Catherine Black, also known as Cat Black, is a renowned Canadian-American actress, artist, and filmmaker who has received numerous accolades for her work. As a member of several prestigious acting unions, including SAG-AFTRA, AEA, ACTRA, CAEA, and the Alliance of Women Directors, she has built a successful career spanning multiple decades.
Catherine began acting at the age of five, appearing in commercials and eventually landing a prominent ad campaign. She continued to hone her craft, studying various acting techniques, dance, and classical singing in Toronto, England, and Los Angeles. Additionally, she has worked as an acting instructor in Los Angeles, where she combines her passion for acting and directing to share her expertise with others.
Catherine's professional journey began at 16 with a starring role as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, directed by Lewis Baumander in Toronto. She has since performed in numerous award-winning theatre productions, including the original play Walls of Africa, which won nine Dora Awards. Her notable film and television credits include roles in American Psycho, The Donner Party, Odyssey 5, Blue Murder, I Love Mummy, Playing House, Debt Collectors, and Bittersweet.
As a visual artist, Catherine's surreal figurative paintings have been exhibited internationally since the late 1990s. She approaches her art with a similar mindset to her acting work, treating each painting as a character study. Her most recent project, Westward Expansion, involved documenting the journey of her large oil paintings from her family farm in Fergus, Ontario, Canada to California.
Catherine's extensive experience as an actor and artist has instilled in her a strong vision for filmmaking. She is a proud member of the Alliance of Women Directors and has been inspired by the work of visionary women like Mary Harron and Amy Heckerling. She has produced commercials, award-winning short films, and music videos, and has written and directed several films, including De Puta Madre a Love Story and Girl Trip.
Currently, Catherine divides her time between Toronto and Los Angeles, where she continues to create complex female characters and work on various projects for both markets as a director-writer-actress.
