Katie Leatherbury '07

Katie Leatherbury graduated from UMS-Wright in 2007. She started studying acting at a young age both in a local theater and in theater at school. She was involved in The Wright Players and the Center Stage Show Choir. Leatherbury continued her education at Birmingham-Southern College and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music.

After graduation, she followed her dreams to become an actress. She played the role of Janet in The Drowsy Chaperone with the Mobile Theatre Guild as well as joined the ensemble with Mobile Opera’s Sunset Boulevard, and performed in a charity show for Chickasaw Civic Theater. In 2012, she began with Walt Disney World as a Character performer where she was a part of the castle show Dream Along with Mickey as well as parades such as Celebrate A Dream Come True, Disney’s Electrical Parade, and part of the opening cast for the Festival of Fantasy parade. In addition, she was part of the opening cast for the Frozen Sing Along and Frozen Fireworks as Elsa, and was Belle in The Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. She has also performed in live performances such as the Halloween Icon Chance at Halloween Horror Nights 26 and Marilyn in Marilyn Monroe & the Diamond Bellas for Universal Studios Florida as an actress from 2015 to 2020. In Orlando, Leatherbury has studied at Art's Sake Acting Studio, Class Act Studios, and even studied with the respected actor, acting coach, and director, Rus Blackwell. She went on to be cast in a co-star in "The Right Stuff " which was produced by Leonardo Decaprio, and as Giselle for a popular YouTube series.

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