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Born Kathryn Ann Sackhoff 8 April 1980 in Portland, Oregon, USA to Dennis & Mary Sackhoff. Dennis is a land developer, Mary is a coordinator for an English as a Second Language program. Katee has an older brother and a dog named Meatball.

She graduated from Sunset High School in Portland in 1998. She has had roles in films such as Halloween: Resurrection, and the television program The Education of Max Bickford and television guest appearances on American television programs such as ER and Cold Case.

She currently stars as Captain Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.

Currently she has 3 tattoos:

1) On the back of her neck is a japanese kana symbol for ‘choice’ which is rarely seen in the series and one of the reasons she grew her hair longer between the mini-series and Season 2.

2) She has another tattoo on her back that is covered by large bandages which can be seen in the episode “The Farm”,

3) She has one tattoo on her right forearm that partially reads “fiscalia” which translates to ‘office of the public prosecutor’ in Spanish. In short form it means protection but in other languages such as Latin it could mean property. This tattoo can be viewed in the Season 1 episode “Six Degrees of Seperation” when she’s climbing into the Cylon Raider that is on the deck of the Galactica, to try to get it to work again.

She is 5 feet 6 1/2 inches tall.

She was involved with swimming until her knee gave her problems and she had to quit.

In the original mini-series, filmed in 2002-2003 and released December 2003, Katee Sackhoff was 23 years old. Filming for Season 3 is due to start in April 2006 in Vancouver at which time she will be 26.

She is an Aries.

Sackhoff wears a thumb ring on one of her hands. This piece of jewelry was written into the Battlestar Galactica series and is said to be Starbuck’s engagement ring from Zak Adama.

10 Questions: Katee Sackhoff
10 answers from the new Battlestar Galactica’s Starbuck.
by Ken P.

December 5, 2003 – This Monday, December 8, at 9:00pm EST, the Sci-Fi Channel will premiere their “reimagining” of Battlestar Galactica. Written and produced by Trek veteran Ron Moore, it’s a radical departure from the Galactica of old.

Building up to the premiere this weekend, we’ll be featuring the cast in our very own 10 Questions spotlight.

Our final up to bat is Katee Sackhoff, who plays Lt. Kara Thrace (Starbuck)…

1. What is your favorite piece of music?

It depends on what I am doing.

2. What is your favorite film?

Three way tie: Indiana Jones, BioDome and Hackers. I could watch all three over and over.

3. What is your favorite TV program, past or current?

Charmed and Alias.

4. What do you feel has been your most important professional accomplishment to date?

The first series I booked. The moment when you get your first job will never again be that great.

5. Which project do you feel didn’t live up to what you envisioned?

The Education of Max Bickford.

6. What is your favorite book?

Anything by James Patterson.

7. If you could change one thing about the industry, what would it be?

The ridiculous standards to which women are held in regards to their physical appearance.

8. Who – or what – would you say has had the biggest influence on your career?

Sam Pillsbury – he cast me in my first movie and he convinced my mom to let me move to L.A.

9. What is your next project?

Hopefully, Battlestar Galactica: The Series.

10. What is the one project that you’ve always wanted to do, but have yet to be able to?

The prequel to Indiana Jones. I would consider it the ultimate opportunity