BIO:
At the age of 11, against her parents' will, Cathryn opened up the Brooklyn Yellow Pages, took her babysitting money on a bus down Flatbush Ave., and enrolled herself in an acting class. From there she joined an onstage improv group at the age of 13 and went on to NYC's prestigious High School of the Performing Arts.
She established herself as an actress, having had the fortune to work with some of the greatest talents in the business: Richard Benjamin, Tony Bill, Barry Kemp, Alan Parker, Shirley MacLaine, Sean Penn, Phil Rosenthal, John Patrick Shanley and more.
Cathryn and her brothers, Ivan and Andy, grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn in a brownstone full of eccentric tenants from all around the world. Their parents loved artists and people from other cultures. Their mother, Julia is Russian and father, Nicholas spoke six languages. The house was a constant hub of energy; instruments playing, several languages yelling, typewriters banging, animals quacking, singing, stomping, crying; vibrating throughout the house.
It was a feeding ground for creativity; inspiring Cathryn to become an actress, writer and director, and Ivan, a drummer, composer and director. Their basement is where Ivan’s band, White Zombie was born.
GOAL:
To write, direct and act in stories that elevate, inspire and entertain.
CATHRYN'S FAVORITE STUFF: Films: Little Miss Sunshine, The Squid and the Whale, The Royal Tenenbaums Slumdog Millionaire, Mystery Train, Down By Law, Farewell My Concubine, Avalon, Something About Mary, Passion Fish, Crooklyn, Crash, Hustle and Flow, Volver, Raise the Red Lantern, Napoleon Dyamite, Babel, Water, Up.
Directors: Ang Lee, Rodrigo Garcia, Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, Farrelly Brothers, Coen Brothers, John Sayles, Catherine Hardwicke.
Performers: The Marx Brothers, Frances McDormand, Anthony Hopkins, Alfre Woodard, Meryl Streep, Sean Penn, Penelope Cruz, Dakota Fanning, Susan Sarandon, Forest Whitaker, Kathleen Chalfont, Jack Nicholson, Judy Dench, Bette Davis, Lily Tomlin.
Music: The Ramones, Bruce Springteen, Led Zeppelin, Dido, Norah Jones, Earth Wind and Fire, The Killers.
