Kate Walsh was born in San Jose, California on October 13, 1967. Her father, a native of the Irish city of Navan, in search of a better life went to Italy, and from there moved to the United States, her mother is an American in the second generation. Kate has two older sisters and two older brothers. Soon after the birth of the youngest daughter, the Walsh family moved to the city of Tucson, Arizona, where Kate spent her childhood. There she graduated from high school and entered the University
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Kate Walsh was born in San Jose, California on October 13, 1967. Her father, a native of the Irish city of Navan, in search of a better life went to Italy, and from there moved to the United States, her mother is an American in the second generation. Kate has two older sisters and two older brothers. Soon after the birth of the youngest daughter, the Walsh family moved to the city of Tucson, Arizona, where Kate spent her childhood. There she graduated from high school and entered the University of Arizona. Along with her studies, Kate played in local theater productions.
In the eighties, Kate Walsh went to Japan, where she worked as a model and taught English to Japanese students. She returned to the United States and settled in Chicago. There she played in the performances of the Piven Theatre Workshop and took part in the radio play “Born Guilty” on National Radio. In 1987, Kate moved to New York and joined the cast of Burn Manhattan.
In 1996, Kate Walsh made her television debut. In the episode "Police Post" of the series "Homicide" she played Katie Buxton. The following year, the young actress played Nicky, Carey's girlfriend, in the TV series The Drew Carey Show. This was her first significant role. Then Kate starred in the TV series “Thoughts of a Married Man”, where she played Carol Nelson, and in the sitcom “The Norm Show” was in the role of a romantic acquaintance of Norm Mac Donalds. Kate caught the attention of critics, playing transsexual Mimosa in the TV series C.S.I.: Crime scene”. In the following years, Kate Walsh participated in the talk show Late Night by Conan O’Brien and starred in TV series.
In the movie, Kate’s debut role was the role of the sister of a police officer in the dramatic film Normal Life. Then the actress starred in the film “Pepperberry”, in the film
"Henry: Portrait of a serial killer. Part 2" Comedy film "Shoot and Scream" and others. But most of all, viewers know Kate Walsh as Dr. Montgomery from the television series Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice.