Trivia
- Kate was voted number twenty six in After Ellen's Hot 100 List of 2008.
- Kate's mother is Italian.
- Kate Walsh is often compared to Catherine Deneuve (an icon of French cinema) so much so that it was written into an episode of "Grey's Anatomy" where a patient's husband becomes fascinated with Walsh's character because of the resemblance.
- Kate Walsh appears in public service announcements for the Narcolepsy Network's awareness campaign.
- In January 2008, Kate Walsh participated in a video for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called, "Yes We Can", produced by Will.I.Am.
- Kate was voted Best Actress 2002 - Short Film (Model Trapper) - New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.
- Kate was voted number 52 of Maxim's Hot 100 of 2007.
- Kate was voted number 71 of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2007.
- Kate was nominated in 2008 for a SAG Award along with her Grey's Anatomy castmates for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
- In 2007, Kate became the new spokeswoman for Cadillac.
- In 2007, Kate celebrated her bachlorette party in Las Vegas at Tao.
- Kate and her fiancé married Saturday, September 1, 2007 in a sunset ceremony at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in California.
- Kate was runner up for “Sexiest Female Doctor” in TV Guide’s The Sexy Issue (2007).
- In February 2007, it was revealed that the ABC network had decided to make a spin-off of Grey’s Anatomy. The show will star Kate as her Grey’s Anatomy character Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd.
- One of Kate’s tricks to beautiful, moisturized skin is applying a thin layer of plain Vaseline to her skin every night.
- In 2007, Kate won a SAG Award along with the rest of the Grey’s Anatomy cast for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series.
- Kate was a guest star on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Jan 3rd 2007.
- Kate says you'll most likely find her in workout clothes, but loves the way a well-cut suit makes her feel confident.
- As of Nov 2006, Kate is dating someone in the industry but she wishes for him to remain anonymous.
- Kate’s mother is a breast cancer survivor and Kate has said that organizations like the Susan G. Koman Foundation are very important for women.
- Kate was interviewed in Women’s Health Magazine, November 2006.
- Kate Walsh, along with the rest of the cast from Grey’s Anatomy can be seen in the Ford Cares, Warriors in Pink ads for Breast Cancer Awareness 2006.
- Kate Walsh can be seen doing television commercials for the Susan G. Komen Foundation in October 2006 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
- Kate Walsh was on the cover of Jezabel Magazine February 2006.
- Kate Walsh was featured in the October 2006 edition of Oprah Magazine. The article and picture spread were for the Fall Suit Fashion Shoot.
- Kate was slated to appear in the movie 1408 (based on a novel by Steven King) but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts with Grey's Anatomy.
- Drives a 1985 Aston Martin convertible, which she says Patrick Dempsey influenced her to buy.
- Was on The Showbiz Show with David Spade in 2006.
- Was on Jimmy Kimmel Live October 13th 2006.
- Was a presenter at the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
- Was given a ‘special thanks’ in the credits for the Grey’s Anatomy episode “Straight to the Heart”.
- Kate was featured in a National Public Radio play “Born Guilty”.
- When Kate played Nicki Fifer on The Drew Carey Show she wore a fat suit.
- Kate is on the special features section of the movie "The Sweetest Thing".
- Nancy Pimental, Kate’s best friend, wrote the movie "The Sweetest Thing", stating that the female characters were based on herself and Kate.
- Kate was arrested and spent one night in jail for throwing a cue ball at a mirror in a bar.
- Kate appeared on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2006. She had starred with Ferguson when she was on the The Drew Carey Show.
- She played Nemesii in "Veritas, Prince of Truth" in 2006.
- Though Kate is naturally blonde, she typically dyes her hair red for her roles.
- “Kicking & Screaming” was a movie Kate was in, playing Barbara Weston.
- After Chicago, Kate moved to New York City and joined the comedy troupe "Burn Manhattan," performing in a number of Off-Broadway plays.
- Kate is 5 feet 10 inches tall.
- Kate was a runway model in Japan during the early 1980s. The Japanese were fascinated by her size and height.
- After college, Kate moved to Chicago where she began working with the Piven Theatre Workshop and later the Chicago Shakespeare Repertory.
- Kate got involved in theatre in college.
- Kate attended the University of Arizona.
- Tyne was the character Kate played in the movie “Inside Out” in 2005.
- Kate appeared in the movie “Bewitched” as the Sexy Waitress.
- In 2003 Walsh had a role in "Under the Tuscan Sun". Sandra Oh, her Grey’s Anatomy costar also appeared in the film.
- In 2002 at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Walsh was awarded with the Best Actress in a short film for "Model Trapper".
Quotes
- Kate: If this all had happened to me when I was 25, I would have been shaving my head and driving over people's feet.
- Kate: I've tried everything, and the only diet that ever worked for me was Weight Watchers, which I did a long time ago. I'm a girl who enjoys eating. But I do believe in moderation and portion control. It's all anybody needs! I love chocolate, and just a little bit goes a long way.
- Kate: (McSteamy or McDreamy) It's like asking 'Which do you like better: chocolate or caramel?' They're so delicious in their own ways. I really love both of them.
- Kate: I definitely enjoy being a redhead because it's really who I am: a little bit feisty, fun and strong.
- Kate: At 14, I was fired from Burger King. I had a runny nose and the assistant manager didn't like me!
- Kate: I definitely like writing down goals, where I want to be, how I imagine it. But...I didn't write down I'd like my own spin-off.
- Kate: (on when she got the call about the spin-off) Whenever I got a call from Shonda's assistant, I'm like, 'Am I in trouble?' I always assume I'm in trouble - it still feels a little like being called to the principal's office.
- Kate: (on working out) I was supposed to do Pilates this morning. I got as far as putting the sports bra on. Then I realized there was no way I was about to drive through traffic and go to the gym. No. So I threw my bathrobe on over the bra and read the paper. Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout — just by wearing the clothes.
- Kate: (on kissing both McDreamy and McSteamy) It’s not a bad way to make a living.
- Kate: (on how everyone on Grey’s Anatomy is good looking) It’s difficult to be a stone cold fox.
- Kate: (her thoughts on the season 2 finale of Grey’s Anatomy) When I watched the season finale, I was a little disturbed by it. I thought the Derek and Meredith love scene was sort of like, ‘You (the audience) got what you wanted. How do you feel about it?’ Because it was so great, but it was also like eating a whole pie and a Haagen-Dazs. You feel a little sick.
- Kate: (on why women are attracted to McDreamy and McSteamy) Besides being good-looking and sexy, McDreamy and McSteamy fulfill the fantasy of women. We’re socialized almost at a pre-natal age to marry a doctor, so there is something in the white coat that says, ‘He’ll listen to me and he’ll heal me’.
- Kate: (on hot doctors in real life) There was a chiropractor I had to stop going to because he would take away my pain and he was the most gorgeous man in the world.
- Kate: (on her teen U2 worshipping years) I was going to be Mrs. Bono. It was all very proper. I loved his music so I loved him. I didn’t want to have a torrid love affair, I wanted to marry him.
- Kate: Addison is coming unraveled. She started out so together. Now she’s like a cat without a whisker – a little off balance and leaving her mess all over the hospital. She’s a little untethered now, which is really fun to play.
- Kate: (on Eric Dane) He has this thing where, no matter who he’s around, he makes them feel good.
- Kate: (whether she‘d make a good doctor in real life) I think so. I can fake deliver a baby! I’m kind of a perfectionist and really like to be the best that I can at anything, but I think I’m probably absolutely far too lazy to go through eight or twelve years of medical school.
- Kate: I identify with Addison’s extremes. The black and white she has - being incredibly efficient and professional at her job, then the other face of being a little insecure and competitive.
- Kate: (on the fans’ reaction to her character, Addison) The only thing I would get was, ‘We love the show but we’re rooting for Meredith’. But now I hear more of, ‘It’s so funny…we hated you and now we love you.'
- Kate: (on her character of Addison becoming more likeable) The writers do a great job of showing more of who Addison is. She comes in as the evil vixen and gradually becomes more humanized. It was fun to come in playing the wicked witch from the east, all in black, red lips and Prada - the nemesis. They wanted to make her three-dimensional, not just this stereotypical TV cow.
- Kate (her take on the Shepherd/Meredith love triangle on Grey’s Anatomy): It’s a very realistic portrayal of what would actually happen if somebody cheated on their spouse and tried to work it out. Everybody initially says, ‘Of, if anybody ever cheated on me, I’d dump them immediately and leave’. Realistically, you try to save the relationship.
- Kate: (on her many lesbian roles) That's the fun thing about being an actress: You get to do things you wouldn't normally do — like be a lesbian…Do I give off a girl-on-girl vibe, I wonder? Or is it because I'm tall? I guess the chicks just dig me!
- Kate: (on shoes) I probably have, like, 100 pairs of shoes. That's a pretty healthy shoe situation. I keep them in boxes with Polaroids on the front. That's how much of a shoe weirdo I am.
- Kate: (on why she thinks fans like Addison) Even if fans want Derek to be with Meredith, they sympathize with Addison. She's just like every woman struggling to make a relationship work.
- Kate: (on Grey’s Anatomy going against CSI) Yeah, I was nervous. CSI is a great show--I was in it! But they are two different animals. There's room for both of us. You know, that's why we have the TiVo.
- Kate: (on people thinking that she’s a real doctor) It's probably because I have a bossy personality. I'm a little bit of a control freak. You put on the white coat and you sound like you know what you're talking about.
