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My Take
Katie Aselton strikes me as a genuinely versatile artist who refuses to stay in one lane. From a small Maine town and Boston University into a career as actress, director, and producer, she charmed audiences across the long run of The League while also picking up a camera to make her own film, The Freebie, which landed at Sundance. I'm always drawn to performers who insist on authoring their own stories rather than simply waiting to be cast. There's a grounded, small-town steadiness underneath her range that I think serves her well in a fickle industry. She's easy to root for, and I do.
Overview
Kathryn Aselton (born October 1, 1978) is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in The Freebie, which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. She also starred in the FX sitcom The League for its seven-season run from 2009 to 2015, and in the first two seasons of FX's drama Legion.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Katie Aselton
- Name (Japanese)
- ケイティ・アセルトン
- Reading
- けいてぃ・あせるとん
- Born
- October 1, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Maine, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film actor / television actor / beauty pageant contestant / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Narraguagus High School
- University
- Boston University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.