Katt Shea

Kathleen Ann Shea (born October 9, 1959)[1] is an American actress, film director, and acting teacher.

"[5] Shea worked as an actor and model for a number of years, including appearing in a small role in Scarface and Psycho III.

"[8] In a 1990 review of Streets, the Los Angeles Times said Shea "continues to show that she is a first-rate talent, as terrific at handling hard action with style and dispatch as a drawing the best from her casts.

In 1992, her films were honoured with a four-day retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art including the New York premiere of Poison Ivy.

[11] According to Larry Karidish, a curator of film at the museum: Katt's work is distinctive for its style, rhythm, the progression of its narrative.

[10]In 2019, she directed Sophia Lillis and Linda Lavin in the feature film Nancy Drew and The Hidden Staircase for Warner Bros.

Between directing jobs, she works as an acting coach,[12] where her past clients have included Christina Applegate, Alison Lohman, Sophia Lillis, and Drew Barrymore.