Catherine Black is an accomplished actress as well as visual artist and singer.On the film, television and stage front, Catherine made her stage debut at the age of 16 as "Juliet" in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at the Leah Poslums Theatre in Toronto. Having been bit by the acting bug, Catherine would go on to star in several Dora Award winning productions such as Walls of Africa (Theatre Passe Muraille), Crimes (Can. Stage/Berkeley St. Theatre) and The Human Zoo (Factory Theatre). On the big screen, Catherine is best known for her work starring opposite Christian Bale in American Psycho and working with director Amy Heckerling in Loser. Catherine has also worked extensively on the small screen. Catherine starred in the ABC/Disney MOW Mr. Headmistress. Select television credits include, Show Me Yours (Showcase), I Love a Mummy (YTV), Blue Murder (Global TV) In a Heartbeat (Disney/Family) and Odyssey 5 (Showtime). However, it is the starring role in the CBC movie of the week, Letters to a Street Child that is among one of her favorite performances.Catherine is also a classically trained singer who studied at the prestigious Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Having performed with various musicians in venues such as The Cameron House and The El Macombo, Catherine continues to perform in her spare time. Currently, Catherine is collaborating with Mike Robertson with whom she is co-writing several songs.Catherine just finished exhibiting her current collection of paintings; Benevolence, at The Engine Gallery In Toronto. Having studied under the tutelage of classic painter Paul James, Catherine learned her craft while still in high school. Even as young as 15, Catherine was given the opportunity to grace her school's halls and classrooms with full wall murals, as well as being chosen to hang her paintings in the foyer of the Toronto Board of Education. Currently her medium of choice is oil on wood. Catherine's paintings have been exhibited for several years throughout Toronto and she is often in demand to do portraits. And beyond Toronto, Catherine has also been commissioned by a missionary group in Cuba to visually represent orphaned children for their Orphanage. Currently Catherine's paintings are on display at her talent agency, Hubert Talent Inc. in Toronto Canada.A native of Owen Sound, Catherine grew up in Brampton and currently divides her time between Toronto and Los Angeles.
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