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Katie Leclerc
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Leclerc in 2021
Born
Katie Lynn Leclerc

Occupation Actress, producer
Years active 2005–present
Known for Switched at Birth
Spouse(s)
Brian Habecost
(m. 2014; div. 2017)

Katie Lynn Leclerc is an American actress and producer. She has appeared on several television series, including Veronica Mars, Fashion House, Community and The Big Bang Theory. In 2011, she was cast in the television show Switched at Birth, starring as Daphne Vasquez.

Personal life

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Leclerc with Ryan Lane at a Dogs for the Deaf benefit in April 2013

Leclerc was born in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Lakewood, Colorado. She is of Canadian descent. She is the youngest of three siblings. She started learning American Sign Language at 17, before she found out she had Ménière's disease, which leads to hearing loss. Her older sister also teaches ASL. Both her father and older sister have Ménière's disease as well.

Leclerc married longtime boyfriend Brian Habecost, a real estate salesman, on September 6, 2014. In July 2017, Leclerc filed for divorce from her husband.

Career

Leclerc discovered her passion for acting in seventh grade when she got the lead role in a production of Annie. She then moved to San Diego, to pursue theatre at Valley Center High School. She took part in commercials for Pepsi, Cingular, Comcast, and GE.

"My agent submitted me for a nationwide casting call for the roles of Emmett and Daphne. I ended up getting a callback, and that's when I was asked to try a "deaf accent." It's something we discussed in depth. We wanted to make sure my portrayal was respectful and done correctly. At the same time, we felt that using a Deaf accent would be a really strong choice for the character.

Filmography

Film

Title Role Notes
2009 Flying By Ally
2009 The Inner Circle Claire
2015 The Reckoning Katherine
2016 Holiday Breakup Kelly
2016 Stars Are Already Dead Ireland
2017 Party Boat Kiley Direct-to-video film (Crackle)
2019 Round of Your Life Minka
2021 A Cape Cod Christmas Margot
2021 Blue Call kaylee

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Veronica Mars Crystal Episode: "Silence of the Lamb"
2006 Fashion House Sara Recurring role (4 episodes)
2007 Saints & Sinners Bride Episode: "Dance, Dance Revolution"
2008 Riches, TheThe Riches Teen Girl Episode: "Friday Night Lights"
2008 Ex List, TheThe Ex List Mila Episode: "Protect and Serve"
2010 Hard Times of RJ Berger, TheThe Hard Times of RJ Berger Deaf Girl Episode: "Lily Pad"
2011, 2017 Big Bang Theory, TheThe Big Bang Theory Emily Episodes: "The Wiggly Finger Catalyst", "The Emotion Detection Automation"
2011–2017 Switched at Birth Daphne Vasquez Lead role
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Christine Episode: "Play Dead"
2013 My Synthesized Life Amanda Episodes: "Amanda", "A Disturbance in the Force"
2013 The Confession Katie Lapp Television film
2014 Community Carol Episode: "Analysis of Cork-Based Networking"
2015 Cloudy With a Chance of Love Debbie Metcalfe Television film
2015 The Reckoning Katie Lapp/Katherine Mayfield Television film
2017 Confess Auburn Reed Web series
2017 Psycho In-Law Tina Television film
2019 A Bride's Revenge Miya Television film
2019 Christmas a la Mode Emily Television film
2020 NCIS SSgt. Diana Murphy Episode: “Sound Off”
2023 Letters to Santa Rebecca Hallmark Movie

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Result Ref.
2011 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Breakout Star Switched at Birth Nominated
2013 TwoCents TV Award for Drama Queens Switched at Birth Won
2014 Indie Series Award for Best Guest Star - Comedy My Synthesized Life Nominated

See also

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