Katia Winter

Katia Winter (born 13 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her roles as Nadia on the Showtime series Dexter (2012), Katrina Crane on the Fox series Sleepy Hollow (2013–15), Freydis Eriksdottir in The CW series Legends of Tomorrow (2017–18) and Gwen Karlsson in the CBS series Blood & Treasure (2019–present).

Katia Winter
Born (1983-10-13) 13 October 1983
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Spouse(s)
Jesse Glick
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(m. 2013; div. 2016)​

Early life

Winter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. After graduating high school she moved to London to study at a stage school. She appeared on British television series and in films including the 2009 drama Unmade Beds and the 2011 drama Everywhere and Nowhere.

She moved to Los Angeles, California in the early 2010s.[1]

Career

After making a move to the U.S. she immediately booked the lead female role in Arena opposite Kellan Lutz and Samuel L. Jackson. Soon after she played the lead role in the 2012 independent film Love Sick Love[2][3] alongside Matthew Settle and in the independent film Banshee Chapter with Ted Levine.[4]

In 2012 she appeared in the NCIS episode "Need To Know". In the same year she also joined the cast of Dexter for the show's seventh season, playing the recurring role of Nadia, a Russian stripper who works in a Miami club.[5][6][7]

From 2013 to 2015, Winter starred as Katrina Crane on the Fox series Sleepy Hollow.[4][8]

Personal life

In February 2016, it was revealed that Winter had filed for divorce from musician Jesse Glick, whom she had married in 2013, after being separated since June 2015.[9]

In 2020 she moved back to Sweden together with her British partner after living abroad for about 20 years. They live on the countryside a couple of hours travel north of Stockholm.[10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Stockholm Boogie Party Girl
2005 Storm Bargirl
2007 Night Junkies Ruby Stone
2007 The Seer Ada
2008 The Perfect Life Zoe Video short
2009 Unmade Beds Hannah
2009 Malice in Wonderland Swede
2009 Prey and Escape Girl of the Sea Short
2009 Level Playing Field Helen Short
2009 Barry Brown Elizabeth Sparrow Short
2010 The Symmetry of Love Angie
2010 Anaphylaxis The Poet
2011 Everywhere and Nowhere Bella
2011 Arena Milla Video
2011 Freya Freya Short
2012 Love Sick Love Dori
2013 Fedz Alessandra Ragnfrid
2013 Banshee Chapter Anne Roland
2013 Stranger Within Sophie Video
2014 Luna Amber
2015 Knight of Cups Katia
2017 Negative Natalie
2019 The Wave Natalie
2020 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up Terren
2020 You're Not Alone Emma
2020 The Catch Beth McManus
2022 Ur spår Lisa
2022 Året jag slutade prestera och började onanera Hanna Filming
TBA L.V.J. Michelle Cox Post-production
1066 Edith Swanneck Pre-production

Television films
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Crimes of Passion: Tragedy in a Country Churchyard Barbara

Television series
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Dubplate Drama Scarlet 7 episodes
2009 Lewis Marina Hartner Episode: "Allegory of Love"
2012 NCIS Ava Baransky Episode: "Need to Know"
2012 Dexter Nadia 9 episodes
2013–15 Sleepy Hollow Katrina Crane 25 episodes
2017–18 Legends of Tomorrow Freydis Eriksdottir 2 episodes
2019 Solsidan Suzy 3 episodes
2019–present Blood & Treasure Gwen Karlsson 12 episodes
2021 The Boys Little Nina Upcoming season 3

References
  1. "Sleepy Hollow's Katia Winter on Martial Arts, Good Chocolate, and Her Secret Dream Career". Self.com. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. "Movie Review Crazy Girlfriend, Caddish Boyfriend, Nasty Couple 'Love Sick Love,' Directed by Christian Charles". Nytimes.com. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. "Love Sick Love: Film Review". Hollywoodreporter.com. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. "Katia Winter Talks BANSHEE CHAPTER, What Attracted Her to the Story, Working with Ted Levine, SLEEPY HOLLOW, and More". Collider.com. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. "Swedish Actress Katia Winter Lands Recurring Role on Dexter". Tvguide.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. "Dexter Exclusive: Meet Season 7's Mystery Girl". Tvline.com. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. "'Dexter' Adds Swedish Actress for Sexy, Recurring Role". Hollywoodreporter.com. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. "Interview: 'Sleepy Hollow' co-star Katia Winter on getting to know Katrina in Season 2". Hitfix.com. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  9. "Katia Winter Files For Divorce". TMZ.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  10. Kellman Larsson, Johan (24 January 2022). "Katia Winter bytte Hollywood mot svensk Vasaloppsfilm: "Jag fick en chock när jag kom hem"" [Katia Winter switched Hollywood to Swedish Vasaloppet film: "I got a shock when I got home"]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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