Who is Katherine McNamara ? Katherine Grace McNamara(born November 22,
1995) is an American actress.
She is known for her role as Harper Munroe on the MTV comedy series Happyland, and for
her lead role as Clary Fray on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters.
Early life and education McNamara was born in Kansas City, Missouri,
the only child of Ursula and Evan McNamara, who served in the U.S. military.
She was raised in Lee's Summit, Missouri,and moved to Los Angeles, California in 2011.
While growing up, McNamara was an advanced student in certain subjects, resulting in
her being part-homeschooled; she received her high school diploma at age 14.
At age 17, McNamara graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from Drexel University, completing much of her course work online.
As of November 2015, she is studying for a Master of Science degree in Applied Economics
from Johns Hopkins University.
McNamara began her acting career on Broadway, appearing in A Little Night Music with Catherine
Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury.
She began guest starring on television series including Drop Dead Diva and 30 Rock.
McNamara has appeared in theatrical movies such as New Year's Eve, and appeared in the
Disney Channel original movie Girl vs. Monster playing the role of Myra Santelli.
She co-starred in the film remake of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, playing the role of Tom's
girlfriend Becky Thatcher.McNamara also appeared in the independent films Contest and A Sort
of Homecoming.
She appeared on three episodes of the Disney XD series Kickin' It, in which she had a recurring
role as Claire, Kim's rival, and in two episodes of the Disney Channel series Jessie, playing
Bryn Brietbart, a rival to Emma Ross.
She also appeared in an episode of the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans.
McNamara was cast in the MTV series Happyland as Harper Munroe, a resident of the park who
pursues a boy despite the fact that she already has a boyfriend.
It was announced that McNamara would playing the recurring role of Kat on the third season
of The Fosters in 2015.
It was announced on May 6, 2015 that McNamara would be playing the lead character Clary
Fray in Shadowhunters, the Freeform television adaptation of Cassandra Clare's best-selling
book series The Mortal Instruments.
Her first musical release, an original single titled "Ember", was included in the show's
second-season finale.McNamara appeared in The Maze Runner film sequel, Maze Runner:
The Scorch Trials, as Sonya, a co-leader of Group B.[17] She will reprise the role in
the 2018 sequel, Maze Runner: The Death Cure.
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