History Creator / KatieMcGrath

* ''W.E.'' (2011) -- [[RomanticRunnerUp Lady Thelma Furnes]]

* BlueBlood: Not in real life, but her aristocratically pale good looks seem to make her a natural choice for such roles, to the extent that she has already played ''two'' British princesses (''The Queen'', ''{{Series/Merlin|2008}}'') and a Viscountess (''W.E.''). Her Lena Luthor character on ''Supergirl'' is a modern businesswoman version.

Katherine "Katie" [=McGrath=](born January 1983 in Ashford, Ireland) is an Irish actress best known for playing Morgana in the BBC series ''{{Series/Merlin 2008}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Princess Margaret]] in the 2009 TV docu-drama series ''The Queen''. She has also appeared in ''Series/TheTudors'' and the horror film ''Film/RedMist'' (or ''Freakdog'' as it was titled in the US) and played one of the main characters in the 2013 NBC adaptation of ''Series/{{Dracula|2013}}''. Most recently, she portrays Lena Luthor, Lex's well-meaning but ethically challenged half-sister on The CW's ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}''.

Katherine "Katie" [=McGrath=](born January 1983 in Ashford, Ireland) is an Irish actress best known for playing Morgana in the BBC series ''{{Series/Merlin 2008}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Princess Margaret]] in the 2009 TV docu-drama series ''The Queen''. She has also appeared in ''Series/TheTudors'' and the horror film ''Film/RedMist'' (or ''Freakdog'' as it was titled in the US) and played one of the main characters in the 2013 NBC adaptation of ''Series/{{Dracula|2013}}''. Currently, she portrays Lena Luthor, Lex's well-meaning but ethically challenged half-sister on The CW's ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}''.

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'''Katherine "Katie" [=McGrath=]''' (born January 1983 in Ashford, Ireland) is an Irish actress best known for playing Morgana in the BBC series ''{{Series/Merlin 2008}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Princess Margaret]] in the 2009 TV docu-drama series ''The Queen''. She has also appeared in ''Series/TheTudors'' and the horror film ''Film/RedMist'' (or ''Freakdog'' as it was titled in the US) and played one of the main characters in the 2013 NBC adaptation of ''Series/{{Dracula|2013}}''. Currently, she portrays Lena Luthor, Lex's well-meaning but ethically challenged half-sister on The CW's ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}''.

* LGBTFanbase: She has a very large lesbian fanbase from her lesbian roles in both ''Dates'' and ''Dracula''. This only grew due to the amount of LesYay between Lena Luthor and Kara on ''Supergirl'' and her support of the [=SuperCorp=] ship.

* LGBTFanbase: She has a very large lesbian fanbase from her lesbian roles in in ''Dates'' and ''Dracula''. This only grew due to the amount of LesYay between Lena Luthor and Kara on ''Supergirl'' and her support of the [=SuperCorp=] ship.

* LGBTFanbase: She has a very large lesbian fanbase from her appearance in ''Dates'' and roles in ''Dracula''. This only grew due to the amount of LesYay between Lena Luthor and Kara on ''Supergirl'' and her support of the [=SuperCorp=] ship.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She's often barefoot in her modelling shoots.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: She has a very large lesbian fanbase from her appearance in ''Dates'' and roles in ''Dracula''. This only grew due to the amount of LesYay between Lena Luthor and Kara on ''Supergirl'' and her support of the [=SuperCorp=] ship.

* NiceShoes: She says she wears a lot of "skinny jeans and very high heels".

* RavenHairIvorySkin: In her dark-haired roles.
* SiblingRivalry: On an outside scale -- her older brother Sean is the guy in charge of VFX for Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} films, and she plays a character on a TV show of rival company Creator/{{DC|Comics}}. They did work together on Irish film ''Tríd an Stoirm'', though.

* ''{{Series/Merlin 2008}}'' -- [[StarMakingRole Morgana]]

* ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'' -- Lena Luthor

** ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019''

'''Katherine "Katie" [=McGrath=]''' (born January 1983 in Ashford, Ireland) is an Irish actress best known for playing Morgana in the BBC series ''{{Series/Merlin 2008}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Princess Margaret]] in the 2009 TV docu-drama series ''The Queen''. She has also appeared in ''Series/TheTudors'' and the horror film ''Film/RedMist'' (or ''Freakdog'' as it was titled in the US) and played one of the main characters in the 2013 NBC adaptation of ''Series/{{Dracula|2013}}''. Currently, she portrays Lena Luthor, Lex's well-meaning but ethically challenged half-sister on The CW's ''{{Series/Supergirl}}''.

* ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'' -- Lena Luthor

** She even stated that her role on ''Series/Supergirl2015'' was the first role she had in awhile that didn't have gay overtones. Fans and critics think otherwise.

'''Katherine "Katie" [=McGrath=]''' (born January 1983 in Ashford, Ireland) is an Irish actress best known for playing Morgana in the BBC series ''{{Series/Merlin 2008}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Princess Margaret]] in the 2009 TV docu-drama series ''The Queen''. She has also appeared in ''Series/TheTudors'' and the horror film ''Film/RedMist'' (or ''Freakdog'' as it was titled in the US) and played one of the main characters in the 2013 NBC adaptation of ''Series/{{Dracula}}''. Currently, she portrays Lena Luthor, Lex's well-meaning but ethically challenged half-sister on The CW's ''{{Series/Supergirl}}''.

* ''Series/{{Dracula}}'' -- Lucy Westenra

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Her earlier roles, and especially ''{{Series/Merlin|2008}}''. However, she seems to have transitioned out of this and most of her subsequent roles have her using a fake accent. ''A Princess for Christmas'' sees her using an American accent, as does ''The Throwaways''...[[OohMeAccentsSlipping to an extent]]. In ''Dates'' and (especially) ''Series/{{Dracula}}'' she does adopt a full-blown Brit accent.

* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Katie speaks with a 'Dublin posh' accent that is rarely heard in TV or film, and misleadingly sounds 'British' to unfamiliar ears. In fact it is a homegrown Irish accent (compare her performance in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' - where she uses her ''real'' accent - with her performance in ''Series/{{Dracula}}'' where she adopts a British accent). Her American accent in ''Slasher'' and ''Supergirl'' is well known for frequently slipping into her natural Irish voice, while her normally flawless English accent slipped into Irish and bad American in ''Secret Bridesmaids Business''.

* BlueBlood: Not in real life, but her aristocratically pale good looks seem to make her a natural choice for such roles, to the extent that she has already played ''two'' British princesses (''The Queen'', ''{{Series/Merlin|2008}}'') and a Viscountess (''W.E.'').

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: She has a very large lesbian fanbase from her appearance in ''Dates'' and roles in ''Dracula''. This only grew due to the amount of LesYay between Lena Luthor and Kara on ''Supergirl'' and her support of the SuperCorp ship.

Originally, she worked behind-the-scenes as a wardrobe assistant on ''Series/TheTudors''. She was then tapped to be an extra in one scene, and... The rest may well be history, depending on how her career goes.

* ''Secret Bridesmaids Business}} 2019''

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Ms. [=McGrath=] has made a career playing the "regally beautiful but withdrawn chic".
* BlueBlood: Not in real life, but her rather aristocratically pale good looks seem to make her a natural choice for such roles, to the extent that she has already played ''two'' British princesses (''The Queen'', ''{{Series/Merlin|2008}}'') and a Viscountess (''W.E.'').

** Despite only playing two lesbians (one of which was one episode guest appearance)and one bisexual character, she has developed a reputation for playing characters who if not outright stated to be attracted to other women, it is implied.

* ChronicallyKilledActor: Since making her acting debut in 2007, she has seen 3 of her characters stabbed to death (Merlin, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Labyrinthine), one eaten by dinosaurs (Jurassic World) and one bludgeoned to death (Frontier)and one drained of blood (Freakdog). Her character in Dracula became a vampire and was also doomed by canon.

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: She has a very large lesbian fanbase from her appearance in Dates and roles in Dracula. This only grew due to the amount of Les Yeh between Lena Luthor and Kara on Supergirl and her support of the supercorp ship.
* MistakenNationality: She's Irish but because she works on British TV she nearly always plays British characters and her accent (noted as "Dublin Posh") isn't familiar outside Ireland so a lot of people think she's British.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Her earlier roles, and especially ''{{Series/Merlin|2008}}''. However she seems to have transitioned out of this and most of her subsequent roles have her use a fake accent. ''A Princess for Christmas'' sees her use an American accent, as does ''The Throwaways''...[[OohMeAccentsSlipping to an extent]]. In ''Dates'' and (especially) ''Series/{{Dracula}}'' she does adopt a full-blown Brit accent.

* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Katie speaks with a 'Dublin posh' accent that is rarely heard in TV or film, and misleadingly sounds 'British' to unfamiliar ears. In fact it is a homegrown Irish accent (compare her performance in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' - where she uses her ''real'' accent - with her performance in ''Series/{{Dracula}}'' where she adopts a British accent). Her American accent in Slasher and Supergirl is well known for frequently slipping into her natural Irish voice while her normally flawless English accent slipped into Irish and bad American in ''Secret Bridesmaids Business''.

* ''Series/{{SecretBridesmaidsBusiness}} 2019}}''

* ActionGirl: She plays a swordsman [[LadyOfBlackMagic sorceress]] in ''Merlin'', a sultry, ass-kicking spy in Crackle's ''The Throwaways'', and did her own stunts for her memorable scene in ''Film/JurassicWorld''.

* ButIPlayOneOnTV: Despite only playing two lesbians (one of which was one episode guest appearance)and one bisexual character, she has developed a reputation for playing charecters who if not outright stated to be attracted to other women, it is implied.
** She even stated that her role on ''Series/Supergirl2015'' was the first role she had in awhile that didnt have gay overtones. Fans and critics think otherwise.
* {{Chronically killed Actor}} since making her acting debut in 2007, she has seen 3 of her characters stabbed to death (Merlin, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Labyrinthine), one eaten by dinosaurs (Jurassic World) and one bludgeoned to death (Frontier)and one drained of blood (Freakdog). Her character in Dracula became a vampire and was also doomed by canon.

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Has a very large lesbian fanbase from her appearance in Dates and roles in Dracula. This only grew due to the amount of Les Yeh between Lena Luthor and Kara on Supergirl and her support of the supercorp ship.
* MistakenNationality: She's Irish but because she works on British TV, nearly always plays British characters and her accent (noted as "Dublin Posh") isn't familiar outside Ireland so a lot of people think she's British.

* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Katie speaks with a 'Dublin posh' accent that is rarely heard in TV or film, and misleadingly sounds 'British' to unfamiliar ears. In fact it is a homegrown Irish accent (compare her performance in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' - where she uses her ''real'' accent - with her performance in ''Series/{{Dracula}}'' where she adopts a British accent.)
Her American accent in Slasher and Supergirl is well known for frequently slipping into her natural Irish voice while her normally flawless English accent slipped into Irish and bad American in Secret Bridesmaids Business.

'''Katherine "Katie" [=McGrath=]''' (born January 1983) is an Irish actress best known for playing Morgana in the BBC series ''{{Series/Merlin 2008}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Princess Margaret]] in the 2009 TV docu-drama series ''The Queen''. She has also appeared in ''Series/TheTudors'' and the horror film ''Film/RedMist'' (or ''Freakdog'' as it was titled in the US) and played one of the main characters in the 2013 NBC adaptation of ''Series/{{Dracula}}''. Currently, she portrays Lena Luthor, Lex's well-meaning but ethically challenged half-sister on The CW's ''{{Series/Supergirl}}''.

'''Katherine "Katie" [=McGrath=]''' (born January 1983) is an Irish actress best known for playing Morgana in the BBC series ''{{Series/Merlin 2008}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Princess Margaret]] in the 2009 TV docu-drama series ''The Queen''. She has also appeared in ''Series/TheTudors'' and the horror film ''Film/RedMist'' (or ''Freakdog'' as it was titled in the US) and played one of the main characters in the 2013 NBC adaptation of ''Series/{{Dracula}}''.

* She even stated that her role on Supergirl was the first role she had in awhile that didnt have gay overtones. Fans and critics think otherwise.

* ButIPlayOneOnTV: She's rather well known for playing rolls that are at least implied, if not outright stated, to be attracted to other women.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Often barefoot in her modelling shoots.

* NiceShoes: Says she wears a lot of "skinny jeans and very high heels"

* ActionGirl: She plays a sultry, ass-kicking spy in Crackle's ''The Throwaways'' and did her own stunts for her memorable scene in ''Film/JurassicWorld''.

* ''A Princess for Christmas'' (2011) -- [[CuteClumsyGirl Jules Daly]]

* '' Film/APrincessForChristmas''-- Jules Daly.

* ''{{Film/Buttons}}''