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Catherine Black (Actress) (Born December 9th 1982) is a Canadian born American and Canadian film, TV and stage actress. Black is best known for starring opposite Peter Weller in the science fiction Showtime series, Odyssey 5, opposite Christian Bale in the 2000 thriller film, American Psycho directed by Mary Harron, guest starring on Highlander: The Raven, In A Heartbeat, Blue Murder (Canadian TV series), Show Me Yours, Loser (film), Ten for Grandpa, Stay Cool, and starring with Crispin Glover in the 2009 period drama, The Donner Party (film). Catherine grew up in Owen Sound, a small Northern Canadian town, and Brampton, a suburb of Toronto. She spent her teenage years in Toronto, having her stage debut at the age of 16 as Juliet in the classic production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” directed by Lewis Baumander. Catherine would go on to star in several Dora Award winning Theatre productions including “Walls of Africa”, “Crimes”, and “The Human Zoo”. Catherine is also a classically trained singer who studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She is a mezzo-soprano and can sing in several languages. Catherine is a self taught classical painter, who claims that she only paints portraits because she is an actress. Catherine’s paintings have been exhibited for several years in Toronto and Internationally. Catherine has also been commissioned by a missionary group in Cuba to visually represent orphaned children.