Katherine Hughes
Born: 1995-04-06 in New York, New York, U.S.A.
Known For: Acting
Biography
Katherine Hughes is a writer, director, and actor from New York currently based in Los Angeles. She has spent the last decade working on sets as an actress while learning vital lessons from a long list of filmmakers who have served as mentors and inspired her own work behind the camera. Her first short Yellow Belt Fury was featured on Short of the Week in late 2021 and has led to many exciting opportunities as an emerging director including securing financing for upcoming projects, writing assignments with major studios, and a development deal for her first feature. Katherine is currently studying gender and film at UCLA. Katherine is greatly influenced by the rhythmic energy and world-building of Edgar Wright along with the dark comedy and feminine gore from writers like Diablo Cody. She is dedicated to achieving her goal of directing high-concept film and episodic television in addition to collaborating with established brands and artists.
Filmography
2025
- The Dead Thing as Cara
2023
- The Resurrection of Charles Manson as Tianna Williams
- Happy Mart ... (Producer)
2021
- Staff Pick
- Yellow Belt Fury ... (Director)
2020
- Perfect Commando as Rachel
2019
- Ambition as Jude
2018
- My Dead Ex as Charley
2017
- September Morning as Lynz
- Say You Will as Ellie Vaughn
- Monsoon as Sarah
2016
- Dirty 30 as Kinsey
2015
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl as Madison
2014
- Kingdom as Kayla
- Men, Women & Children as Brooke Benton
- Surviving Family as Lily Fulton
2013
- The Goldbergs as Jean Jacobs
2012
- Roadie as Young Nikki