Katlin Mastandrea (born October 31, 1995) is an American actress best known for her recurring role as "Weird Ashley" Wyman on the ABC sitcom The Middle.

Early life

Katlin Mastandrea was born in Englewood, Colorado on October 31, 1995. At the age of two, she told her mother that she wanted to "make people laugh."[1] After first working in Los Angeles at the age of 12, Katlin and her family moved to California permanently when she was 16-years-old so that she could pursue her career.[2]

Career

As an actress, Mastandrea has played a number of television roles. After minor roles, Katlin gained critical acclaim in the role of Izzy in the short film Make Believer. For her performance, she was bestowed a Best Young Actress Performance in a Short Film award at the 32nd Young Artist Awards.[3] That same year, Mastandrea had a role on the CBS drama Criminal Minds.[4] Within a year, she was cast in the role of "Weird Ashley" for the ABC sitcom The Middle.[5] as well as the recurring role of "Olivia" in the FX comedy Anger Management.

Recently, Mastandrea began work as a director, cinematographer and editor for a documentary entitled "From the Heartland." This documentary follows a year in the life of a coach and farmer in a small, rural community.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Gator Armstrong Plays with Dolls Katie Entro Main role
2010 Criminal Minds Mae Guest appearance, episode "Mosley Lane"
2010 Make Believer Izzy Main role
Won- Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress (2011)
2011–2018 The Middle "Weird Ashley" Wyman Recurring role
2012 Anger Management (TV series) Olivia Recurring role
2014 Wish Wizard (Short) Student Guest appearance
2017 From the Heartland (Documentary) Director Also cinematographer, editor

References

  1. ↑ "Zimbio Interview: Katlin Mastandrea on Charlie Sheen, 'The Middle,' & Wizards (Yes, Wizards!)". zimbio.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Katlin Mastandrea". SayWhatNews.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "32nd Young Artist Awards". www.youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Introducing Katlin Mastandrea". enterteenmentnews.com. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Katlin Mastandrea Interview". Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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