Katie Folger is an actress, writer, and comedienne from Austin and based in Los Angeles. Named Best Actor of 2024 by The Austin Chronicle, she is known for her bold and memorable performances spanning acclaimed indie films, hit TV shows, and internationally touring theatre. Inspired by longtime mentor Robert Redford, Katie's work challenges and nuances representation of women in media both in process and story.
Her one-woman comedy, Getting In Bed with the Pizza Man—a racy, whip-smart comedy about sex, singledom, and self-liberation—was hailed as one of the Austin Chronicle’s Top 10 Theatrical Moments of 2023 and was a top pick by Amy Poehler's Smart Girls. The show sold out runs in Austin and Los Angeles before earning five stars at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and led to performances alongside Amy Schumer in New Orleans and at Austin’s historic Paramount Theatre. She is currently penning her next script for development, a hybrid stage/screen project.
On screen, Katie broke out with Zero Charisma (SXSW Audience Award) and has since appeared in Results (Sundance), The Honor Farm (SXSW), and Family Portrait (Locarno). She’s also known for roles in Day 5 (Amazon) and Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn (Netflix).
Folger is represented by Caroline Soss and Katie Zipkin-Leed at Artists First.