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Katherine McNamara Bio, Height, Movies, Age, Net Worth & Personal Life

Katherine McNamara

Katherine McNamara has successfully made her name in the entertainment industry as an American actress. She is widely famous for playing the role of Harper Monroe on the MTV comedy show, Happyland. Also, she increased her fan following after portraying the main character of Clary Fray in the fantasy series, Freeform (2016-19).

Born as a single child in her family, Katherine had it all to live a lavish life. Talking about the present, the actress has successfully amassed a colossal net worth of $3 Milion from her acting career. The 24 years old, Katherine can easily attract any guy towards her. To find out her relationship status in 2020, stay tuned with us until the end of the article.

Childhood of Katherine McNamara

As we mentioned earlier, Katherine McNamara was born as the only child to her American parents. She was born on 22nd November 1995 in Kansas City, Missouri, the United States. So, she holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnic backgr9und.

The childhood picture of Katherine McNamara
The childhood picture of Katherine McNamara
Image: Katherine’s Instagram

Moreover, Katherine was raised along with her father, Evan McNamara, and mother, Ursula McNamara. Her father once served in the U.S. military. After spending her early years in Missouri, she moved to California in 2011, and there, she received her high school diploma when she was 14 years old.

Following, Katherine attended Drexel University and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in BA. In 2015, she joined Johns Hopkins University for her master of science degree in applied economics.

Professional Life – Movies

Katherine McNamara was so passionate about acting from an early age. The beautiful and talented Katherine started receiving roles in her childhood and first made her appearance on-stage in Kansas City. Following, she made her appearance in the 2008 film, Matchmaker Mary and then appeared in the short movie, Get Off My Porch. In 2010, she played in an episode of The Haunting Hour: The Series as Jodanna.

Katherine McNamara with Kevin Smith
Katherine McNamara with Kevin Smith
Original Image Source: Katherine’s Instagram

Due to her incredible performances, Katherine became the cast of the 2015 American dystopian sci-fi film, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and played the role of Sonya alongside Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Aidan Gillen, Barry Pepper, Lili Taylor, and many others. She then appeared in films like Monstervile: Cabinet of Souls, Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?, Maze Runner: The Death Cure and many others. Currently, she is playing the lead role of Mia Smoak in the American superhero TV series, Arrow.

Awards & Nominations

  • Won People’s Choice Awards for the category of Female TV Star for her work in Shadowhunters in 2018.
  • Won Teen Choice Awards for the category of Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress for her work in Shadowthunders in 2019.
  • Nominated for Teen Choice Awards for the category of Choice TV: Breakout Star for her work in Shadowthunders in 2016.
  • Nominated for Teen Choice Awards for the category of Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress for her work in Showthunders in 2018.

Age, Zodiac Sign, Birthday

Katherine McNamara was born on 22nd November in 1995. So, she is 24 years old as of 2020. The lady in her mid-twenties celebrates her birthday on the 22nd of November every year.

Katherine McNamara thanked her mom on her last birthday in 2019
Katherine McNamara thanked her mom on her last birthday in 2019
Original Photo Source: Katherine’s Instagram

As per her birth date, her birth sign is Sagittarius.

$3 Million Net Worth

The American actress, Katherine McNamara is serving the film industry as an actress since her early age. Mentioning her works, she has been active in her entertainment industry since the year 2007. She has gathered a net worth of $3 Million from her acting career as of 2020.

Well, Katherine made such a huge net worth from her appearances in box office hit films. We talked about the film earlier where the movie, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials had a budget of $61 million and collected $312.3 million on the box office. The sequel of the film, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, earned $288.2 million on the box office collection, where the budget for the film was $62 million.

Charity Works

Katherine McNamara is also active on several charity works since a long before. She has endorsed several organizations and has also participated in WE Day Vancouver. She also supports the MS Society.

Body Measurements – Height

The American actress, Katherine McNamara, has a slim body with white skin color. She stands at a perfect height of 5 ft 4½ in or 164 cm. Moreover, her weight is reported to be 115 pounds. Besides, her hair color is red, and her eyes are green.

Personal Life

Katherine McNamara is active on different social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has nearly 3.7 million followers on her Instagram. She updates her daily life on her Instagram and mostly posts her work-related pictures. Looking at her account, she has not shared any picture with a guy whom we can speculate to be her life-partner.

Katherine McNamara and Joel Courtney
Katherine McNamara and Joel Courtney

The beautiful actress maintains her profile as a low-key and hardly talks about her relationship status in the media. At present, she seems to be enjoying her singlehood and focusing on her career. As per other sources, she is reported to have dated the famosu actor Joel Courtney for almost four years until 2015. However, Katherine never confirmed the report to be true. She will surely address her boyfriend as soon as she finds one. For now, she is dedicated to her career.

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