Katherine "Katie" Louise Amess is an English actress and model.
Background
She is the eldest daughter of Sir David Amess. The second of five children and the daughter of Conservative Member of Parliament Sir David Amess, Amess grew up in Basildon until the age of 11 when she moved to the nearby town of Southend-on-Sea.
Education
She attended Street Anne Lincolnshire Primary School in Basildon before going to the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School and finally Street Bernard"s High School in Westcliff–on–Sea.
Career
She is known for a host of British television commercials and several film and television roles. She went on to study Drama at Queen Mary, University of London and The Central School of Speech and Drama where former students include Laurence Olivier, Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench. Katie was due to appear as Lulu in William Friedkin"s version of the Harold Pinter play "The Birthday Party" at The Geffen Playhouse alongsideTim Roth, Steven Berkoff, David O"Hara, Frances Barber and Nick Ullett The play was famously halted during tech week and is yet to be remounted.
She went on to play Ulcie in the closing week of Rolin Jones" "These Paper Bullets" at the same theater in 2015.
The performance got rave reviews "The ensemble under Cooney"s keen direction are all great Katie Amess as Norman"s innocent, confused fiancee Brenda. There is not a flaw, not a missed cue.
Number one stands above anyone else. Cooney as director has gleaned a perfect sense of timing from the entire cast" " The equally looks-blessed Meire, Arcilla, and Amess prove themselves all three expert comediennes Amess’s delightful but dim Brenda match the male costars every step of the way".
She has appeared in a host of television commercials including Nintendo, Just Dance 3 & 4, Wen Haircare, Premier Inn and News of the World.
She appeared as Paris Hilton in two national commercials. She has appeared on various different television shows in the United Kingdom including Funny Cuts on E4 and Dream Team. Her film credits include Mark Jay’s feature film Dolphins.
In 2011 she moved to Los Angeles where she was rumoured to have auditioned for a lead role in American Pie 4.
She was also in consideration for a role on The Brit smash hit comedy The Inbetweeners. Other projects includes a guest starring role on National Broadcasting Company"s Fatal Encounters, a lead role in the television show The Good Drunk and a guest role on the Oscar"s edition of Funny or Die alongside Billy Eichner.
She made a cameo appearance in K Young"s music video "Love Drunk" featuring Crooked I in 2011. Katie made global headlines in 2013 when she signed on to play a lead in the musical parody "Miserable Lesbians" in New York and Edinburgh.
The show was adapted from the Oscar-winning "Les Misérables" and attracted global attention due to the issues of gay marriage and gender equality it raised.
Katie reprised her role of Courgette (aka Cosette) from an earlier film version of "Miserable Lesbians" for the "Toscars" at the famous Grauman"s Theater which saw the film sweep the boards, winning 8 out of 10 awards presented by Eric Roberts. The show was a sell out in Hollywood and New York and Katie was labeled as part of an "uber talented cast". In the same year she also became a finalist for the Mission England competition.
She is a keen charity activist and previously worked for the British housing charity Shelter.