Katie Lowes is a versatile American actress, a theatre director, and a voice artist. Her vibrant portrayals in television series, films, and theatre have earned her a reputation for bringing strong, multifaceted characters to life. The audience affectionately remembers her as Quinn Perkins on the ABC series Scandal.
Katie Lowes Biography
| Real Name | Katie Quinn Lowes |
| Ethnicity | Irish |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Education | New York University |
| Height | 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm) |
| Parents | Kevin Lowes and Barbara J. Lowes |
| Spouse | Adam Shapiro (m. 2012) |
| Children | Albee Quinn Shapiro, Vera Fay Shapiro |
| Relationship | Married |
Early Life and Education
Katie Lowes (born on September 22, 1982, 43 years old) is from Queens, New York City, and was brought up by her parents in the tight-knit community of Port Washington on Long Island. Her father, Kevin Lowes, was of Irish Catholic descent, and her mother, Barbara J. Lowes, was of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
Katie Lowes graduated from Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School in 2000, where her love for theatre first grew, and then earned a BFA in Acting from New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
Katie Lowes made her first on-screen appearance in 2004, starring in the FX series Rescue Me. This was the beginning of her long and successful journey in the television and movie industry.
Before her leading role in Scandal, Lowes had appeared in many TV shows, including The Sopranos, NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy, and Castle, which helped people recognize her as an actress capable of playing a wide range of roles.
Her best performance was as the hacker-turned-fixer Quinn Perkins in ABC’s Scandal (2012–2018), for which she received the 2013 TV Guide Award and acclaim from a broad audience.
Katie Lowes also played Rachel DeLoache Williams, a reporter, in Netflix’s Inventing Anna (2022). She gave voice to characters many could not recognize but are, in fact, very lovable, like Candace Flynn in Phineas and Ferb, Vanellope von Schweetz in the Wreck-It Ralph franchise, and Gabby in Big Hero 6.
In addition, she played Dawn in Waitress (2018), her Broadway debut, and in 2006, she and her husband founded the IAMA Theater Company to promote the production of progressive plays.
By 2025, Lowe will be featured in the forthcoming thriller series The Hunting Wives and will guest-star on Law & Order. Moreover, she is an advocate for psoriasis awareness, sharing her personal experiences.
Social Media
- Instagram: @katie_lowes
- Facebook: Katie Lowes
- Twitter: @KatieLowes
Personal Life
Katie Lowes is happy to say that she has a loving, long-lasting marriage with actor Adam Shapiro, whom she met through mutual theatre friends and married in a very private ceremony on June 23, 2012. He was her love interest in Scandal, only the screen version.
The two, now the parents of a boy named Albee Quinn and a girl named Vera Fay, live in Los Angeles, where they mix family life with collaborative creative projects.
Net Worth
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