Katie Wright

After retiring from her profession, she studied to be a family therapist and for a brief period lived in Rome, Italy.

In 2007, she married actor, comedian, and director Hank Azaria and on June 6, 2009, she became mother to a son, Hal Azaria.

Katie Wright was born on December 25, 1981, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Scott and Mary Wright. Her father is a physician. Though born in Missouri, she was raised in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Wright studied at the ‘Harriton High School’ in Philadelphia’s Main Line suburbs and graduated in 1990. Her half-brother, Jack Noseworthy, is also an actor and the two have co-starred in the movie, ‘Idle Hands.’ She has also obtained training in film-writing and film direction.

Wright started her acting career in 1993 when she appeared in two episodes of season 6 of the comedy-drama TV series, ‘The Wonder Years.’ In 1994, she was a part of the comedy film ‘Its Pat: The Movie,’ which was based on the ‘Saturday Night Live.’ In the same year she appeared in another TV series, ‘Harts of the West,’ a western comedy-drama series.

Wright portrayed the role of ‘Nina Gerard’ in the 1996 primetime soap opera, ‘Malibu Shores.’ She co-starred with Keri Russell in the series.

In 1996, she starred in a drama movie, ‘When Friendship Kills.’ In the film, she plays ‘Alexis Archer,’ a single mother who strives to save her teenage daughter from anorexia, as the daughter makes a weight loss pact with her fellow classmate suffering from bulimia. This movie was a part of the ‘Moment of Truth’ franchise.

In 1997, she played the role of ‘Chelsea Fielding’ in the long-running prime-time soap opera, ‘Melrose Place.’ In the same year she also starred in the TV movie, ‘Detention: The Siege at Johnson High,’ and two TV shows, ‘Boy Meets World’ and ‘Players.’

Wright was the co-producer and co-writer of the 1998 comedy romance movie, ‘Hairshirt’ and also essayed a major role of ‘Corinne’ or ‘Corey’ in the movie which earned her the ‘Best Actress Award’ at the ‘2000 Slamdunk Film Festival.’