59 facts you missed about actress Kate Walsh

50 things about actress Kate Walsh, best known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery on the ABC dramas Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.

1. Kathleen Erin "Kate" Walsh is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery on the ABC dramas Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.

2. Kate Walsh subsequently starred as Rebecca Wright on the short-lived NBC sitcom Bad Judge.

3. Kate Walsh was born in San Jose, California, the daughter of Angela C. (née Bochetto) and Joseph P. Walsh.

4. Kate Walsh grew up in Tucson, Arizona.

5. Her father is Irish, being a native of Navan, in County Meath, Ireland.

6. Her mother was of Italian descent.

7. Her mother lives in Nevada.

8. Kate Walsh has four older siblings, two sisters and two brothers, Sean and Joe, who are film-makers.

9. Kate Walsh attended Catalina Magnet High School for three years before transferring to and graduating from Rincon High School.

10. Kate Walsh later studied at the University of Arizona, where she got involved in regional theater.

11. Kate Walsh now lives in Los Angeles.

12. Kate Walsh was raised Roman Catholic.

13. Before modeling, Walsh worked at Burger King and Dairy Queen.

14. Kate Walsh began as a model in Japan in the 1980s where she also taught English.

15. Later she moved to Chicago and worked with the Piven Theatre Workshop.

16. Kate Walsh also performed on National Public Radio in the production of the radio play Born Guilty.

17. Kate Walsh later moved to New York City and joined the comedy troupe Burn Manhattan on June 27, 1987, performing in a number of Off-Broadway plays.

18. After playing Cathy Buxton in the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "Stakeout" in 1996 and Navy Lieutenant Kirstin Blair in the Law & Order episode "Navy Blues", her first major television appearance was in 1997, when she appeared on The Drew Carey Show as Drew Carey's love interest, Nicki Fifer.

19. Kate Walsh wore a fatsuit in some episodes of the show, as the Nicki character was a formerly obese woman who lost weight and slowly started to gain it back.

20. Kate Walsh went on to portray Carol Nelson in HBO's The Mind of the Married Man television series, and played Norm Macdonald's romantic interest in the sitcom The Norm Show.

21. Kate Walsh also made a guest appearance on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mimosa, a transsexual.

22. Kate Walsh sometimes appeared in sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

23. Kate Walsh had a recurring role on Karen Sisco as Detective Marley Novak in 2003 and 2004.

24. In 2005, she was cast in her breakout role in the ABC series Grey's Anatomy, as Dr. Addison Montgomery, the estranged spouse of Derek Shepherd ("Dr. McDreamy", played by Patrick Dempsey).

25. It was announced in February 2007 that Walsh's Grey's Anatomy character would be in a spin-off of Grey's Anatomy that began airing in September 2007.

26. Kate Walsh returned to Seattle Grace as a special guest star for episode thirteen in Season 4 and episodes 15 and 16 in Season 5 of Grey's Anatomy.

27. Kate Walsh also briefly returned for one episode in season 6 and two episodes in the seventh and eighth seasons.

28. She continued playing the character of Addison Montgomery on the fourth season of Private Practice, for which ABC ordered a full season of episodes. On January 10, 2011, ABC picked up Private Practice for the 2011-2012 fall season (5th season).

29. Walsh guest-starred in "Song Beneath The Song", a musical episode of Grey's Anatomy.

30. Beginning in September 2007, Walsh has appeared in television commercials for the 2008 Cadillac CTS.

31. She is also the current spokeswoman for Caress' Exotic Oil Infusions body wash.

32. On June 12, 2012, Walsh announced that the sixth season of Private Practice would be her final season. However, she mentioned she'd be open to reprise her role in Grey's Anatomy for a few guest spots.

33. In 2013, Walsh appeared in Full Circle, a 10-episode ensemble drama series created by Neil LaBute and airing on DirecTV's Audience Network channel.

34. In 2014, Walsh had a supporting role in the first season of FX's television series Fargo She had a guest starring role in Hulu's original series The Hotwives of Orlando and later starred in the NBC series Bad Judge, which aired for one season.

35. The crime drama Normal Life marked her film debut; she played the sister of a bank robber played by Luke Perry. She portrayed a kleptomaniac in the film Peppermills. Walsh appeared in the cult movie, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2.

36. She had her first significant role in a major Hollywood production as Will Ferrell's character's wife in the family comedy, Kicking & Screaming, alongside Robert Duvall and Mike Ditka.

37. Kate Walsh has appeared in several other films with Ferrell, including Bewitched (with Nicole Kidman) and an "alternate film" to Anchorman titled, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie.

38. Kate Walsh was set to star opposite John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in the supernatural thriller 1408, but she had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

39. Kate Walsh starred alongside Dennis Quaid and Paul Bettany in the biblical horror film Legion, that was released on January 22, 2010.

40. Kate Walsh played the mother of Charlie (Logan Lerman) and Candice (Nina Dobrev) in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012).

41. In May 2010, Walsh made her off-Broadway debut opposite Paul Sparks in Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere of Stephen Belber's Dusk Rings a Bell. The new play began previews on May 19 and opened May 27 at Atlantic Stage 2 and played through June 26.

42. Kate Walsh also had a long theater career in Chicago, which included roles in Happy Birthday Wanda June, The Danube, Moon Under Miami and Troilus and Cressida.

43. In New York, Walsh was a member of the improvisational comedy troupe Burn Manhattan and the New York City Players theater ensemble.

44. Kate Walsh founded Boyfriend LLC, a beauty and lifestyle company in 2010.

45. The company launched its first product in November 2010: a perfume called "Boyfriend". Walsh's fragrance train case, including Boyfriend eau de perfume, pulse point oil and votive candles, sold out on day one exceeding sales expectations.

46. Leading up to the launch of Boyfriend, Walsh released 8 webimercials written and directed by the actress herself, relaying the sentiments the Boyfriend scent was developed to evoke. Launched via various social media channels, including Twitter, YouTube and select blogs, the Boyfriend webimercials have been viewed more than 200,000 times to date and were released by Walsh prior to her appearance on HSN to drive excitement and anticipation.

47. On July 9, 2012, Kate Walsh launched her newest fragrance called "Billionaire Boyfriend" which has become a huge hit across the world.

48. In April 2007, Walsh began dating 20th Century Fox movie executive Alex Young.

49. Young proposed to Walsh during a trip to San Francisco. They later married on September 1, 2007 at the Ojai Presbyterian Church in Ojai, north of Los Angeles. Kate WalshOn December 11, 2008, Young filed for divorce after 15 months of marriage citing irreconcilable differences.

50. In September 2009, Walsh launched her official website.

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