Kate Walsh

Walsh worked at several fast-food outlets before being introduced into modeling and was also a teacher of English in Japan in the early 1980s. She eventually moved to Chicago and worked with the Piven Theater Workshop. She performed on National Public Radio in the production of the radio play “Born Guilty”.

After playing Cathy Buxton in the “Homicide: Life on the Street” episode "Stakeout" in 1996 and Navy Lieutenant Kirstin Blair in the “Law & Order” episode "Navy Blues", Walsh's first major television appearance was in 1997, when she appeared on The Drew Carey Show as Drew Carey's love interest, “Nicki Fifer”. Walsh then portrayed “Carol Nelson” in HBO's “The Mind of the Married Man” television series, and played Norm Macdonald's romantic interest in the sitcom “The Norm Show”.

She made a guest appearance on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” as Mimosa, a transgender woman. She sometimes also appeared in sketches on “Late Night with Conan O'Brien”. In 1995, Walsh starred in her first film. Normal Life and then in 1997, she starred in Peppermills.

Walsh appeared in the film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part II. She gained attention as Will Ferrell's character's wife in the family comedy, Kicking & Screaming. Walsh has appeared in several other films with Ferrell, including Bewitched and in Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie.

In 2003, Walsh appeared in Under the Tuscan Sun. Walsh was set to star opposite in the supernatural thriller 1408, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Walsh starred in the biblical horror film Legion, which was released on January 22, 2010. She also played Charlie's mother in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

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Walsh played the role of “Karen Sisco” as “Detective Marley Novak” in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, she was cast in her breakout role in the ABC series “Grey's Anatomy”, as Dr. Addison Montgomery. In February 2007, Walsh's “Grey's Anatomy” character received a spin-off of Grey's Anatomy that began airing from September 2007.

The spin-off was called “Private Practice" and starred Taye Diggs, Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman, Chris Lowell, and Audra McDonald. Walsh would return for six episodes across the fourth through eighth seasons of Grey's Anatomy, including the musical episode "Song Beneath the Song".

In May 2010, Walsh made her off-Broadway debut opposite Paul Sparks in Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere of Stephen Belber's Dusk Rings a Bell. The new play began previews on May 19 and opened May 27 at Atlantic Stage 2 and played through June 26. The New York Times called it "a sublime, beautifully acted drama". She also had a long theater career in Chicago, which included roles in Happy Birthday Wanda June, The Danube, Moon Under Miami and Troilus and Cressida.

In New York, Walsh was a member of the improvisational comedy troupe Burn Manhattan and the New York City Players theater ensemble. On June 12, 2012, Walsh announced that the sixth season of Private Practice would be her final season. However, she mentioned she'd be open to reprise her role in Grey's Anatomy for a few guest spots.In 2013, Walsh appeared in Full Circle, a 10-episode ensemble drama series created by Neil LaBute and airing on DirecTV's Audience Network channel.

In 2014, Walsh had a supporting role in the first season of FX's television series Fargo. She had a guest starring role in Hulu's original series The Hotwives of Orlando and later starred in the NBC series Bad Judge, which aired for one season. From 2017 to 2019, Walsh starred in the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why.

In 2019 and 2020, Walsh had a significant role as "the Handler" in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy. Her most recent role has been on Netflix Original, Emily in Paris, where she plays Emily's boss who gets pregnant and can no longer move to Paris for their marketing job, so she sends Emily instead. In September 2021, Walsh announced she would be reprising her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery in the eighteenth season of Grey's Anatomy in a guest starring role.

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Some other notable films she has been featured in over the year include, 2002’s Anatomy of a Breakup, A Day in the Life of Nancy M. Pimental of the same year, 2004’s After the Sunset, 2005’s Inside Out, along with Bewitched of the same year, 2007’s Veritas, Prince of Truth, 2009’s One Way to Valhalla, 2011’s Angels Crest, 2013’s Scary Movie 5, 2014’s Dermaphoria, 2015’s Just Before I Go, Staten Island Summer, and Any Day, 2017’s Girls Trip, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House, Reality High, and If I Forget, 2018’s Ideal Home, 2019’s Almost Love and 3022, and 2020’s Honest Thief and Sometime Other Than Now.

Some other notable TV shows she been featured in over the years include, 2004’s The Men's Room and Complete Savages, 2005’s Bobby Cannon and Eyes, 2008’s Upright Citizens Brigade: Asssscat, 2009’s King of the Hill, 2010’s Children's Hospital, 2011’s Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, 2013’s Full Circle, 2014’s Fargo, 2015’s Undateable, 2019’s Fam and 2020’s Emily in Paris.

She has also been featured in video games, some include 1994's Club Dead as the voice of Lana Powers, 2016’s Marvel Avengers Academy as the voice of “The Ancient One”, and 2019’s MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries as the voice of Major Ryana Campbell.

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Since 2007, Walsh has been the spokesperson for Narcolepsy Network, working to promote awareness of narcolepsy through infomercials and DVDs. In January 2008, Walsh participated in a video for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called "Yes We Can", produced by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas. She also campaigned for Obama in Arizona, Texas, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.

In July 2008, Walsh was nominated as a candidate on the Unite for Strength slate for a place on the national governing board of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in elections scheduled for September 18, 2008. On September 18, 2008, Walsh was elected to serve on the SAG board for a three-year term.

On February 7, 2008, she cut the ribbon to a new dog adoption center in Times Square. In 2005, Walsh joined the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)'s Board of Advocates, and in 2008 received the PPFA Maggie Award for an Artist who Stands Up for Reproductive Health and Freedom.

She has participated in numerous Planned Parenthood activities, including national fundraisers, local Planned Parenthood affiliate events, the PPFA Awards Gala, and lobby day on Capitol Hill promoting the need for comprehensive sex education. In January 2009, she spoke at the Planned Parenthood Presidential Inauguration Brunch in Washington, D.C.

As announced in late 2009, Walsh partnered with ocean conservancy and advocacy group Oceana to call for increased sea turtle protections. During the 2016 election, Walsh was a supporter of Hillary Clinton, publicly endorsing her and campaigning for her several times in California, Arizona, New Hampshire, and Virginia. Walsh founded Boyfriend LLC, a beauty and lifestyle company, in 2010.

As of 2022, Kate Walsh’s net worth is estimated to be around $20 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Her annual salary is a little harder to estimate; while on Grey’s Anatomy, it is estimated that she made an average of around $4.375 million per season. Her earnings per season changed as the show grew in popularity and her time with the cast grew. Although in the recent past she hasn’t been a regular on the show, because of her undeniable popularity, her guest appearance would also earn her a hefty sum.

Walsh continues to act in smaller capacities on other projects. Alongside this, she has her own business venture making her money. Walsh founded her company Boyfriend LLC in 2010, and continues to operate it to this day. Boyfriend is a company that sells beauty products, from hand creams to perfumes to even candles.

The company continues to do well; in 2012, Forbes stated the estimated value of the company was $10 million and that it had made $2.5 million in sales the year before. More than likely, these numbers have grown even higher, since then.Walsh currently seems to be in a position of focusing on less work-related endeavors. She continues to act on occasion and update her fanbase through Twitter and TikTok but she seems to be making a move out of the limelight.

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Notably, Walsh sold her Encino, California home for $4.6 million and after this, she made the decision to move in with her partner Andrew Nixon, an Australian farmer. This took the actress from the entertainment hub that is California all the way to Australia, something seemingly less convenient for taking film or television roles. Walsh does still have her beauty company as another venture for her which provides another focus besides acting.

The least of Walsh’s earnings come from her social media presence as a TikTok Content creator. Although she is not active on TikTok, the actor could potentially earn upwards of an estimated $1k per post, excluding brand-sponsored deals. On Instagram, she could potentially earn upwards of an estimated $15k for a brand-sponsored post. On YouTube, her average earnings are unknown as she has kept her account private.

Walsh’s dominance on social media is very evident with over 1.7 million TikTok followers, while on Instagram she has over 4.3 million followers and on Twitter she has over 1 million followers.

Walsh was born in San Jose, California, the daughter of Angela and Joseph Patrick Walsh Sr.She grew up in a Catholic household in Tucson, Arizona. Her mother is of Italian descent, and her father was Irish, from Navan in County Meath. She graduated from Catalina Magnet High School and studied acting at the University of Arizona before she dropped out. Walsh then moved to New York City and joined a comedy troupe, Burn Manhattan, supporting herself by working as a waitress.

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Walsh married 20th Alex Young, a Century Fox executive, on September 1, 2007. On December 11, 2008, Young filed for divorce. The official date of separation in the divorce petition was listed as November 22 and on December 24, 2008, Walsh counter filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized on February 5, 2010.

As of early 2020, she has been in a relationship with Australian farmer Andrew Nixon and the couple currently resides in Perth. In September 2017, Walsh revealed that she was diagnosed with a benign meningioma in 2015. She underwent surgery for removal of the tumor and took a nine-month break to recover. She underwent a hip replacement in November 2019.

A TikTok of Walsh revealing her return to Grey’s Anatomy

Another Tiktok in promotion of her appearance on Grey’s Anatomy.

Another promotional TIkTok by Walsh for Grey’s Anatomy

A promotional TikTok for Emily in Paris.

Another promotional TikTok regarding Walsh’s appearance on Grey’s Anatomy.

Q1 Is Kate Walsh in a relationship?

A. Yes, she is in a relationship with Andrew Nixon as of early 2020

Q2 Where is Kate Walsh now?

A. Walsh currently lives in Perth, Australia with her partner Andrew Nixon

Q3 What is Kate Walsh net worth?

A. As of 2022, Kate Walsh’s net worth is estimated to be around $20 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Q4 Does Kate Walsh have kids?

A. No. Kate Walsh does not have any children.