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Stana Katic (born 26 April 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian-born actress with Croatian Serb parentage, who grew up on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border and says on her official website that she is still trying to do so in L.A. Best known as Detective Kate Beckett in ''Series/{{Castle}}'', before appearing in that show, she made a number of guest appearances in U.S. TV shows, a small role in the James Bond film ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' and a recurring role in ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.

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Stana Katic (born 26 April 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian-born actress with Croatian Serb parentage, who grew up on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border and says on her official website that she is still trying to do so in L.A. Best known as Detective Kate Beckett in ''Series/{{Castle}}'', ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'', before appearing in that show, she made a number of guest appearances in U.S. TV shows, a small role in the James Bond film ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' and a recurring role in ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.



* TheCastShowoff: [[invoked]] She has an impressive singing voice, demonstrated in her appearance in the third ''Film/TheLibrarian''. She also does a fine rendition of Music/BillyJoel's "Piano Man" at the close of a ''Series/{{Castle}}'' episode.

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* TheCastShowoff: [[invoked]] She has an impressive singing voice, demonstrated in her appearance in the third ''Film/TheLibrarian''. She also does a fine rendition of Music/BillyJoel's "Piano Man" at the close of a ''Series/{{Castle}}'' ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' episode.
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Stana Katic (born 26 April 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian-born actress of Serbian descent, who grew up on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border and says on her official website that she is still trying to do so in L.A. Best known as Detective Kate Beckett in ''Series/{{Castle}}'', before appearing in that show, she made a number of guest appearances in U.S. TV shows, a small role in the James Bond film ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' and a recurring role in ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.

She married Kris Brkljac in 2015. They had a baby in June 2022.

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Stana Katic (born 26 April 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian-born actress of Serbian descent, with Croatian Serb parentage, who grew up on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border and says on her official website that she is still trying to do so in L.A. Best known as Detective Kate Beckett in ''Series/{{Castle}}'', before appearing in that show, she made a number of guest appearances in U.S. TV shows, a small role in the James Bond film ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' and a recurring role in ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.

She married Kris Brkljac in 2015. They had a baby in June 2022.
2022. She is a dual Canadian-American citizen.
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She married Kris Brkljac in 2015. They had a baby in June 2022.
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* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Her name's pronounced "Stah-na", to rhyme with Madonna).
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* {{Omniglot}}: She is fluent in English, Italian, Serbian and Croatian, as well as being able to "babble in" Greek. Oddly enough, unlike her character in ''Castle'', she can't speak Russian.

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* {{Omniglot}}: She is fluent in English, Italian, Serbian and Croatian, Croatian [[note]] Those last two, along with Bosnian, are pretty much one language anyway, so by fluency in one variant one can immediately understand the other two [[/note]], as well as being able to "babble in" Greek. Oddly enough, unlike her character in ''Castle'', she can't speak Russian.
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* ScullyBox: At 5'9", she's not exactly short, but since many of her ''Castle'' costars are still taller than her, Beckett frequently wears high-heeled boots that most actual cops would find cumbersome. In-universe, it's given a justification of giving her a stronger presence to intimidate suspects and get respect from co-workers.

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* ScullyBox: [[StatuesqueStunner At 5'9", she's not exactly short, short]], but since many of her ''Castle'' costars are still taller than her, Beckett frequently wears high-heeled boots that most actual cops would find cumbersome. In-universe, it's given a justification of giving her a stronger presence to intimidate suspects and get respect from co-workers.

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