Katie Leclerc Biography
Katie Leclerc was born Katie Lynn Leclerc is an American actress and producer. She has appeared on several television series, including Veronica Mars, Fashion House, and The Big Bang Theory. In 2011, she was cast in the television show Switched at Birth, starring as Daphne Vasquez.
She discovered her passion for acting in seventh grade when she got the lead role in a production of Annie. Leclerc then moved to San Diego, to pursue theater at Valley Center High School. She took part in commercials for Comcast, Pepsi, Cingular, and GE.
Katie Leclerc Age
Katie Leclerc was born as Katie Lynn Leclerc on November 6, 1986, in San Antonio, Texas, United States. She has two siblings. She studied theatre from Valley Center High School. At the age of 17, Leclerc began learning American Sign Language before she discovered that she suffers from Ménière’s disease, a condition that leads to hearing loss. She celebrates her birthday on every 6th November.
Katie Leclerc Height
She stands a height of 1.63 meters tall (5feet 4inches).
Katie Leclerc Husband
Kattie is a married woman. She exchanged vows with her long life boyfriend Brain Habecost, a real estate salesman. They got married on September 6, 2014. The marriage did not end for a long time. In July 2017, Leclerc filed for divorce from her husband.
Katie Leclerc Family
Leclerc was born in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in Lakewood, Colorado. She is the youngest of three siblings, born to Roger Leclerc and Vicki Leclerc. She is of French-Canadian descent.
Leclerc started learning American Sign Language at 17 before she found out she had Ménière’s disease, which leads to hearing loss. Her older sister also teaches American Sign Language. Both her father and older sister have Ménière’s disease as well.
Katie Leclerc Education
Katie Leclerc made her TV debut in 2005 by appearing in an episode of ‘Veronica Mars’. The following year, she had a recurring role in the drama ‘Fashion House’ as well as a role in the short film ‘Gravy Train’. Then she appeared in the series ‘The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show’ and ‘Saints & Sinners’. In 2008, Leclerc acted in the dramas ‘The Riches’ and ‘The Ex List’. A year later, she played the role of Claire in the flick ‘The Inner Circle’. Soon after this, she got featured in the drama ‘The Hard Times of RJ Berger’.
In 2011, the American actress was cast in the lead role in the drama ‘Switched at Birth’. She also appeared in an episode of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ that year. After this, she had roles in the short film ‘Seven Lanterns’ and in the drama ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’. Leclerc then played the role of Katie Lapp in the TV movie ‘The Confession’ in 2013. Two years later, she did the movie ‘Holiday Breakup’ as well as the TV films ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Love’ and ‘The Reckoning’. In 2017, she was cast in the web series ‘Confess’ as well as the television movie ‘Psycho In-Law’.
Katie Leclerc Film
- Flying By
- The Inner Circle
- The Ones
- Mesmerized
- Holiday Breakup
- The Reckoning
- Stars Are Already Dead
- Party Boat
- Round of Your Life
Katie Leclerc Tv Show
- The Big Bang Theory
- Switched at Birth
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- My Synthesized Life
- The Confession
- Community
- Cloudy With a Chance of Love
- The Reckoning
- Confess
- Psycho In-Law
- A Bride’s Revenge
- Christmas a la Mode
- NCIS
Is Katie Leclerc Deaf? | Is Katie Leclerc Really Deaf? | Is Katie Leclerc Really Deaf In Real Life?
Katie Leclerc has Ménière’s disease, which leads to hearing loss. She was diagnosed with the disease when she was 20 but had started learning American Sign Language at 17 before she found out she had Ménière’s disease.
She played a role as a Deaf teenager in ABC Family’s Switched at Birth, where she plays Daphne Vasquez, a Deaf teenager who was given to the wrong family after birth. Katie is incredibly convincing in her role so much that many people ask if she’s actually deaf like her character, Daphne Vasquez.
Katie Leclerc Awards
- 2011 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Breakout Star
- 2013 TwoCents TV Award for Drama Queens