Kate Miner (actress)

Kate Miner (born September 7, 1984), also known as Kate Lang Johnson, is an American actress. Notable film credits include Fifty Shades of Black, The Campaign, Fired Up, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, and A Leading Man.

Kate Miner
Miner on PureVolume in 2014
Born	(1984-09-07) September 7, 1984 (age 39)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Justin Miner ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2^[1]
Website	www.thisisminer.com

Miner is a main cast member in seasons nine to eleven of the U.S. series Shameless as Phillip Gallagher’s love interest. She was a lead actor in the NBC miniseries Persons Unknown and on season three of the series Necessary Roughness. She also had leading roles in the ABC Family pilot Phys. Ed^[2] and the NBC pilot Holding Patterns.^[3] though neither show was picked up into a series.

Career

Acting

Miner is known for her roles on Showtime's Shameless (seasons 9-11), USA Network's Necessary Roughness and NBC's Persons Unknown in addition to playing Will Ferrell's mistress in the 2012 comedy film The Campaign and Marlon Wayans assistant in the 2016 comedy spoof Fifty Shades of Black.

She has guest starred or recurred on Grey's Anatomy, Disjointed, Two and a Half Men, Scandal, CSI: New York, The Deep End, Boston Public, Malcolm in the Middle, Drake & Josh, CSI: Miami, Quintuplets, Summerland, Ugly Betty, ER, Life, Hellcats, and Secret Girlfriend. Additional film credits include Fired Up, A Leading Man, Street and the indie horror flick Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.

Music

 

Kate and Justin Miner on PureVolume in 2014

In 2012, she married her college sweetheart, musician Justin Miner.^[4] Kate sings and plays keys, mandolin, and harmonica in their band, Miner.^[5]

Their band performed on season 3 of Hart of Dixie.^[6] She and her husband have composed songs featured on Elementary (TV series), House of Lies, and Hart of Dixie as well as the feature film Project Almanac.

In 2018, Kate released an EP with her new project, Winslow^[7] with bandmate Briana Lane. The duo are signed with Kobalt under AWAL Records.^[8] Their song 'Origami Tiger' was featured on the soundtrack for the film Luce starring Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts.^[9]

Modelling

Miner has appeared in national campaigns for Gap Fit, Victoria's Secret, Skechers, Levi's, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Zinc, Fabrizio Gianni, and DKNY.

References

1. "Kate Miner on Instagram: "Up next Baby Girl Miner - coming early summer 2021! 😜"".
2. "'Wildfire,' 'Persons Unknown' Alums to Co-Star in ABC Family Pilot 'Phys Ed' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 October 2012.
3. Andreeva, Nellie (13 March 2013). "NBC Pilots 'Holding Patterns', 'Believe' & Rand Ravich Project Add To Casts". Deadline Hollywood.
4. Jennifer Garcia, "Kate Lang Johnson and Musician Justin Miner Get Married", People, September 10, 2012
5. "Miner".
6. "Hart of Dixie Music - Season 3: "Should've Been a Cowboy" - TuneFind". TuneFind.
7. "Briana Lane – 9-1-1". Starry Constellation Magazine. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
8. "HOME". Winslow. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
9. "Luce (2019) - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

External links

• Official website
• Variety: 'Unknown' fills in blanks
• Angie Veach, "Kate Lang Johnson Cast in NBC Pilot ‘Holding Patterns’", Young Adult Hollywood, March 13, 2013
• Lesley Goldberg, "'Wildfire,' 'Persons Unknown' Alums to Co-Star in ABC Family Pilot 'Phys Ed' (Exclusive)", The Hollywood Reporter, October 15, 2012
• Kate Lang Johnson at IMDb