Biography

KT Vogt was born Kathryn Ann Vogt and changed her name to KT when she joined the union so that she would be considered for male roles as well as female. Born in Kankakee, Illinois, she is the eldest of eight children. Her parents both hail from the south side of Chicago and raised the family Irish Catholic. While in Illinois, she attended all Catholic schools, including Barat College in Lake Forest, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater. She then moved to California to study and perform at the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Santa Maria. After her time there, she came to Los Angeles with a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Jack Fletcher. While in LA, she wrote and performed in the sketch comedy group Monkey Planet, as well as acting in many theaters in Los Angeles including productions at South Coast Repertory in Orange County. In 2008, she and her family moved to Ashland, Oregon, where she performed in fourteen consecutive seasons at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She now resides with her family in Los Angeles.
- IMDb mini biography by: KT Vogt