Katie Walder
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1982 (age 44)
- Birthplace
- Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Katie Elizabeth Walder is the youngest of 5 children - 2 brothers and two sisters. She started acting at a young age in musicals and plays in school, and did some print work as a young teen in such magazines as Teen and YM. She went on to study theatre in college, and upon moving to NYC after graduation, started working professionally in theatre with notable Broadway directors such as Michael Greif (original director for "Rent"), Keith Reddin and Daniel Aukin. Katie soon moved to Los Angeles and quickly landed a recurring role on the 4th Season of Gilmore Girls (2000) as "Janet Billings", the quirky/tough/athletic college roommate of Rory. She has been working steadily in film & TV ever since. Along with Gilmore Girls, Walder is best known for her recurring roles on How I Met Your Mother as Shannon and Mad Men as Sherry. She has appeared in over 40 television shows, including New Girl, Franklin & Bash, Fairly Legal, The Good Wife, Supernatural, and Rules of Engagement. In 2007, she played Tori (Zach's girlfriend) in the award-winning independent film "Shelter." In 2014, she starred in the horror film "Come Back to Me."
Known For
Filmography
A Christmas to Treasure
Movie · as Tipper Tisdale
The Open House
Movie · as Allison
30 Nights
Movie · as Megan
Station 19
TV · as Nancy · 1 ep
It Happened in L.A.
Movie · as Zafu Girl
S.W.A.T.
TV · as Stacey · 1 ep
The Energy Specialist
Movie · as Paige
Skirtchasers
Movie · as Chelsea Samuels
Lethal Weapon
TV · as Denise Barnes · 1 ep
Come Back to Me
Movie · as Sarah
How to Get Away with Murder
TV · as Kelly Bryce · 1 ep
Scorpion
TV · as Jane Addison · 1 ep
Cupid
Movie · as Trina
New Girl
TV · as Cheryl · 2 eps
Grimm
TV · as Elisha · 1 ep
Franklin & Bash
TV · as Kerry Dutton · 1 ep
Fairly Legal
TV · as Beth Shepperd · 1 ep
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TV · as Reporter · 1 ep
Always and Forever
Movie · as Lindsay Taylor
Trust Me
TV · as Jacy · 1 ep
The Good Wife
TV · as Jennifer Lewis · 1 ep
Extreme Movie
Movie · as Drunk Girl
The Mentalist
TV · as Nancy Sterling · 1 ep
Shelter
Movie · as Tori
The Neighbor
Movie · as Nancy
McBride: Semper Fi
Movie · as Kaia Rourke
Saving Grace
TV · as Patty · 1 ep
Mad Men
TV · as Sherry · 2 eps
Rules of Engagement
TV · as Claire · 1 ep
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV · as Hannah · 1 ep
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Shannon · 3 eps
Supernatural
TV · as Fate / Atropos · 1 ep
Hustle
TV · as Janet · 1 ep
Cold Case
TV · as Beth Adams (1978) · 1 ep
CSI: Miami
TV · as Melinda Carson · 1 ep
Without a Trace
TV · as Claire Norton · 1 ep
Gilmore Girls
TV · as Janet Billings · 8 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Carey Thorne · 1 ep