Katherine Shindle

Katherine Shindle
Shindle sings before the 2008 Alamo Bowl
Born
Katherine Renee Shindle

January 31, 1977
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater Northwestern University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
  • AIDS prevention advocate
Years active 1997–present
Title Miss America 1998
Miss Illinois 1997
President of Actors' Equity Association (2015-present)
Predecessor Tara Dawn Holland
Successor Nicole Johnson
16th President of the Actors' Equity Association
Assumed office
2015
Preceded by Nick Wyman

Katherine Renee Shindle (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and AIDS activist. She is currently serving as the President of the Actors' Equity Association. She was Miss America 1998 in 1998 and Miss Illinois in 1997.

Biography

Kate Shindle at MTV taping of Legally Blonde on September 18, 2007

Shindle was born in Toledo, Ohio, grew up in Brigantine, New Jersey and Moorestown, New Jersey and attended high school at Bishop Eustace Preparatory School. She was a double major in sociology and theater (with a minor in musical theater) at Northwestern University. She has worked as an actress in New York since 1999. Shindle is also a licensed real estate agent.

Shindle appeared (as a replacement) in the Broadway production of Jekyll & Hyde as understudy for the role of Lucy and several other roles. After being cast by co-directors Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall, she played the role of Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret on the national tour in 2000–2001, and on Broadway during June–July 2001. She played this role again in the Maltz Jupiter Theatre (Jupiter, Florida) production, starting in January 2012, and was nominated for a 2013 Carbonell Award. In 2007-2008 she appeared in the Broadway musical Legally Blonde as Vivienne Kensington. She played the Mad Hatter in the Broadway production of Wonderland in 2011.

She appeared in a concert version of Jeykll & Hyde in September 2004 at the Mohegan Sun Casino's Cabaret Theatre in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing Lucy. She then toured in the United States with the concert version, starting in September 2005, and recorded the role on the Jekyll & Hyde: Resurrection album.

In 2014, she wrote a memoir, Being Miss America: Behind the Rhinestone Curtain, published by the University of Texas Press.

In 2015, she defeated incumbent Nick Wyman for the presidency of the Actors' Equity Association.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Stepford Wives Beth Peters
2004 Seven Ten Split Kate Short film
2005 Capote Rose
2014 Lucky Stiff Dominique Also performer
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1997 77th Miss America Pageant Herself / Miss Illinois TV special
1998 The 78th Annual Miss America Pageant Herself / Miss America 1998
1999 Today Herself / Correspondent Episode: "Episode dated 20 December 1999"
2004 As the World Turns Flight Attendant Episode: "Episode dated 23 August 2004"
2005 Chasing the Crown Herself / Host Television film
2007 Legally Blonde: The Musical Vivienne Kensington Television film; also performer
2008 Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods Herself Episodes: "These Pink Boots Are Made for Walking", "A Star Is Born"
2009 White Collar Female Anchor Episode: "Flip of the Coin"
2010 Gossip Girl Samantha Episode: "Goodbye, Columbia"
2011 Last Cake Standing Herself / Judge Episode: "Cakes Got Talent"
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Julianne Episode: "Reasonable Doubt"
2019 The Good Fight Rachelle Dax 7 episodes
2019 Elementary Danielle Olivera Episode: "On the Scent"

Theater

Broadway

National Tour

Regional

  • The Sting (2018) – Billie – Paper Mill Playhouse

Publications