's Academy o Screen Actin an portrayed the role o Juan Perón's mistress in its 2015 production o Evita. Langford wis offered a poseetion in the Bachelor o Airts programme in actin at the Wastren Australian Academy o Performing Airts an intendit tae begin studies in 2016.[16] Houiver, she niver enrolled an insteid pursued professional roles.

Career

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Langford at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in 2018

Langford furst kythed in mony smaa independent films, includin Story of Miss Oxygen (2015), Imperfect Quadrant (2016), an Daughter (2016).[16] She portrayed the lead chairacter in Daughter, whilk debuted at the 2016 Cannes Film Fest.[16][17] In 2016, efter declinin the offer frae Wastren Australian Academy o Performin Airts, Langford auditionit fur Will, a telly series centred on the early life o William Shakespeare. She did nae get the role.

Langford wis then cast as Hannah Baker in the meestery teen drama telly series 13 Reasons Why, pleyin Baker fur the series' furst twa saisons.[18] Whan she laundit the role, she haed anly 10 days tae get an O-1 visa as she haed nae wirkit in the Unitit States afore.[19] She resairched the role, speakin wi a representative o the sexual assault awareness campaign "It's On Us" an a psychiatrist wha specialises in adolescent development.[20] Mony creetics laudit her performance as Baker; The Hollywood Reporter wrate: "Langford's heartbreaking openness makes you root for a fate you know isn't possible. The actress' performance is full of dynamic range, setting it against Minnette's often more complicated task in differentiating between moods that mostly go from uncomfortable to gloomy to red-eyed, hygiene-starved despair."[21] She earned mony awairds an nominations fur the role, includin a nomination fur the Gowden Globe Awaird fur Best Actress – Televeesion Series Drama.[22][23] On 25 Mey 2018, Langford confirmed that she woud nae return as Hannah Baker in the thrid saison o the series.[24]

In December 2016, she signed wi the William Morris Endeavor agency.[25] She then kythed in her furst feature film, The Misguided, an independent comedy-drama bi Shannon Alexander, whilk premiered in Januar 2018.[26] She starned as Leah in the 2018 film Love, Simon an aa.[27][28] In October 2018, she wis cast in Avengers: Endgame. Houiver, her scenes wur cut frae the final film whan audiences at test screenins foond her scene confusin.[29][30]

In 2019, Langford co-starned in Knives Out, a murther meestery film.[31] The ensemble cast received creetical acclaim, an she wis pairt o mony awairds an nominations fur the role, whilk includit a Creetics' Chyce Awaird nomination fur Best Cast.[32]

In 2020, she starned in the film Spontaneous, a weel-reviewed, derk comedy fur whilk she received a Creetics' Chyce Super Awairds nomination fur Best Actress in a Science Feection/Fantasie Movie.[33] On 12 September 2018, it wis annoonced that Langford haed been cast in the wab telly series Cursed. Set in a re-imagined Arthurian warld, Langford portrays Nimue, a teenage lass destined tae becom the Lady o the Loch. It premiered on Netflix in Julie 2020.[34]

In October 2022, it wis annoonced that Langford woud starn in the Starz telly series The Venery of Samantha Bird.[35] The series begound production in the Januar 2023, houiver, owin tae the 2023 Writers Guild o Americae strike, production wis haltit in Mey 2023.[36] In September 2023, the network annoonced that they woud nae be resumin production on the series an the lowse woud ultimately be scrapped, maugre o completin sax o the aicht ordered episodes.[37]

On 23 September 2024, Langford mak her stage debut, takin ower as Sally Bowles in the Wast End muisical Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, pleyin at the Playhouse Theatre fur 18 weeks.[38]

Filmography

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Film

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Yeir Teetle Role Notes
2018 Love, Simon Leah Burke
The Misguided Vesna
2019 Knives Out Meg Thrombey
2020 Spontaneous Mara Carlyle

Televeesion

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Yeir Teetle Role Notes
2017–2018 13 Reasons Why Hannah Baker Main role (saisons 1–2)
2018 Robot Chicken Steffy, Wife, Bride (vyces) Episode: "No Wait, He Has a Cane"
2020 Cursed Nimue Main role
2022 Savage River Miki Anderson

Theatre

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Yeir Teetle Role Venue
2024 Cabaret Sally Bowles Playhouse Theatre

Awairds an nominations

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Yeir Awaird Category Nominatit wirk Result Ref.
2018 Gowen Globe Awairds Best Actress – Televeesion Series Drama 13 Reasons Why Nominatit [39][40]
MTV Movie & TV Awairds Best Actor in a Shaw 13 Reasons Why Nominatit
Fowk's Chyce Awairds The Drama TV Starn o 2017 13 Reasons Why Nominatit
Satellite Awairds Best Actress – Televeesion Series Drama 13 Reasons Why Nominatit [41][42]
2019 Naitional Board o Review Best Cast Knives Out Wan [43]
2020 Creetics' Chyce Awairds Best Actin Ensemble Knives Out Nominatit [44]
Satellite Awairds Best Cast – Motion Pictur Knives Out Wan [45]
2021 Creetics' Chyce Super Awairds Best Actress in a Science Feection/Fantasie Movie Spontaneous Nominatit [46]

References

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  2. ↑ King, Britanny (31 Mairch 2017). "13 Reasons Why Star Katherine Langford Talks Teen Depression: 'It's Not a Beautiful Tragedy, It's Hell'". People (in Inglis). Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
  3. 1 2 McRae, Rose (19 Mey 2017). "Netflix star reminisces on happy days at Perth Mod". The West Australian (in Inglis). Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
  4. ↑ User, Super. "The Author - Parenting Is Forever". parentingisforever.com.au (in Inglis). Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
  5. ↑ "Stephen Langford". UWA Publishing. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
  6. ↑ Marriner, Cosima (15 Juin 2017). "13 Reasons Why actor Katherine Langford: 'I feel lucky to have this platform'". The Sydney Morning Herald (in Inglis). Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
  7. ↑ "Katherine Langford joins fight to save Perth Modern". The West Australian (in Inglis). 26 Mey 2017. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
  8. ↑ "13 Reasons Why star joins fight to save Perth school". Yahoo News (in Inglis). 27 Mey 2017. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
  9. ↑ Stone, Russell. "Who's That Girl: Meet Katherine Langford". The Fifth Sense (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 21 Apryle 2017. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
  10. ↑ Hirsh, Sophie (27 Apryle 2017). "Fans Have Uncovered Hannah from '13 Reasons Why's' Old Music Videos". Teen Vogue (in Inglis). Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
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  15. ↑ School, Perth Modern. "HOTEL SORRENTO July 2 and July 3 > Perth Modern School". www.perthmodern.wa.edu.au (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 22 Apryle 2017. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
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  22. ↑ Travers, Ben (8 Januar 2018). "Elisabeth Moss Wins Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Golden Globes". IndieWire (in Inglis). Retrieved 13 Apryle 2026.
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