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Education Central School of Speech and Drama Similar Amanda Abbington, Sophie Abelson, Zaraah Abrahams | ||
Katie Amess (born 19 July 1985 in Basildon, Essex, England) is an English actress and model. She is the eldest daughter of Conservative MP Sir David Amess. She is known as the host of British TV commercials and from several film and TV roles.
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Early life
Katherine Louise Diana Amess is the second of five children of David and Julia Amess. She grew up in Basildon until the age of 11 when she moved to nearby Southend-on-Sea.
She attended St Anne Line Primary School in Basildon before going to the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School and finally St Bernard's High School in Westcliff–on–Sea. Helen Mirren was a previous student at the school, and Amess was awarded the Helen Mirren Award for acting in 2001. She went on to study Drama at Queen Mary, University of London and The Central School of Speech and Drama.
Acting
Amess played Kendall Nagel in Bull on CBS, Sandy Weeks in Criminal Minds Beyond Borders and Heather in 5th of July opposite Jaleel White. In 2016, she appeared in the hit film, Captain America: Civil War.
She was cast as Lulu in William Friedkin's version of Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party at The Geffen Playhouse alongside Tim Roth, Steven Berkoff, David O'Hara, Frances Barber and Nick Ullett. She went on to play Ulcie in the closing week of Rolin Jones' These Paper Bullets at the same theater in 2015.
Amess played Brenda Dixon in Ray Cooney's Cash on Delivery, alongside Cooney himself in December 2015. The performance got rave reviews: "The ensemble [..] under Cooney's keen direction are all great [...] Katie Amess as Norman's innocent, confused fiancee Brenda. There is not a flaw, not a missed cue. No one stands above anyone else. Cooney as director has gleaned a perfect sense of timing from the entire cast". "The equally looks-blessed Meire, Arcilla, and Amess prove themselves all three expert comediennes [...] Amess's delightful but dim Brenda match[es] the male costars every step of the way".
In 2004 Amess won the Helen Mirren Award for acting achievements.
She has appeared in a host of TV commercials including for Nintendo, Premier Inn and News of the World. She appeared as Paris Hilton in two national commercials. She has appeared on various TV shows in the UK including Funny Cuts on E4 and Dream Team.
Amess made global headlines in 2013 when she signed on to play a lead in the musical parody Miserable Lesbians in New York and Edinburgh. The show was adapted from the Oscar-winning Les Misérables and attracted global attention due to the issues of gay marriage and gender equality it raised. Amess reprised her role of Courgette (aka Cosette) from an earlier film version of Miserable Lesbians for the "Toscars" at the famous Grauman's Theater which saw the film sweep the boards, winning 8 out of 10 awards presented by Eric Roberts. The show was a sell out in Hollywood and New York, and Amess was labeled as part of an "uber talented cast".
Modelling
Amess competed in several British beauty pageants and won the title of Miss Essex in 2008 for the Miss Earth 2008 contest. In the same year she also became a finalist for the Miss England competition.