# Kate Kelton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kate_Kelton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kate_Kelton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Kelton > Source revision: 1355694270 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Kate Kelton | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|6|20}}{{cn|date=July 2024}} | birth_place = [Bamberg](/source/Bamberg), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) | occupation = Artist, model and actress }} '''Kate Kelton''' (born June 20, 1978) is a Canadian film and television actress and an artist, who had a recurring role on [Syfy](/source/Syfy)'s ''[Haven](/source/Haven_(TV_series))'' from 2012 to 2013. Kelton has also had leading roles in music videos as well as a long-running international commercial for Tic Tac. ==Personal life and education== Kelton was born in [Bamberg](/source/Bamberg), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) to [Czech](/source/Czechs) parents. Her mother is an artist and her adopted father was an architect. Kelton is the great-granddaughter of Czech architect [Josef Fanta](/source/Josef_Fanta). Settling in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) when she was seven, Kelton attended the [Etobicoke School of the Arts](/source/Etobicoke_School_of_the_Arts) and received a Bachelor of Applied Arts in film from [Ryerson University](/source/Ryerson_University). She began her career as an artist before moving into acting.[http://www.katekelton.com/about.htm About Kate Kelton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604010610/http://www.katekelton.com/about.htm |date=2012-06-04}}, katekelton.com; accessed June 17, 2014. ==Art career== Kelton's artwork is exhibited internationally, including at La Luz de Jesus Gallery and Gallery1988 in Los Angeles and New York, and Galerie F in Chicago.{{fact|date=October 2020}} She has posed for artist [Jason Shawn Alexander](/source/Jason_Shawn_Alexander) in the lead role of Corrine for his comic book series, ''Empty Zone''.{{fact|date=October 2020}} Kelton is a contributing author to ''Making It in High Heels: Inspiring Stories by Women for Women of All Ages.''{{fact|date=October 2020}} In 2019, her series SENTRY debuted in Los Angeles at Cactus Gallery. The series takes embellishments of a Prague train station designed by her great-grandfather, Josef Fanta, and combines these with portraits of women who came forward about sexual harassment and abuse in the entertainment industry- the''Silence Breakers''.{{fact|date=October 2020}} ==Commercial career== Kelton played the "Tic Tac Girl" appearing in [Tic Tac](/source/Tic_Tac) mints television commercials for almost a decade throughout Canada, Australia, South Africa and Israel.{{fact|date=October 2020}} ===Film=== Kelton's feature film debut was in ''[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle](/source/Harold_%26_Kumar_Go_to_White_Castle)''. Kelton has also appeared in several independent films. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2002 |''[American Psycho 2](/source/American_Psycho_2)'' |Clara |Video |- |2003 |data-sort-value="Republic of Love, The" | ''The Republic of Love'' |Mother #1 |- |2004 |''Eden's Wake'' |Mary |Short |- |2004 |''[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle](/source/Harold_%26_Kumar_Go_to_White_Castle)'' |Christy | |- |2005 |''{{sortname|The|Chick Magnet|nolink=1}}'' |Betty |Short |- |2005 |''{{sortname|The|Last Hit|nolink=1}}'' |Amanda | |- |2005 |''[Cake](/source/Cake_(2005_film))'' |Tralee | |- |2006 |''{{sortname|The|Last Woman on Earth|nolink=1}}'' |Hannah |Short |- |2008 |''{{sortname|The|Museum|nolink=1}}'' |Abby |Short |- |2010 |''[Growth](/source/Growth_(film))'' |Gina | |- |2011 |''[Detention](/source/Detention_(2011_film))'' |Madison / Slashing Beauty | |- |2012 |''{{sortname|The|Longer Day of Happiness|nolink=1}}'' |Veronica | |} ===Television=== Her first series leading role on television was opposite [Eric Roberts](/source/Eric_Roberts) and [Eddie Izzard](/source/Eddie_Izzard), as Martine, in [IFC's](/source/IFC_(U.S._TV_network)) ''[Bullet in the Face](/source/Bullet_in_the_Face)''. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2002 |''[Spynet](/source/Spynet)'' |Carmen |"Sugar Mountain" |- |2005 |''{{sortname|The|Eleventh Hour|The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series)}}'' |Charlotte Gish |"Bumpy Cover" |- |2005 |''[Wild Card](/source/Wild_Card_(TV_series))'' |Angie |"See Ya Later, Investigator!" |- |2010 |''Suitemates'' |Melanie McPherson |Main role |- |2012 |''[Bullet in the Face](/source/Bullet_in_the_Face)'' |Martine Mahler |TV miniseries |- |2012–2013 |''[Haven](/source/Haven_(TV_series))'' |Jordan McKee |Recurring role |- |2015 |''HOARS (Home Owner Association Regency Supreme)'' |PanAm |"No Multi-colored, Non-specific or Specific Holiday Lights 67(Ooh)" |} ==Music video== Kelton starred in numerous music videos, including [Shaggy's](/source/Shaggy_(musician)) "[It Wasn’t Me](/source/It_Wasn't_Me)" and [Eric Clapton](/source/Eric_Clapton)’s "Can’t Let You Do It."{{fact|date=October 2020}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelton, Kate}} Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian female models Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian television actresses Category:Canadian people of Czech descent Category:German emigrants to Canada Category:People from Bamberg Category:Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Category:Canadian expatriates in Germany Category:Actresses from Bavaria --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kate Kelton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Kelton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Kelton?action=history)). 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