Kathleen Robertson is 49 years old as of 2022.
Robertson celebrates her birthday every July 8. She was born on July 8, 1973, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to Gary Robertson and Joyce Robertson.
Robertson attended Sherwood Secondary School and the prestigious Hillfield Strathallan College, a local private school. Having had an interest in acting at a tender age, she enrolled in acting classes at the age of 10 and began landing roles in local theatre productions.
Robertson gained a few on-screen roles early on in her career while still a young teenager. She starred in “Left Out” in 1985 and “The Campbells” in 1990.
Robertson secured her first major role in 1990 when she was cast as series regular Tina Edison in “Maniac Mansion.” While on the show, she made her big-screen American debut in the film Quiet Killer in 1992.
Her other film credits include Survive the Night (1993), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994–1997), Scary Movie 2 (2001), In the Dark (2003), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005), Last Exit (2006), Hollywoodland (2006), The Business (2006–2007), Tin Man (2007), Not Since You (2009), CSI: Miami (2010), Rookie Blue (2011), Boss (2011–2012), Bates Motel (2014), The Vatican Tapes (2015), Murder in the First (2014–2016), Northern Rescue (2019), Triage (2020), We’re All in This Together (2021), The Expanse (2021–2022), Swimming with Sharks (2022), et al.
Besides acting, Robertson has also worked as a writer, producer, and creator. She commenced producing and screenwriting in the 2010s.
In 2015, Robertson completed the Writers Guild’s Showrunners Training Program, where she was mentored by former WGA West president John Wells.
In 2017, she started adapting the novel “The Descendants” by author Kaui Hart Hemmings into a film. The same year, she also began developing “Swimming with Sharks,” a series based on the 1994 Hollywood satire film. The series was taken by The Roku Channel and premiered at SXSW in Austin, Texas in March of 2022. She created the comedy-drama pilot “Your Time is Up” for the Lifetime channel.