Katee Sackoff

Kathryn Ann "Katee" Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980) is an American actress was born in Portland, Oregon, but grew up in St. Helens. She began swimming at an early age and by high school was planning to go pro until her right knee was injured.nShe is best known for playing Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace.' in Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009). Toward the end of the filming of Battlestar Galactica, Sackhoff began feeling physically weak. Soon after filming wrapped she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer treatment has a 99 percent success rate if diagnosed early. After surgery to remove her thyroid she required no radiation treatments and is currently in remission.s As Bo-Katan Kryze, Katee Sackhoff’s Star Wars journey has taken her character from animated form in Star Wars: The Clone Wars to the live-action adventure of The Mandalorian as Bo-Katan Kryze. Sackhoff and her Battlestar Galactica co-star Tricia Helfer co-founded the Acting Outlaws, a motorcycle-riding charity with which they have worked to raise awareness and funds for causes including the Gulf Restoration Network, the Humane Society, and the Red Cross.n