Kate Goehring is an American stage, film and television actress.
Early life
Goehring grew up on Mason's Island.
Her father, Edmund Goehring, Sr., was a Commander in the Navy in World War II and a vice president of sales for an electronics company.
Her mother, Helen Goehring, was a writer and development director.
Goehring graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in American Romantic Fiction.
Career
Film and television
Goehring has won Best Performance by An Actor at the
York Shorts International Film Festival for her work in the short film Bad Mother.
She co-starred in the independent feature
Swimmers, and she has appeared in
Law & Order,
and . Goehring also played Myra Kraft in
American Sports Story. She starred opposite David Jason as Detective Grace Wallace in ITV's
March in Windy City. Other co-starring roles include
Stella,
Gossip Girl,
One Life to Live,
ER, and
The Untouchables. Goehring also originated the character of Magenta in the video game
Grand Theft Auto V. She has been nominated for a Chicago local Emmy for her performance in John Logan's
Moment of Rage,
starring Denis O'Hare.
Theater
Goehring first garnered notice for her Chicago performance in Christopher Durang's
Laughing Wild for which she won a Joseph Jefferson Citation.
She played Harper Pitt in
Tony Kushner's first national tour of
Angels in America, which earned her a Miami Carbonell Award.
Goehring was in the
Broadway theatre production of "The Inheritance",
directed by
Stephen David Daldry.
Early on in Chicago, Goehring was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Candida at the Court Theatre. She worked with the Court Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, Northlight Theatre,
Other regional work includes playing Eleanor of Aquitane in the Folger Shakespeare Library production of Shakespeare's "The Life and Death of King John",
Awards
Goehring has received:
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Best Performance: "Bad Mother" Fire Island Film Festival
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Best Performance by An Actor: "Bad Mother", New York Shorts International Film Festival (2023)
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Broadway World/Raleigh Award, Best Actress in a Play: Wit
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Joseph Jefferson Citation Winner: Laughing Wild
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After Dark Award: Laughing Wild
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Joseph Jefferson Award nomination: Candida
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Joseph Jefferson Award nomination: Angels in America
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Carbonell Award/Principal Actress: Angels in America, National Tour
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Leon Rabin Award/Actress in a Leading Role: Experiment with an Airpump
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Chicago Midwest Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress: Moment of Rage
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Seattle Footlights Award/Principal Actress: Collected Stories
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