Katie Prentiss
Biography
Launching her filmmaking career in midlife, Katie's deeply lived and well-examined life has developed her into a rich storyteller. Filmmaking is the perfect culmination of her degree in English, her 20 years as a portrait photographer, and her experience raising four children. She also attributes grief to launching her career because of how it can cut through the noise and force us to find what really matters in life. Her first short film, “Front Porches,” (2020) was inspired by her experience of caring for her mother after a diagnosis of early-onset dementia. Since, she's made an award willing mini web series, "Gamer" (2022-2024) before moving on to her first feature film, "Wake Up Maggie." (2026) Katie was recently awarded the opportunity to participate in the Sundance Collab, The Bridge cohort in Portland, OR and is proud to be an Oregon actor/filmmaker. When she's not acting or directing, you'll find her practicing yoga, hiking in the PNW with friends, traveling, writing, and probably refilling her coffee.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Sadie
A team of nurses help to guide patients and loved ones with finding peace and wrapping up loose ends with compassion and dignity.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Maggie
An overworked housewife finds solace in her retired neighbor whose onset of dementia reveals neglect in both of their lives.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Beth
When a young girl is found dead on a small, wooded island, her teenage brother's postmortem visions point to an evil presence within their own family.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Denise
Inspired by true experiences of grief, girlhood, and growing up, Jessie Barr’s SOPHIE JONES provides a stirring portrait of a sixteen-year-old. Stunned by the untimely death of her mother and struggling with the myriad challenges of teendom, Sophie (played with striking immediacy by the director’s cousin Jessica Barr) tries everything she can to feel something again, while holding herself together, in this sensitive, acutely realized, and utterly relatable coming-of-age story.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An innocent evening of childhood fun and alcohol-assisted mischief takes a sudden turn when a queer teen risks everything by coming out to her best friend - who is also her first love.