Kate Moennig
Known For
Acting
Born
1977-12-29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Katherine Sian Moennig (born December 29, 1977) is an American actress best known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on The L Word, as well as Jake Pratt on Young Americans. In 2009, she starred as Dr. Miranda Foster on CBS Three Rivers. Moennig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Broadway dancer Mary Zahn and violin maker William H. Moennig III. Moennig is of German, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Moennig moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Moennig has played multiple lesbian roles in The L Word, Everybody's Fine, Art School Confidential. She has also pursued transgender roles, auditioning for the part of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry, and playing Cheryl Avery, a young transgender woman in Law and Order. In 2007, the documentary My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness in New York was launched with Moennig in cooperation with the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI).
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Cheryl Avery
Law & Order
as Melissa Cobin
Dexter
CSI: Miami
as Mary Landis
Ray Donovan
as Lena
The L Word
as Shane McCutcheon
grown-ish
as Professor Hewson (voice)
grown-ish
as Professor Hewson
The L Word: Generation Q
as Shane McCutcheon
Best Week Ever
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Gloria
No Good Deed
as Gwen Delvecchio
Squealer
as Earline
Default
as Juliana
Three Rivers
as Dr. Miranda Foster
Everybody's Fine
as Jilly
Gone
as Erica Lonsdale
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
Young Americans
as Jake Pratt
Ray Donovan: The Movie
as Lena