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Katie McGrath net worth is
$400,000

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Katherine Elizabeth "Katie" McGrath (born 1983) is an Irish actress and model. She is best known for playing Morgana in the BBC One television series Merlin. She most recently appeared as Lucy Westenra on the British-American horror drama TV series Dracula, which aired in the fall of 2013. 

Net Worth$400,000
Date Of Birth1983
Place Of BirthAshford, County Wicklow, Ireland
Height5' 5½" (1.66 m)
OccupationActress, model
ProfessionActress
NicknamesKatie McGrath, McGrath, Katie
#Quote
1[on her quick success as an actress]: It was a bit cheeky, granted. What happened was that I obviously knew all the [The Tudors (2007)] crew well, and one of the drivers gave me a confidential cast list with all the actors' agents' details on it, and I wrote to them. I got picked up from that, and Merlin (2008) came along just a few months later. So I won the lottery! I do feel quite bad when everyone talks about how difficult it is to get a foothold in this [acting] business. Most actors slog for years. For instance, everyone on Merlin (2008) did four years at drama school, but I just lucked out.
#Fact
1McGrath studied the International Baccalaureate at St. Andrews College before graduating from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in History.
2Her last name is pronounced "Mc-Grah".
3Friends with Colin Morgan and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
4She played the younger sister of Emilia Fox in both Merlin (2008) and The Queen (2009).
5She uses her natural Irish accent in the series Merlin (2008), while her co-star, Irish actor Colin Morgan fakes an English accent. Katie almost didn't get her role because "Merlin" producers didn't want two actors speaking with an Irish accent in the series, and they were ready to reject her for a role if she couldn't sound English, that is if Colin couldn't nail the English accent first.
6The only leading cast mate in Merlin (2008) who is not a formally trained actor.
7Compared to most aspiring actors, getting a job as an actress happened quickly for her. She made her on-screen debut in Damage (2007). Later that year, she was able to get an agent by October 2007 when one of the The Tudors (2007) crew drivers gave her a confidential cast list with all the actors' agents' details on it; a few months later, in January 2008, she read for Merlin (2008) and became a series regular.
8Worked several jobs prior to becoming an actress: at a piercing studio, in a cocktail bar, as a make-up artist for MAC cosmetics, worked for Image magazine, and as a wardrobe assistant on The Tudors (2007).
9Revealed she never aspired to becoming an actress. She had no formal acting training outside of performing in school plays and did not attend drama school. She had been working as a wardrobe assistant on The Tudors (2007) when a couple of the show's producers and directors suggest she try acting. She wasn't interested, until she saw how more relaxed the actresses' jobs were on the set compared to her job working hard, long hours on costumes as a wardrobe assistant. This prompted her to take up acting and she made her on-screen debut in Damage (2007). She later convinced the director of The Tudors (2007) to give her a part in the series.
10Became disinterested with her fashion job at Image magazine after eight months. Her mother's best friend, one of the top first-assistant directors in Ireland, had been working on The Tudors (2007) and gave Katie a job in the show's costume department because of her prior experience working in fashion; however, Katie didn't know how to sew and had no knowledge or experience in costume design.
11Worked under costume designer Joan Bergin on the set of The Tudors (2007).
12Has a tattoo on her back that says 'purity'.

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Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Supergirl2016-2017TV SeriesLena Luthor
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword2017Elsa
Buttons2016/II
Frontier2016TV SeriesElizabeth Carruthers
Slasher2016TV SeriesSarah Bennett
Slasher VR2016Video short
Jurassic World2015Zara
The Throwaways2015Gloria
Hozier: From Eden2014Video short
Leading Lady2014Jodi Rutherford
Dracula2013-2014TV SeriesLucy Westenra
Dates2013TV SeriesKate
Merlin2008-2012TV SeriesMorgana
Labyrinth2012TV Mini-SeriesOriane Congost
Through the Storm2012ShortAlice / Banshee (voice)
A Princess for Christmas2011TV MovieJules Daly
W.E.2011Lady Thelma
Children in Need2009-2010TV SeriesMorgana
The Queen2009TV SeriesPrincess Margaret
Freakdog2008Harriet
The Tudors2008TV SeriesBess
Eden2008Dessie's Girlfriend
The Roaring Twenties2008TV Mini-SeriesVixen (2008)
Damage2007TV MovieRachel

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
GeekRockTV2017TV SeriesHerself
TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles.com2017TV SeriesHerself
Jurassic World: Dinosaurs Roam Once Again2015Video documentary shortHierself
Sunday Brunch2012TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Merlin: Secrets & Magic2009TV Series documentaryHerself
T42009TV SeriesHerself
The Making of Red Mist2009Video documentary shortHerself
The 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards2009TV SpecialHerself - Award Presenter
Sound2008TV SeriesHerself
Blue Peter2008TV SeriesHerself

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2012Grace AwardMovieGuide AwardsMost Inspirational Television ActingThe Lost Valentine (2011)
2011Golden NymphMonte-Carlo TV FestivalOutstanding Actress - Drama SeriesMerlin (2008)
2009Golden NymphMonte-Carlo TV FestivalOutstanding Actress - Drama SeriesMerlin (2008)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2013SFX AwardSFX Awards, UKBest ActressMerlin (2008)

Known for movies

Zara

Jurassic World (2015)
as Zara

Morgana

Merlin (2008-2012)
as Morgana

Elsa

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
as Elsa

Jules Daly

A Princess for Christmas (2011)
as Jules Daly

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