Person Details

Birthday: 1977-12-29 14:13:56

Aliases: Kate Moennig

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Movie Involvements: 9

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

Biography

Katherine Sian Moennig (born December 29, 1977) is an American actress best known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on The L Word, as well as Jake Pratt on Young Americans. In 2009, she starred as Dr. Miranda Foster on CBS Three Rivers. Moennig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Broadway dancer Mary Zahn and violin maker William H. Moennig III. Moennig is of German, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Moennig moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Moennig has played multiple lesbian roles in The L Word, Everybody's Fine, Art School Confidential. She has also pursued transgender roles, auditioning for the part of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry, and playing Cheryl Avery, a young transgender woman in Law and Order. In 2007, the documentary My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness in New York was launched with Moennig in cooperation with the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI).

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Cheryl Avery
Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Melissa Cobin
Ray Donovan
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7

Ray Donovan

(2013) Lena
The L Word
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8

The L Word

(2004) Shane McCutcheon
The Lincoln Lawyer
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7

The Lincoln Lawyer

(2011) Gloria
The L Word: Generation Q
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8

The L Word: Generation Q

(2019) Shane McCutcheon
Gone
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6

Gone

(2012) Erica Lonsdale
The Shipping News
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6

The Shipping News

(2001) Grace Moosup

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