Biography
Though bloodline practically obligated her to make a brief attempt at a career as a screenwriter, actress Katharine Towne (daughter of famed
Chinatown scribe
Robert Towne), soon realized that though she had been going through the motions of a writer, her true calling was in acting. Dropping her pen and enrolling in acting classes, Towne soon began to realize and refine her ambitions, making her debut in one of her father's few directorial efforts,
Without Limits, in 1998, and launching a successful career as an actress.
Born in Hollywood, in July 1978, and raised in Los Angeles, Towne (married to
Queer As Folk star
Charlie Hunnam) turned to television in 1999, with a role in
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Appearing the same year in such popular teen films as
She's All That and
Go, and the following year in
The In Crowd, Towne appeared as
Harrison Ford's daughter in the supernatural thriller
What Lies Beneath (2000) before returning to television for a stint in M.Y.O.B. and
The Near Future. After getting laughs in
Evolution (2001), Towne took a turn for the surreal in director
David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide