"Shanghai" Kate Hellenbrand (October 29, 1943 – November 15, 2022)[1] was an American tattoo artist.

[2] "Shanghai" Kate Hellenbrand was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.

[2] With a background in art, she gained a work in advertising in the 1960s at the agency Muller Jordan & Herrick in New York City.

[2] She was not originally aware of any American women tattoo artists, only having heard of Australian-based Bev Robinson (also known as Cindy Ray) and England-based Rusty Skuse.

[2] She later went to work with Sailor Jerry who she considered to be a mentor, and she has collaborated with many other famous tattoo artists, including Franklin Paul Rogers, Huck Spaulding, Don Ed Hardy, Zeke Owen, and Jack Rudy.