Kat Levering is better known as Kim Kaswell owing to her role on the comedy-drama series entitled Drop Dead Diva. She is also popularly known for portraying the role of Peggy Sawyer in the early 2000s Broadway revival of the musical 42nd Street for which she won a Tony Award nomination.
Regarding her personal life, Levering is married to famous businessman Reza Jahangiri with whom she shares two children.
Early Life And Education Of Kate Levering
Kate Levering was born on the 3rd of January, 1979, in Sacramento, California under the birth sign Capricorn. Levering is American as per nationality and as far as her ethnicity is concerned, she is White.
Levering did her schooling from the El Camino Fundamental High School and took was interested in the field of art since a very small age. She took part in dance cla s ses and school musicals before her graduation in 1997 and then pursued her interest in acting.
Kate Levering's Career
Kate Levering moved into New York City to enter Broadway and finally obtained the role of Peggy Sawyer on the revival of the show 42nd street. This role took her into the heights of fame and she got nominated for the Tony Award for the Best Featured Actress in a Musical Category for her role as Peggy.
This role led her to win a Fred Astaire Award for the Best Female Dancer as she has performed tap dance in the show. After a three month period act on the show, she was not taped for the Lincoln Centre Archives of the show. Her next Broadway endeavor was acting in the flop show Thou Shalt Not.
As far as her television career is involved, Levering has appeared as a guest on shows like Home Improvement, Cold Case, Witchblade and Law, and Order: Special Victims Unit. The TV Movie, Martin, and Lewis starred her alongside Sean Hayes and Jeremy Northam. Her role as a whip-smart attorney Veronica Carter can be considered to be her most famous television role on the UPN series Kevin Hill. The show, however, lasted only for one season and was closed in 2005.
Her other appearances include guest roles on CSI: Miami, Medium, Las Vegas, Cashmere Mafia, Ghost Whisperer, K-Ville, White Collar, NCIS etc. another notable role that has made her famous is the role of Kim Kaswell on the Lifetime comedy-drama series Drop Dead Diva. The series starred Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, April Bowlby, and Jackson Hurst.
As far as her film career is concerned, Levering has starred on independent films like the Like Dandelion Dust in 2009, Breaking the Girls in 2012 and Chlorine in 2013.
Kate Levering's Net Worth
This pretty star, Kate Levering has a net worth of $2 million dollars according to Celebrity Net Worth. Levering earned a huge amount from her Broadways and acting career.
According to some sources, a TV star makes an average salary that ranges from $150k to $1 million. With such earning, she is maintaining her lavish lifestyle.
Kate Levering's Personal Life
Kat Levering is a married woman and also a mother of two. Levering tied the knot to famous businessman Reza Jahangiri. They have been married since the 20th of April, 2013 and the couple is still going strong. Their marriage took place at The Beverly Hills Hotel attended by their closed ones. In the wedding, she wore Nicole Miller's dress.
In 2013, Levering and her husband announced that they were expecting their first child. Her pregnancy was included in the script of the series Drop Dead Diva as well. She was very happy with the news and says,
''Reza and I are over the moon to be embarking on this next chapter together! It's something both of us have wanted for quite some time now,''
Finally, on 18th July 2013, the husband and wife couple welcomed their first child, son Holden Robert Jahangiri in Newport Beach, California. The couple also welcomes another child, a son Gunther Jahangiri.
So excited 2b a part of the Flea Style summit in July! Deets here : https://t.co/nXn6K8nCXE pic.twitter.com/GJzhSJlfMM
— Kate Levering (@katelevering) June 27, 2016
The whole family currently resides in Newport Beach, California. Besides, the couple is together for years without any divorce rumors.
Kate Levering's Body Measurement
- Height = Kate Levering stands at the height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.64m).
- Weight: 54 kg
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Eye Color: Hazel
- Body Measurement = Her body measurement is 34-24-35 inches.
- Age = As of 2018, her age is 39.
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by Bchrome, 03 Dec, 2015