Life and career

Featherston was born in Texas. She attended James Bowie High School

Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas)

James Bowie High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. The school is a part of Arlington Independent School District and serves students in grades 9 through 12 in southeast Arlington and southwest Grand Prairie...

 in Arlington, Texas and participated in numerous drama activities. She attended college at the Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...

 where she studied acting

Acting

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. She graduated with a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 of fine arts in 2005 and afterwards moved to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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She portrayed Katie in the film Paranormal Activity, which was made in 2007 but released theatrically in the United States in 2009, and played the same role in the film's sequels

Paranormal Activity 2

Paranormal Activity 2 is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by Tod Williams and written by Michael R. Perry. The film is a parallel prequel to the 2007 film Paranormal Activity, beginning two months before and following up with the events depicted in the original film...

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Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Mutation	Melissa
2007	Paranormal Activity	Katie	Screamfest Horror Film Festival for Best Actress Screamfest Horror Film Festival Screamfest Horror Film Festival is the largest horror film festival in the United States. Some of the largest horror online publications have called it the "Sundance of Horror". Previously held at Loews Universal Studios Cinemas, Universal CityWalk, the festival is now held annually at the...  (2007) Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance This is a following list for the MTV Movie Award winners for Best Frightened Performance. The award was firstgiven out in 2005 and then 2006. In 2010 this award was renamed Best Scared-As-S**t Performance.-References:...  (2010)
2010	Psychic Experiment	Elspeth
2010	Paranormal Activity 2 Paranormal Activity 2 Paranormal Activity 2 is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by Tod Williams and written by Michael R. Perry. The film is a parallel prequel to the 2007 film Paranormal Activity, beginning two months before and following up with the events depicted in the original film...	Katie
2011	Paranormal Activity 3 Paranormal Activity 3 Paranormal Activity 3 is a 2011 American supernatural horror film. It is the third film of the Paranormal Activity series and serves as a prequel, set 18 years prior to the events of the first two films...	Katie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012-	The River The River (U.S. TV series) The River is an upcoming American paranormal/adventure/horror series that will debut during the 2011–12 television season on ABC as a midseason replacement. Eight episodes will be produced for the first season. The series will premiere February 7, 2012....	TBA	recurring role

External links

• Katie Featherston's Official Website*