During the early '80s, Kate was a Japanese runway model. Japanese men and women were astounded by her size and height. Her voluptuous figure was the Japanese equivalent of our Tyra Banks, and they treated her as if she were a supermodel. Next, Kate went on to attend college at the University of Arizona where she became involved in regional theater, and an acting star was born.
Kate Walsh moved to Chicago and began working with the Piven Theatre Workshop. Her love for theater was present in her performances and in her drive. Her passion for plays and her performance on the National Public Radio production of Born Guilty won her much respect among fellow actors. After doing up the Chicago scene, Kate moved to New York City to do a number of off-Broadway plays.
Kate Walsh lived the life of a roaming actress for quite a while during her late-20s. Luckily for her, Kate's off-Broadway stint really stood well with television producers and she quickly became a guest actress on many sitcoms and TV dramas. One of her very first roles came in a 1994 episode of ER. Kate continued to tour the television circuit, appearing in Club Dead, Homicide, Swift Justice, and Law & Order. Kate Walsh may not have been starring in these shows, but her face was out there for everyone to see.
Kate Walsh finally found a home -- at least a temporary one -- on The Drew Carey Show. She played Drew’s girlfriend, Nicki, in 21 episodes from 1997 to 2002 and she was well-liked by The Drew Carey Show audience. Her episodes were not continuous, and the very fact that they kept bringing her back was a testament to her ability to adapt to a spontaneous role and capture an audience.
In 2005, Kate Walsh took on the role of Dr. Sheppard’s wife, Dr. Addison Montgomery-Sheppard on the hit television drama Grey’s Anatomy. Her role was only supposed to be for a few episodes, but the sex-craved males just wouldn’t let the sexy redheaded doctor slip through their fingers. ABC kept bringing Kate’s character back until she was as much a part of the show as Katherine Heigl, Sandra Oh or anybody else on the program.
Since her role on Grey’s Anatomy, Kate has used her beauty and talents to do a multitude of other endeavors, including several movies, such as Kicking and Screaming (2005), Inside Out (2005), Bewitched (2005), and One Way to Valhalla (2006). Kate’s ability to take on a simple role and make it her own is just amazing, and it will continue to serve her well as she moves on toward a movie career and into her rightful seat on her thrown as one of the sexiest women on prime time television.
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