Catherine Waller
New Zealand-American television writer and actress
Catherine Rangi Waller is a New Zealand-American television writer and actress.
Early life and education
Catherine Waller was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to Wendy Waller and John Waller, who are both Americans. Waller attended Avondale College. She graduated with a BFA in Acting at Toi Whakaari.
Career
In 2014, Waller's solo work The Creeps, first premiered in Hollywood Fringe. In 2018, she featured in an episode of Netflix's Love. Waller co-wrote The Luring, a 2017, short film where she also starred as Laura. She played the role of Krissy in Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk.
Awards
For her role as Amber on the New Zealand TV series, Hounds, she was nominated for the 2013 TV Guide Best On The Box Award. In the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival Awards, Waller won the Golden Elephant Award for The Creeps.
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