Kat Dennings

Kat Dennings (Stacey Thompson) delivered an acclaimed performance in last year's Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, for which she was nominated by the International Press Academy for a Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical. Also in 2008, she was seen in the hit comedy The House Bunny, starring Anna Faris. Her upcoming films include Peter Stebbings' Defendor, in which she stars alongside Woody Harrelson and Sandra Oh. She was most recently seen in the romantic comedy The Answer Man, with Jeff Daniels and Lauren Graham.

Dennings' other film credits include the smash hit The 40-Year-Old Virgin; Charlie Bartlett, opposite Robert Downey Jr.; Raise Your Voice; Down in the Valley, with Edward Norton; London, with Chris Evans and Jessica Biel; and Big Momma's House 2, starring Martin Lawrence. In 2005, she was selected to participate in the prestigious Sundance Filmmaker's Lab, where she worked with Robert Redford on director Dante Harper's Dreamland.

On the small screen, Dennings has appeared on some of television's most popular and acclaimed series, including a recurring role on NBC's ER; a guest-starring role on a highly publicized CSI: NY/Miami crossover episode; Without a Trace; and HBO's Sex and the City, as a teen who hires Samantha Jones to do publicity for her Bat Mitzvah. She also starred opposite Bob Saget in the WB series Raising Dad. In addition, Dennings appeared in the television documentary Wanderlust for directors Robert Pucini and Shari Springer Berman.

Dennings currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Kat Dennings Facts

Birth Name	Katherine Litwack
Occupation	Actress
Birthday	June 13, 1986 (23)
Sign	Gemini
Birthplace	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height	5' 4½" (1m64)

Selected Filmography

Shorts

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

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