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Kat Dennings
  • Birth Name:
    Katherine Litwack
  • Nickname:
    Kat
  • Date of Birth:
    June 13, 1986
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Gemini
  • Place of Birth:
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Height:
    5' 4½"
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Blue
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity
  • Education:
    Friends' Central School
  • Hobbies:

    Painting

    Writing

Family

Kat Dennings
  • Father:
    Gerald J. Litwack
  • Mother:
    Ellie Judith Litwack
  • Brother:
    Geoffrey S. Litwack
  • Sister:
    Deborah

Career

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Favourites

Kat Dennings
  • Food:
    Pomegranates
  • Actor:
    Christopher Walken
  • Actress:
    Juliette Binoche
  • Movies:
    Heathers, Star Wars
  • Color:
    Pink

Trivia

Kat Dennings
  • She was originally cast as Laynie Hart on Everwood (2002), but the role was recast for unknown reasons. It later went to Nora Zehetner.
    submitted by - Dr. Reddy Labs
  • For her movie Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, Kat was nominated for a Satellite Award in the category Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical in 2008 and an MTV Award for Breakthrough Performance Female in 2009.
    submitted by - Amit Sana
  • She collects old books and is a voracious reader.
    submitted by - Nicky Status
  • She performed the song "If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out" in the 2007 film Charlie Bartlett.
    submitted by - Akshya Dhiman
  • Although she has been home-schooled, Kat spent one half day at Friends Central in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. After being yelled at for spelling the word "friend" wrong and being ridiculed for her outfit, she left the school and never came back.
    submitted by - Vaibhav Dhiman
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Quotes

Kat Dennings
  • When I was younger there was a lot of discouraging talk: lose weight. Color your hair. Straighten your teeth. Get a tan. But I'm a firm believer in everyone being born with what they need to be attractive. In all sorts of ways. And I don't really feel like I want to change that much by myself. - Unknown
    submitted by - Amit Rank
  • I was born knowing I was going to be an actress. When I'm not feeling that great, I can morph into somebody else and experience their emotions instead, which actually helps me deal a lot better with my own. - Unknown
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • I can say that I had a particularly painful teenage-hood. I felt pretty alienated most of the time because I wanted to become an actress from an early age and was made fun of relentlessly. - Unknown
    submitted by - Adline Systems
  • Probably Phil Connors from Groundhog Day. Bill Murray's one of my favorite actors. I think I've watched that movie over 300 times and could watch it another 300 times... today. - Unknown
    submitted by - Sanjeev Dhiman
  • I've never taken any acting classes. I took an acting class when I first started acting when I was 10. The guy who owned the school told me I would never be an actress and I should stop immediately. I deduced that he didn't know what he was talking about and left. - Unknown
    submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh
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Biography

Kat Dennings
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 02, 2009

kat denningsKat was born in 13, June 1986 and raised in Philadelphia Eagle country, Kat Dennings was reared under the lyrical watch of her poet mother, Ellie Litwack. Understanding early on that poet is code for unemployed, Kat decided to choose a different path and struck out as an actress. She quickly earned a role on “Sex and the City”, prepping her for the role of a lifetime as the daughter of award season regular Bob Saget in the one-season smash “Raising Dad”. More TV roles followed, allowing her to segue to the big screen. Films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Down in the Valley and Big Mama’s House 2 allowed Kat to master her trademark rebellious character, while also introducing her sexy Hilary Duff meets Elvira look to multiplex popcorn eaters worldwide.

She's been quoted as saying, "I've had people tell me to get Mystic Tan, blonde highlights, choppy haircuts, but I've made a conscious decision not to cave." (And when they tell you to get breast reduction surgery, don't cave on that either.).In 2006, she completed a five-episode run on long in the tooth “ER” shown on the ratings-challenged Peacock. Leaving Maura Tierney to lance TV boils on her own, Kat quickly signed on for a slew of new films, including the appropriately-titled I Know What Boys Like, which was later retitled The House Bunny (2008). When approached with the obvious follow-up inquiry of “do you know what girls want?”, Kat squashed a popular rumor linking her to seeking out the embrace of other women.

Male subscribers to her popular video blog immediately started a petition begging her to reconsider. As of this writing, the result of that petition is in limbo. Kat's latest film, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), puts her front and center as the title character Norah. Front and center is where Kat will likely remain, as she'll have starring roles in the upcoming movies End Zone (2009), Shorts (2009), and Arlen Faber (2009). She is also set to star in Defendor (2009) with Woody Harrelson and Sandra Oh.

Filmography

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