Katie McGrath
| Name: | Katie McGrath |
| Also Known As: | Kashy McGra |
| Occupation: | actress |
| Medium: | TV, film |
| Works: | Merlin (TV series), Supergirl (TV series), Jurassic World, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Queen, A Princess for Christmas, Labyrinth (miniseries), Slasher (TV series), Dracula (TV series), Frontier (TV series) |
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| On Fanlore: | Related pages |
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Katie McGrath is an Irish actor known within the fandom community for playing Morgana on BBC's TV series Merlin as well as Lena Luthor on Supergirl. Her roles have also included Princess Margaret alongside Emilia Fox's Queen Elizabeth (Fox portrayed her sister on Merlin). She has had mostly small roles in other genre works including Jurassic World and the film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, as well as a prominent role in Dracula.
Fandom
McGrath developed a fandom during her years on Merlin, her character was often paired with Gwen (Angel Coulby) in fanworks. McGrath also expressed various fandom-friendly thoughts during commentaries on Merlin episodes, indicating she rooted for the primary fandom pairing, Merlin/Arthur, mentioning that her co-stars' friendship was increasingly indistinguishable from their onscreen relationship.
McGrath has had a lesbian following since Merlin, furthered by her appearance as a lesbian character in the 2013 UK series, Dates, along with actress Gemma Chan (who later co-starred with Merlin alum, Colin Morgan, in Humans). This following increased with McGrath's role on Supergirl due to her onscreen chemistry with Melissa Benoist's character Kara, which quickly became integral to the fandom, the two of them becoming the series' biggest ship. McGrath seems supportive of the pairing[1]. Lena Luthor became a popular character in her own right, generating excitement in the series in the second season (which had moved networks). Fandom support increased in Season 3 of Supergirl with addition of her co-star Odette Annable (her co-worker and friend Samantha Arias in the series).
Fanworks
- Unbuttoned by Lord_shakesqueer, Supergirl (TV 2015) RPF, Melissa Benoist/Katie McGrath. Katie McGrath, now a Supergirl series regular, and Melissa Benoist have never truly seen eye to eye. However, when Katie is pushed a little bit too far over the edge at SDCC, Melissa begins to slowly see that she has a point. Friendship blossoms along with other unwanted feelings.
- Not a Courtly Romance by Woldy, Merlin (BBC) RPF, Angel Coulby/Katie McGrath. What nobody ever mentioned is what to do if you hooked up with someone before discovering that you had to work together.
- After He's Been Hooked I'll Play The One That's on His Heart by puckling, Merlin (BBC) RPF, Bradley James/Katie McGrath/Colin Morgan. Katie and Colin fuck Bradley.
Fannish Links
- Katie McGrath Daily on Tumblr
- Katie McGrath News on Tumblr
- Gay for Katie McGrath on Tumblr
- Fy Katie McGrath on Tumblr
- Fanworks on AO3
- Katie_McGrath on LiveJournal
- Katiem_Stills on LiveJournal
- KatieMcGrathFans on DeviantArt
Resources
References
- ^ Supergirl: Katie McGrath Is in Love With 'Badass' Lena Luthor - Aren't You? Season 2 Interview. April 11, 2017.