Bio: Katherine McNamara (born November 22, 1995 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actress. As a child, Katherine was an advanced student in certain subjects, resulting in her receiving her high school diploma at age 14. At age 17, she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Drexel University. However, the entertainment world was calling. She began her acting career on Broadway before breaking into television, guest starring roles on 30 Rock and Drop Dead Diva. Following these roles, her career has taken off, leading her to starring roles in feature films in the Maze Runner franchise (alongside Dylan O’Brien) and New Years Eve (alongside Zac Efron, Lea Michele, Ashton Kutcher, and countless other celebrities.)She also appears in the MTV series Happyland as Harper Monroe, and Kat in ABCFamily’s The Fosters. In 2015, it was announced that Kat will be playing Clary Fray in the television show Shadowhunters, which is an adaption of the popular book series Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.
Best Known For:
Kat is best known for her role as “Harper” on Happyland, “Kat” in The Fosters, and lead role “Clary Fray” in Shadowhunters.
Personal Life:
Aside from acting, Katherine is pursing a Master of Science degree in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University. She is currently single.
Katherine McNamara is taking on a very different role in the miniseries ‘The Stand.’ She spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HL about her role and the show’s parallels to what’s going in real-life.
Meghan Trainor & so many stars showed up for the 2018 Teen Choice Awards! Check out all of your favorite celebs who made an appearance at one of entertainment’s biggest events here!
By the angel! The season 2 finale of ‘Shadowhunters’ on Aug. 14 was full of demons, death, and destruction, plus the loss of one of our most beloved shadowhunters left us in shambles. Click for the full recap.
It’s not every day that you have your first single debut on your hit TV show, but that’s exactly what’s happening to Katherine McNamara on Aug. 14. She told us all about her song ‘Ember’ debuting on the ‘Shadowhunters’ finale!
The ‘Shadowhunters’ season finale is just hours away, and Katherine McNamara AKA Clary teased Jonathan’s fate, what’s to come for Clary and Jace, and how many deaths are in the finale to HollywoodLife.com.
It’s time for the 2017 Teen Choice Awards! All of your hot, young faves stepped out on the blue carpet looking their finest — and we’ve got the pics for you to check out!