Anna Cathcart (born June 16, 2003) is a Canadian actress. She played Agent Olympia in the PBS Kids children's series Odd Squad (2016-2019), which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards, and reprised her role for its film spin-off Odd Squad: The Movie (2016), Dizzy Tremaine in Disney Channel's Descendants franchise (2017–2019), Kitty Covey in Netflix's To All the Boys I've Loved Before film series (2018-2021), and Zoe Valentine in the Brat web-based series of the same name (2019) and Spring Breakaway (2019).
Overview
Anna Cathcart was born on June 16, 2003 in Richmond, Canada. She has an older sister named Sara Cathcart. Their mother is of Chinese ancestry, while their father is of Italian ancestry. Cathcart currently attends a regular school in Vancouver when she's not on set.
On April 5, 2022, Cathcart, along with Choi Min-young,Anthony Keyvan, Gia Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Peter Thurnwald, and Regan Aliya were cast as series regulars while Yunjin Kim, Michael K. Lee, and Jocelyn Shelfo joined the cast in recurring roles on XO, Kitty.[1].
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" | Kitty Covey | |
| 2020 | "To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You" | Kitty Covey | |
| 2021 | "To All the Boys: Always and Forever, Lara Jean" | Katherine "Kitty" Song-Covey | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2019 | "Odd Squad" | Agent Olympia | Main role |
| 2016 | "Odd Squad: The Movie" | Agent Olympia | Television film |
| 2016-2017 | "OddTube" | Agent Olympia | Host |
| 2017 | "Dino Dana" | Robyn | 2 episodes; Recurring role |
| 2017 | "Descendants 2" | Dizzy Tremaine | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2017 | "Once Upon a Time" | Tween Drizella | 2 episodes; Recurring |
| 2018 | "Odd Squad: World Turned Odd" | Agent Olympia | Television film |
| 2018 | "Under the Sea: A Descendants Story" | Dizzy Tremaine | Short film |
| 2019 | "Fast Layne" | Anna | 4 episodes; Guest/recurring role |
| 2019 | "Descendants 3" | Dizzy Tremaine | Disney Channel Original Movie |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Zoe Valentine" | Zoe Valentine | Lead role |
| 2019 | "Spring Breakaway" | Zoe Valentine | Brat film |
Awards
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series | "Odd Squad" | Won |
Trivia
- Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
- She is 155cm (5'0") tall.
- She has a pet dog named Mia.[2]
- She is allergic to pineapple.[2]
- While she thinks horror movies are cool, she is too afraid to watch any.[2]
- Her celebrity crush is Tom Holland, specifically in his role as Peter Parker in the 2017 Marvel Spider-Man adaptation.[2]
- She is very particular about hygiene, especially regarding food.[2]
- She was asked to dye her hair black for her role as Kitty Covey to match Lana Condor's hair color but refused because she and her mother were afraid it would permanently affect her natural hair color.[3]
- She has never received any formal acting education. All of her acting skills come from watching movies.[4]
| “ | I got my inspiration for being an actor from watching Disney Channel every single day, and I watch Netflix all the time. That's my acting class. I've never really been to acting classes... and that's where I've gotten my coaching and my acting ideas, just from watching so much TV. | ” |
—Anna Cathcart | ||
External links
References
- ↑ ‘XO, Kitty’: Choi Min-yeong, Anthony Keyvan & Gia Kim Among 9 Cast In Netflix’s ‘To All The Boys’ Spinoff Series - Deadline
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTizmjAfXTM
- ↑ https://www.bustle.com/p/the-real-kitty-from-to-all-the-boys-anna-cathcart-has-the-cutest-stories-of-hanging-with-lana-condor-noah-centineo-12041577
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/tv/BpDWCC8l0IP/