Katie Walder
Born: 1982-10-13 in Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Acting
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."
Filmography
2022
- A Christmas to Treasure as Tipper Tisdale
2018
- Station 19 as Nancy
- The Open House as Allison
2017
- S.W.A.T. as Stacey
- It Happened in L.A. as Zafu Girl
2016
- Lethal Weapon as Denise Barnes
- The Energy Specialist as Paige
2014
- Scorpion as Jane Addison
- How to Get Away with Murder as Kelly Bryce
- Come Back to Me as Sarah
2012
- Cupid as Trina
2011
- Grimm as Elisha
- New Girl as Cheryl
- Franklin & Bash as Kerry Dutton
2009
- The Good Wife as Jennifer Lewis
- Trust Me as Jacy
2008
- The Mentalist as Nancy Sterling
- Extreme Movie as Drunk Girl
2007
- Mad Men as Sherry
- Rules of Engagement as Claire
- Shelter as Tori
- Saving Grace as Patty
- The Neighbor as Nancy
- McBride: Semper Fi as Kaia Rourke
2006
- The New Adventures of Old Christine as Hannah
2005
- Supernatural as Fate / Atropos
- How I Met Your Mother as Shannon
2004
- Hustle as Janet
2003
- Cold Case as Beth Adams (1978)
2002
- CSI: Miami as Melinda Carson
- Without a Trace as Claire Norton
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Janet Billings
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Carey Thorne