Katherine Langford

Synopsis

Katherine Langford, 21, is a well-recognized actress. She is known for her portrayal as Hannah Baker in the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why. Made her debut appearing in several independent movies, she portrayed the lead role of Scarlett in 2016 short drama, Daughter.

Early life and education

Born on April 29, 1996, in Perth, Australia, Katherine Langford is the daughter of Elizabeth and Stephen Langford. She is an Australian by nationality belonging to the White ethnicity. 

Langford's mother is a doctor and father is a director at Royal Flying Doctor Service. She grew up in Applecross, a riverside suburb of Perth. She has an elder sister named Josephine Langford.

Langford joined the Penrhos College and later attends the St Hilda's for her secondary schooling.

Later, Langford went a public school, Perth Modern School where she was an averagely ranked swimmer. Since her early days, she was interested in politics. She learned cla s sical, jazz and contemporary vocal training since 2005.

At the age 16, Langford attended many concerts, which made her focus towards singing. After completing her schooling, she enrolled in acting cla s ses and workshops in Perth. Later, she completed her graduation in musical theater.

Langford was one of the participants of National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in 2015. Moreover, she was offered a spot at the Western Australian Academy of Programming.

Career

Langford began her career with various small independent films like- Misguided and Imperfect Quadrant. In 2016, she made her debut with the short movie, Daughter portraying the lead character, Scarlett. The movie debuted at Cannes Film Festival.

Langford rose to the fame after she was selected for the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why. She was cast for the lead role of Hannah Baker, the American high school student who gave the 13 reason for her suicide. Her performance over series was appreciated by critics and audiences.

In 2016, she was signed by William Morris Endeavor agency and was offered with a novel adoption movie, Simon vs. Homo Sapiens Agenda as Leah by Beck Alberta which will schedule to release in 2018.

Personal Life

Langford, 21, is not married yet. She currently resides in Alamo, California, U.S.

Langford was once linked up with her 13 reasons Why co-actor, Dylan Minnette but the rumors end with the season-ending. The duo portrayed the love interest of one another as Hannah and Clay.

Langford is at the beginning of her career, and right now she is focused on her career. She has not mentioned of having an affair or boyfriend in the past.

Net Worth and Salary

Langford has earned a decent amount of salary from her career. As per some online sources, her average annual income of $1 million. She has her personal investments of $1.5 million.

Langford has a cars collection as well. Her collections include best luxury cars like Mini Cooper & Cadillac worth $290,000. In 2017, she bought an apartment in Australia cost around $0.6 million. Her net worth as per the online sources is $4.6 million.