Kate grew up on a thoroughbred race horse and organic asparagus farm in the heart of the Midwest. She lived abroad studying in Europe and Scandinavia before completing an undergraduate degree at The George Washington University. Shortly afterward Kate moved to New York City and starred in a year long promotional campaign for Herbal Essences and MTV Networks Video Music and Movie Award s. While filming a L'Oreal commercial she caught the eye of a director and was cast in "BedHead", which was purchased by the Sundance Channel and put into television rotation. Her work includes appearances in "Gossip Girl", "Fringe", and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" as well as numerous domestic and international commercial campaigns.
Internationally, the face of Colgate MaxWhite. This campaign aired on every continent in more than 40 different countries for over 4 years.Began training in classical ballet at age 4, and danced as a corps member of the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet company.