Katherine Bailess is an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for playing the role of Erica Marsh on the CW"s hit show One Tree Hill, Life and Death Brigade member Stephanie on Gilmore Girls, and Kyle Hart on the Video Hits One series Hit the Floor.
Background
Bailess was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Natalie and Bobby Bailess. Her father is an attorney and was a former linebacker for the Ole Mission Rebels football team at the University of Mississippi and was a teammate with Archie Manning.
Education
She attended Saint Francis Xavier Convent School and later Saint Aloysius Catholic High School, from which she graduated in 1998 before going on to attend Marymount Manhattan College where she studied musical theatre and dance.
Career
She began training classically in dance at age 4. She also participated in competitive gymnastics and cheerleading throughout her childhood. At age 11, Bailess performed on the televised Mission Mississippi Pageant as a dancer, and continued to perform for the pageant for 7 years.
She was a debutante.
After college, Bailess went on to study at the William Esper Studio"s two-year intensive program Bailess starred in the 2003 film From Justin to Kelly, playing the role of Alexa, and Universal’s Bring lieutenant On Again playing the role of Colleen Lipman. Her television credits include recurring roles on the popular World Bank shows Gilmore Girls and One Tree Hill.
Kat also recurred on Fox’s The Loop, Sordid Lives the Series and guest starred on NCIS. Bailess starred in the YouTube comedic series written and directed by Julia Fowler.
She co-produced the film Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale. Bailess was also featured on the soundtrack for From Justin to Kelly on the tracks The Luv" (The Bounce), Wish Upon a Star, That"s the Way I Like lieutenant, and Brighter Star.
Bailess currently plays the role of Kyle Hart in the Video Hits One scripted series Hit the Floor. Filmography = Film = Television.