Kate Rockwell

Biography

Kate Rockwell was born in the United States. She is an actress, known for Harlem (2021), tick, tick… BOOM! (2021) and Almost Family (2019).

A graduate of Baldwin Wallace University, Kate Rockwell was in Mean Girls: the Musical, originating the role of pretty-but-dim Karen Smith, for which she earned a Helen Hayes nomination during their out of town tryout in Washington DC.

Her previous Broadway credits include originating the role of Skylar in Bring It On: The Musical, Sherrie in Rock of Ages, Margot in Legally Blonde, and Hair. Some of her favorite regional credits include Mabel Normand in the world premiere of Hollywood at La Jolla Playhouse, Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel at Arena Stage (for which she received a Helen Hayes nomination), and Belle in Beauty and the Beast at The Muny. Her TV/Film credits include “High Maintenance,” “Deadbeat,” and Sex and the City:The Movie.

Rockwell and her husband Spencer Howard live in New York City with their two dogs, Mabel and Bessie. Rockwell and Howard welcomed their first child in October 2022.