Nan Zhang (born November 1, 1986, Chinese: 张楠; pinyin: Zhāng Nán) is an American actress and model.
She co-starred as Kati Farkas in The CW teen drama, Gossip Girl, until the show ended in 2012.
Born in Bengbu in the province of Anhui, China, Zhang and her family moved to the United States when she was six years old and settled in Slidell, Louisiana.
Zhang's short lived break into showbiz came in March 2007 when she was cast in the supporting role of Kati Farkas in the television adaptation of the popular young adult novels, Gossip Girl.
Before acting, Zhang started her career as a model in New York Zhang had previously wanted to be actively involved with neuroscience research and returned to Johns Hopkins University to pursue her pre-med/neuroscience degree.