Katie Stevens

Synopsis

Katherine Mari Stevens is professionally known as Katie Stevens who is a famous American actress and singer. She rose to fame after finishing with the eighth position on the ninth season of American Idol.

Early Life 

Katie Stevens was born as Katherine Mari Stevens on December 8, 1992, in Southbury, Connecticut to Mark and Clara Stevens. She was raised in Middlebury, Connecticut. As of ethnicity, Katie belongs to Portuguese descent as her mother is Portuguese and Katie holds an American nationality.

Education and Career

Stevens joined Pomperaug High School, and she was a member of School’s varsity swim team for four years. In 2009, she was named the Westbury Outstanding Teen at the Greater Watertown Scholarship Pageant.

At the age of 5, Katie gives her first performance, and she sang the national anthem for a political party the same time. She performed Shania Twain's, From This Moment at her aunt’s wedding. She then began performing in local theatre community like BSS Children’s Theatre and Main Street Theater’s production of The Wizard of OZ. 

Later she appeared as Sharpay in High School Musical followed by The Cat in Honk.  She went on to perform in Pomperaug High School's South Pacific and at Carnegie Hall.  

Professional Career

Stevens gained popularity since 2009 when she auditioned for the American Idol and sang At Last. Her performance was loved by judges and audiences which helped her to finish the 8th positions in the competition. 

Furthermore, she made her appearance on several talks shows like; The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Late Show with David Letterman and Wendy Williams Show. Also, Katie has written nine songs till November 2010.

The same year she appeared on Idolos Portugal as a guest performer singing, All I Want for Christmas Is You. She got the title role in Todrick Hall’s YouTube sensation, Beauty and the Beat. Likewise, she played a role on the MTV scripted comedy, Faking It.

In 2015, she was cast in CSI finale movie, Immortality. After that, she featured in the freeform show, The Bold Type.

Personal Life

Katie is in a romantic relationship with guitarist, Paul DiGiovanni. The duo started dating in early 2014, and still, they are together. The pair is often spotted together at public places and has shared their cute pictures on the social sites. They often go boating in Tennessee. 

Net worth

Stevens earned a decent amount of net worth from her career as she has a net worth of $6 million. Despite that, she is living a lavishing life.