Kate Kelton (born June 20, 1978) is a Canadian artist, model and actress, notable for appearing as the "Tic Tac girl" in television advertisements for Tic Tac mints for almost a decade throughout Canada, Australia, South America and Israel.
She is currently starring in the upcoming television series Bullet in the Face playing the lead female role of Martine Mahler opposite Eddie Izzard. Later in the year Kate will be seen as Jordan McKee, a ‘spirited and fierce’ waitress on Syfy’s Haven.
Kelton was born in Bamberg, Germany. Her Czech parents had escaped to Germany where she was born at a refugee camp. Her parents were described as hippies. Kate and her mother settled in Toronto when she was seven. While in Toronto, she attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts and received a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Film at Ryerson University in 1998. Kelton began her career as an artist before moving into the genre of acting. She is also a former model.
Kate first discovered acting during her final year of film school. She had her big-screen debut during the Toronto International Film Festival in The Republic of Love (2000), which was directed by Deepa Mehta.
Some of Kate's movie credits have included Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and American Psycho II: All American Girl. She has also appeared in numerous music videos including Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me", Jet Set Satellite's "Baby Cool Your Jets" and "Abused" by Jason Englishman.
Kate has appeared in several indie films and TV guest spots including Detention which starred Josh Hutchinson, and Devin Zimmerman’s Growth.
Kate’s artwork is exhibited internationally. She has also been published as a contributing author in Making It in High Heels: Inspiring Stories by Women for Women of All Ages’. Kate’s latest exhibition, Crazy 4 Cult can be seen in New York City opening August 9th.
Famous quotes containing the words kate and/or kelton:
“O slanderous world! Kate like the hazel twig
Is straight and slender, and as brown in hue
As hazelnuts, and sweeter than the kernels.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“In a Kelton church, when a heated argument once began at morning services, a devout old deacon arose from his seat in the ‘amen corner’ and announced he was going to do for the church what the devil had never done—leave it.”
—Administration in the State of Sout, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)