Katie Beth Hall (born January 27, 2005) is an American actor whose professional acting career began on stage in 2016, when she played the role of Cathy Krohl in The Hard Problem at the Studio Center in Washington, D.C. In 2018 she reprised the role off-Broadway, during a run of shows at The Lincoln Center.[1]
In 2019, Hall received a big break when she was prominently featured in the cold opens of two critically-acclaimed episodes of Better Call Saul, playing young Kim Wexler during extended flashbacks in season 5 and 6. In "Wexler v. Goodman" Shawn Laib wrote that Hall "capture[d] all of the intricacies of the character’s mannerisms, making the flashback feel even more real and riveting."[2] In "Axe and Grind", Chris Evangelista of SlashFilm noted that Hall "really nail[ed] down Rhea Seehorn's mannerisms" in the episode.[3]
Prior to being cast in Better Call Saul, Hall played the role of Brooke in 6 episodes of the series Happy! starring Christopher Meloni, and many other small roles in various films and television shows.[4] Following her initial appearance in Better Call Saul, Hall was cast as one of the co-leads in the HBO reboot of the 1980s sitcom, Head of the Class[5] as well as in Home Sweet Home Alone as Abby McKenzie, the teenage daughter of primary antagonists Jeff and Pam McKenzie (played by Rob Delaney and Ellie Kemper respectively) in the latest installment of the Home Alone franchise.[6]
References
- ^ Lincoln Center Website Bio: https://www.lct.org/explore/blog/katie-beth-hall-teen-actor/
- ^ Den of Geek artice: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/better-call-saul-ranking-the-best-cold-opens/
- ^ SlashFilm Article https://www.slashfilm.com/864656/better-call-saul-season-6-gets-one-step-closer-to-the-end-with-axe-and-grind/
- ^ Katie Beth Hall IMDb Page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8328460/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t13
- ^ Variety artice: https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/head-of-the-class-reboot-hbo-max-katie-beth-hall-1234893958/
- ^ Variety Review: https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/home-sweet-home-alone-review-1235109689/