Katherine Boyer Waterston (born March 3, 1980) is an American actress. Waterston made her feature film debut in Michael Clayton (2007). She followed this up with supporting roles in films including Robot & Frank (2012), Being Flynn (2012) and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2013) before her leading role in Inherent Vice (2014). In 2015, she portrayed Chrisann Brennan in Steve Jobs. She will star in the 2016 film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Biography

Waterston is the daughter of Lynn Louisa (née Woodruff), a former model, and Sam Waterston, an Oscar-nominated actor. She was born in Westminster, London, England, where her American parents were working at the time. She is a sister of actress Elisabeth Waterston and director Graham Waterston. She also has a half brother, James Waterston, who is also an actor. She earned her B.F.A. in Acting from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

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