Katie McGrath

 Katie McGrat In television, she gained recognition for portraying Morgana Pendragon in the BBC One series Merlin (2008-2012), Lucy Westenra on the American-British series Dracula (2013-2014), Saskia in the television series Secret Bridesmaids Business, and Sarah Bennett in the first season of the horror anthology series Slasher (2016), and for her character as Lena Luthor on the superhero series Supergirl (2016-2021). Her film roles include Lady Thelma Furness, the dramatic film W.E. and Jules Daly in the Christmas movie A Princess for Christmas (2011), Zara Young in the science fiction adventure film Jurassic World (2015), and Elsa in the epic fantasy film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017).McGrath was brought up in Ashford, County Wicklow, by her father, Paul, who works in the field of computers, and her mother, Mary working as an Irish designer. She has two older brothers, Sean, an online media manager, and Rory, who is an editor in post-production. After studying the International Baccalaureate in St. Andrew's College, she graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with the degree of history, with a specialization in Russian history. There were twenty finalists who could attend the MTV Lick Party at the Tivoli.McGrath was originally looking to become a fashion journalist and took on a job in Image magazine prior to becoming a wardrobe assistant for the film The Tudors. McGrath began acting when working on The Tudors. She sent pictures to Irish agents and was advised to pursue acting. It was a dreamfor me, but I wasn't sure it would be a real, but she was cast in Damage, an Irish TV-movie in 2007. She also appeared in the stage play La Marea at the Dublin Theatre Festival during the same year. [6] She was in the feature films Eden, Freakdog, and later, she was cast in Merlin as Morgana Pendragon. In 2009 McGrath was featured in a five parts of a docudrama on Channel 4 about Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen. McGrath played the role of Princess Margaret, a young girl. McGrath was also played by Emilia Fox in the episode. Both actresses previously collaborated on Merlin as Morgana and Morgause, respectively. In the year 2010, McGrath was part of Madonna's first directorial venture W.E., an Edward VIII biopic. McGrath was the Lady Furness her ex-mistress of the king and who introduces him into Wallis Simpson. McGrath also played a role in W.E. the director's debut. In 2011, McGrath starred with Roger Moore in comedy-drama A Princess for Christmas. This Hallmark Channel Original Movie was produced primarily in Peles Castle in Romania. McGrath played Lady Furness, the king's former lover. McGrath also appeared in Episode 4 of Dates on Channel 4 as a young , lesbian in the dating scene alongside Gemma Chan. McGrath was a part of Gemma Chan in Episode 4 of Channel 4's Dates in June 2013. In November 2014, McGrath starred alongside Gemma Chan in the Hozier music video. In the year 2016, McGrath was confirmed to take on the role of Lena Luthor, a recurring character from Supergirl. [19][20] She debuted in the season 2 premiere episode, titled "The Adventures of Supergirl" and was elevated to a series regular in March of 2017 and remained in this role until the end of the series in 2021. [21][2223 McGrath was the lead character in Elsa the fictional character from Guy Ritchie's fantasy film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. It was released in May 2017. Secret Bridesmaids' Business is a Seven Network series about how an event that is intended to be a wedding for a bride turns deadly as one of her bridesmaids invites a stranger to their home to share their life. McGrath was the character Saskia bisexual woman who is described by McGrath as a loyal and intelligent woman.