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Katrina Grey is a Slovakian actress who is best known for the Hollywood movie Hard Target 2 as Kay Sutherland, and the French movie Brice 3.[1][2][3][4]
Katrina Grey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Katarina Greguskova January 11, 1991 |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Screenwriter Director |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Hard Target 2 Ghost House Brice 3 |
| Website | greyfilms |
Early life edit
Katrina Grey was born as Katarina Greguskova in Ilava, Slovakia. Following her film debut, she created her stage name, Katrina Grey. At a young age she began studying at ZUS drama school where she was involved in various types of dance, taking singing lessons, playing the Accordion and performing in theatre.[1] She studied grammar school at Gymnazium Ludovita Stura in Trenčín, Slovakia where she received a scholarship through the Rotary club International to study in Mexico at Colegio de Chihuahua, where she continued performing in theatre. It is here she received the prize for Best Performance in the musical “Cats” in Spanish.[1]
After her exchange program in Mexico, she continued her studies at Mendel University Brno, Czech Republic, where she received a bachelor and masters's degree in International Development Studies.[2] Katrina Grey is fluent in English, Spanish and French, advanced in Russian, in addition to her native tongue Slovak and Czech. Katrina Grey loves adrenaline sports, writing, music and is also a certified scuba diver.[1]
Career edit
Grey was first featured as a model in Honolulu Street Pulse's magazine in 2013 after being approached by photographer Tony Grillo in Honolulu, Hawaii ( Artistic Mindz Photography). Following this opportunity, she continued shooting TV commercials and movies whilst learning on-screen action fighting and combat.[5] Her first taste of Hollywood was working with Blake Lively (Savages, Age of Adaline) in the psychological drama All I See Is You, starring Jason Clarke (Terminator Genisys, Everest) and directed by Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace, World War Z).[6][7][8]
Grey made her on-screen debut in the short movie "Return of the Golden Lily", directed by Takashi Hirose and Magnus Thors, which was shot in Thailand. The film received the Experienced Vision Award for "Best Film" at the Thailand International Film Destination Festival 2014. Not long after this, she landed a role in Takashi Hirose's upcoming horror movie "BRUTAL" shot in Japan starring alongside Naho Nakashima (Final Fantasy XIII).[9]
Grey made her American feature film debut in the movie Ghost House directed by Rich Ragsdale (According to Jim, Less than Perfect), alongside Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween, Halloween II, The Runaways) and James Landry Hébert (Super 8, Looper). The movie was produced by KNR Productions and Benetone Films.[9]
Having proven herself as a talented actress, Grey was cast in Hard Target 2 (2016), the sequel to Jean-Claude Van Damme's (Universal Soldier, Kickboxer), Hard Target (1993), alongside Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2, The Bourne Ultimatum), Robert Knepper and Rhona Mitra. Hard Target 2 is directed by Roel Reiné (Death Race 2, The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption) released by Universal Studios.[9][10]
In 2015, Grey appeared in an episode for a Travel Show for Slovak TV channel RTVS called Cestou Necestou shot in Bangkok, Thailand.[11][12] No long after, Grey got a role in the French comedy Brice 3 acting alongside Oscar winning actor Jean Dujardin (The Artist, The Wolf of Wall Street) and Clovis Cornillac (Asterix at the Olympic Games).Brice 3 is French comedy written and directed by James Huth (Brice de Nice, Hellphone) and is the sequel to the successful original film Brice de Nice.[12]
In 2017, Grey starred in the movie Locked Up directed by Jared Cohn (12/12/12, Jailbait). Grey also appeared in the movie Troy 2 where she played Helen of Troy directed by Tekin Girkin (The Incision, Peaceful Oblivion) starring Dylan Vox (Hercules Reborn, Dead 7) produced by Benetone Films .[12] She also played the role of a German mother in the Indie short film called Milk produced by Korean female director Yu Jin Jang.
In 2018, Grey played the role of “Green” in the episode Kobe, which is part of the sci-fi series called Future sex produced by H1 films for Blackpills and directed by MacGregor and Bruno Zacarias.
Katrina Grey is also a Screenwriter. In 2020 Grey has written a psychological drama/thriller called Daytime Nightmare and wrote a horror/thriller movie called Hostel Paradise and starred in Malaysian zombie horror called Infeksi Zombie- Belaban Hidup. She is also a member of Equity and Spotlight.[12]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Return of the Golden Lily | Ariana | Takashi Hirose; Magnus Thors | Thailand Film Destination Festival/ Short film |
| 2016 | All I See Is You | Stand-in: Blake Lively | Marc Forster | SC Films, Link Entertainment/ Feature film |
| 2016 | Brice 3 | Braice kisseuse | James Huth | Mandarine films, M6 Films, Gaumont/ Feature film |
| 2016 | Hard Target 2 | Kay Sutherland | Roel Reine | Universal Pictures, Living Films/ Feature film |
| 2017 | Ghost House | Robert's Girlfriend | Rich Ragsdale | KNR Productions, Benetone Films/ Feature film |
| 2017 | Locked Up | Kat | Jared Cohn | Benetone films, credited as Kat Grey |
| 2017 | Troy the Odyssey | Helen of Troy | Tekin Girkin | Benetone films |
| 2018 | Brutal | Anna | Takashi Hirose | Indie Feature Film |
| 2019 | Milk | German Mother | Yu Jin Jang | Korean Film |
| 2020 | Captured | Emma Williams | Ross W. Clarkson | Capricorn Media |
| 2021 | Decline | Vanessa | Sam Mason Bell | Trash Arts Productions |
| 2021 | The Bangkok Job | Lady Elaine | Clive Saunders | Monrey Films |
| 2021 | Wildtrack | Lina | Dante Del Mare | Pop Art Film Factory |
| 2021 | Infeksi Zombie- Belaban Hidup | Christine | Ray Lee | Malaysian Feature Film |
| 2021 | Daytime Nightmare | Lucy | Katrina Grey | Grey Films |
| 2022 | Fistful of Vengeance | Interpol Agent | Roel Reine | Living Films |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Robinson Sweden TV Show Promo | Main Girl | Niklas Ladberg | Chimney group |
| 2015 | Cestou Necestou | Herself | Tibor Patay | RTVS Channel; No Sound Label |
| 2016 | Peta Asia | Herself | Behind The Leather campaign | TV commercial |
| 2017 | Xtreme Waterparks | Herself | High Noon Entertainment | Welcome To Splashtown S7E5 |
| 2018 | Eullenia | French Ambassador's wife | Paul Spurrier | TV Mini Series |
| 2019 | Future Sex | Green | Bruno Zacarias & MacGregor | Black Pills TV Series |
| 2021 | The Serpent | Vanessa Knippenberg | Hans Herbots | BBC ONE/ NETFLIX TV Series |
| 2021 | Extraordinary Siamese Story: Eng and Chang | Fanny | Kulp Kaljareuk | Kantana Motion Pictures |
Screenwriter edit
| Year | Title | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Daytime Nightmare | Psychological Drama/Thriller | Writer & Director |
| 2021 | Zero One | Thriller/Horror | Writer & Director |
| 2021 | Realm | Action/Thriller | Writer & Director |
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ a b "Katka nie je u nás veľmi známa, v zahraničí žne úspechy: V čom sa presadila?". pluska.sk. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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- ^ "Cast And Crew Movie Brice 3". moviefullhd.moviefullmovies.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Tats & Tanlines". honolulustreetpulse.com. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Richard Lawson, "Blake Lively Takes Another Step Toward Movie Stardom in All I See Is You". vanityfair.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "All I See Is You review: Blake Lively regains sight in patchily arresting thriller". theguardian.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Mara Reinstein,"Blake Lively 'Languishes' on Screen and Disappoints Moviegoers in 'All I See Is You': Review". usmagazine.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Katrina Grey". imdb.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "REVIEW: HARD TARGET 2 (2016)". worldfilmgeek.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Cestou necestou (Bangkok)". rtvs.sk. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Katarína Gregušková - Sexi Slovenka ako náhrada svetovej hviezdy: Pred kamerami namiesto Blake Lively z Gossip Girl!". topky.sk.