Kathryn Shasha

Kathryn Shasha was born and raised in New London, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Gilbert and Carol Shasha. Even as a child, Kathryn was a performer. She started out as a National competitive gymnast, and was used to both the pressure and excitement of an audience. From ages 5 through 7 she performed on stage by tap dancing and in later years, school plays. She joined the National Thespian Society while she attended the Williams School located in New London, CT. It is there, under the tutelage of Jane Martineau that she truly realized her love for acting . She has played both comedic and dramatic roles. In 2016, Kathryn, along with her peers, won the LA Webfest "Outstanding Ensemble Cast" award for her work as Agent Cable in the dramatic series "Family Problems", she also was voted best actress of the week in several indie polls. Kathryn plays lead role, Shelby, in the TV miniseries "Girl in the Attic" set to be released in 2017. Comically, she has played an eccentric acting coach in the film "East Coast Zombies", a "Southie" bartender in the comedy web series "Pizzer Makers" and a loud mouth Italian in the improvisational comedy show "The Ginsburg and Baccigalope Wedding". She has been in over 100 commercials and was a spokesperson for the American Lung Associations' Fight for Air Climb for several years. She also works on several Public Service Announcements most recently The Harold Grinspoon foundation for child reading advocacy. Kathryn has starred in many Southeastern CT short films such as; "Mrs. Greer", "Tricks of the trade", "Reservations for Dinner", "The Ouija Knows" and the award winning underground short, "Losing Face". She has studied with the likes of A-Lister coach Peter Kelley, Unified Acting System A-list instructor Tim Hillman and Master teacher Reno Venturi of the Actor's Gym. Most recently she has become a member of AGR New York. Besides acting in film and TV for well over a decade; Kathryn is also a mom, Paleo nutrition practitioner, Yoga lover and kick boxer. She resides just outside Manhattan with her loving family; daughter Mattia Lynn and supportive husband Michael.