OSHAWA — It’s been three years since child actress Kate Moyer was last interviewed by Metroland Media in Durham Region. Back then, Kate was only eight years old and was featured in her first film, a thriller called Our House, which earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Canadian Screen Awards.
Since then, Kate says she has gone from being shy to being able to connect with others very quickly.
“I used to be very nervous and shy, I would just hide and say one-word answers,” says Kate. “I feel like I’ve just come over that.”
“She just has a natural ability, it’s not something she spent a lot of time training,” says her mother, Kim Moyer. "As she’s maturing and she has more experience in her own life to draw from, she uses those.”
Today, Kate has been in many other productions including TV series Holly Hobbie and most recently, a guest appearance in the hit series The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu.
Kate’s life has changed very much since her early acting days, as her current filming schedule has her and her family on as late as 4 a.m. She also has to sacrifice school and time at home to travel for work.
“Sometimes I miss holidays, last year I missed Easter. But then it’s 10 times better once you get home because you’re so happy to see everybody,” says Kate.
She also says some of her peers treat her differently, which can be a little “eek” sometimes.
“A lot of people in my class are like ‘Can you give me a million dollars for Christmas? Do you live in a mansion?’ — no, I live on your street, I go to your school,” Kate chuckles.
While Kate enjoys acting, it hasn’t come without sacrifice. Previously, Kate was a competitive dancer, a passion she had to give up in order to make room for her acting career.
“About two years ago I had to stop doing dance because auditions were coming in,” she says. “Acting was just getting in the way of that, it was just getting too tiring.”
While Kate says she can’t reveal too much about her role on The Handmaid’s Tale, she could say the cast was extremely kind, even celebrating her birthday on the second day of shooting.
“Everyone was super nice, like super nice,” she says happily, adding the cast decorated her trailer, sang to her, brought her cake and pancakes.
“It’s just goes to show how nice they are, they didn’t know her,” says Kim.
When asked about the future, Kate has a surprisingly mature set of dreams when it comes to her acting career.
“I still want to keep doing it as long as I can because it’s super fun and super interesting,” Kate says thoughtfully. “My hope, you know, if I have a family later, is I can provide my family with money.”
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