Biography

From her beginnings in small-town Eugene, Oregon, Katy's vision and personal passion for storytelling has helped MysticArt Pictures become a global presence. Katy has discovered and cultivated an award-winning Talent House that focuses on hiring stellar talent both in front of the camera, and behind the camera. Katy ensures that every new member of 'Team Mystic' is welcomed creatively and recognized for their unique skills to better deliver consistently stellar casts. Katy has built her team from the ground up, and year after year, they have continued to deliver over hundreds of hours of content for every major network and digital platform. All of this is made possible by Katy's relentless optimism, contagious energy, and mission to bring positive change to people's lives. Some of Katy's credit's include Netflix's Emmy-nominated Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, Netflix's recent smash hit Floor is Lava, TBS' 2020 revival of Wipeout, Ryan Reynolds ABC series Don't, ABC's hit show Holey Moley, The Big Fib for Disney+, HBO Max's Full Bloom, and the triumphant reboot of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on HGTV.

As an Executive Producer, Katy utilizes her extensive relationships to build the best package for each project's success. Katy is partnered with acclaimed showrunner Stephanie Bloch Chambers under their Wallin Chambers Entertainment banner, which aims to create original nonfiction programming with their partners at Lionsgate. They have developed and packaged an extraordinary slate of talent-driven projects, and have set up deals at various networks and premium streamers including HBO Max, Amazon, E!, Bravo, OWN, Lifetime, TBS, YouTube, and Mail Chimp.

Wallin Chambers Entertainment is highly regarded for its authentic, engaging, and innovative storytelling, which features leading multicultural talent and next generation artists. The partnership has already brought to fruition two premium unscripted series for premiere streaming services. "De Viaje Con Los Derbez" ("Derbez Family Vacation"), a docu-comedy series featuring global sensation Eugenio Derbez and his star-studded family, was recently renewed for a second season by the Spanish-language streaming platform Pantaya in the U.S. and Amazon Prime Video internationally. The project has recently received a Kids' Choice Award nomination for 'Favorite Reality Show' and was nominated for the Imagen Award. Wallin Chambers also partnered with Lionsgate on "House of Ho," a docu-dramedy inspired by Crazy Rich Asians that chronicles the daily and lavish lives of a Vietnamese-American family, which premieres on HBO Max December 10th, 2020.

In addition to her impressive television accomplishments, Katy is a prolific film producer and has raised private equity to finance and package critically-acclaimed films. Her desire to cherish classic literary achievements through the film medium inspired her to produce the time-honored classic Where the Red Fern Grows, which stars rock musician Dave Matthews and was distributed by Walt Disney. Katy has also teamed up with writer/director Jeff Probst to produce the critically-acclaimed film Finder's Fee, starring iconic actor James Earl Jones, the late Oscar nominated actor Robert Forster, Erik Palladino, Matthew Lillard, and Ryan Reynolds. Wallin and Probst teamed up again to produce the coming-of-age drama KISS ME, starring Sarah Bolger, Emily Osment, John Corbett, Jenna Fischer, Rita Wilson and Missi Pyle.

Katy's superior work in the Motion Picture and Television Industry has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, People Magazine, LA Times, and the New York Times. She has served as the Vice President of the Casting Society of America and co-founded the Women's Image Network; a non-profit organization which offers development money to those who create projects that depict women in a positive light.

By challenging herself and her team to attain excellence, Katy has been paramount in influencing the entertainment industry, and strives to mold the future of television one show at a time.
- IMDb mini biography by: MysticArt Pictures

Katy Wallin is the CEO and Founder of the Award-Winning entertainment company, MysticArt Pictures and Co-President and Co-Founder of the critically acclaimed production company, Wallin Chambers Entertainment. She is the creative force behind delivering well over 10,000 hours of scripted and unscripted television for every major broadcast, cable, and premium streaming network, including projects with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV+, Amazon, Hallmark +, Max, Disney+, Peacock, YouTube, Bravo, MTV, HGTV, OWN, USA, VH1, Lifetime, Nickelodeon, A&E, Discovery, TLC, and E! Katy has spent over three decades creating, developing, and packaging talent-driven content in every genre of entertainment. Her vision is to continue to be a global presence in a content-driven economy by utilizing current and emerging technologies, combined with her 30-year track record in identifying talent across platforms. Wallin approaches each new business challenge with her intrinsic flair for innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, creative problem-solving, and she is a firm believer that "anything is possible. Katy has discovered and cultivated talent that won over home audiences on some of the most instrumental programs to influence television, including discovering the cast for one of the longest-running scripted television franchises in history, Power Rangers. MysticArt has a proven track record for fueling talent to television and curating hundreds of hours of content each year, made possible by Katy's relentless optimism, contagious energy, and mission to bring positive change to people's lives through entertainment. She is currently working with Warner Brothers Discovery and The Property Brothers' Drew and Jonathan Scott on HGTV's critically acclaimed series Celebrity IOU. Recently, she cast the groundbreaking Beast Games with MrBeast which is the largest competition show in television history with the most contestants ever cast on any television series to date. She just wrapped the reimagining of Scare Tactics with the masterful Jordan Peele, his company Monkeypaw Productions, NBCU, and Universal Television Alternative. In addition, Katy just completed a newly announced family survival show Extracted with B17 and Sylvester Stallone's company, Balboa Entertainment for FOX. She continues her mission to work on inspiring and transformational content, including the reboot of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, where she and her team discovered the design team working alongside Joanna and Clea from The Home Edit. She is proud to have worked on Hallmark's first unscripted series Celebrations with Lacey Chabert which celebrates everyday heroes. Recently, she teamed up with Hello Sunshine to discover Women In Design for two brand-new home renovation shows and worked on Netflix's Daytime Emmy-winning Instant Dream Home, Netflix's Emmy-nominated Tidying Up with Marie Kondo which the team was nominated for an Emmy for Best Casting. Other notable works include Netflix's series Buy My House and Floor is Lava; nine seasons of Wipeout; Ryan Reynolds' ABC series Don't; ABC's hit shows Holey Moley, Pooch Perfect starring Rebel Wilson, and Judge Steve Harvey, which was rated one of the top 10 shows of 2023 by Entertainment Weekly; as well as The Final Straw, The Big Fib for Disney+, and Max's Full Bloom. As Co-President of Wallin Chambers Entertainment and Executive Producer, Katy utilizes her extensive relationships to build the best package for each project's success. Katy is partnered with acclaimed showrunner Stephanie Bloch Chambers and co-presidents of Wallin Chambers Entertainment, which aims to create original nonfiction programming that focuses on engaging an authentic storyline, high-end visuals, and story-driven content. They have developed and packaged an extraordinary, diverse slate of talent-driven projects, and have set up deals at various networks including Max, Netflix, Amazon, E!, Bravo, OWN, Lifetime, TBS, YouTube, and Peacock. They produced Max's critically acclaimed show inspired by "Crazy Rich Asians", "House of Ho" which garnered the prestigious 'Rockie Award for best Docusoap' at BANFF World Media Festival in 2021. Season 2 is now streaming on Max. In addition, the duo also produced one of Amazon's most successful shows in Latin America, "De Viaje Con Los Derbez," which features global sensation Eugenio Derbez and his star-studded family. This show recently received a Kids' Choice Award nomination for 'Favorite Reality Show' and was nominated for the Imagen Award. Wallin Chambers also Executive Produced Awesomeness TV's "Going Garcia," which features Karina Garcia and her multi-generational family. In addition to her impressive television accomplishments, Katy is a prolific film producer and has raised private equity to finance and package critically acclaimed films. Katy has a passion for working on projects that promote positive family values. Her desire to cherish classic literary achievements through the film medium inspired her to produce the time-honored classic, "Where the Red Fern Grows," which stars rock musician Dave Matthews and was distributed by Walt Disney. Katy has also teamed up with writer/director Jeff Probst to produce the critically acclaimed film, "Finder's Fee," starring Ryan Reynolds, iconic actor James Earl Jones, the late Oscar-nominated actor Robert Forster, Erik Palladino, and Matthew Lillard. Wallin and Probst teamed up again to produce the coming-of-age drama "KISS ME," starring Sarah Bolger, Emily Osment, John Corbett, Jenna Fischer, and Rita Wilson. Her superior work in the Motion Picture and Television Industry has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, People Magazine, LA Times, and The New York Times. She is currently a member of PGA and has served as the Vice President of the Casting Society of America, and co-founded the Women's Image Network; a non-profit organization that offers development money to those who create projects that depict women in a positive light.
- IMDb mini biography by: MysticArt Pictures