Katie Leclerc Biography

Fast Facts

• Pursued theater at Valley Center High School with VC Drama's International Thespian Society Troupe 6199
• Started learning sign language at the age of 17, which was before she found out that she had Meniere's disease, a degenerative inner ear disorder
• Discovered her passion for acting when she played to the lead role in a production of "Annie" when she was young
• Quote: "When I got my first paycheck, the first thing I did was pay off my debt․ The second thing I did was buy an iPad 2, so in-between takes I play all those super fun, addicting games․"
• Perhaps best known for her role as Daphne Vasquez on "Switched at Birth․"
• Has appeared in commercials for Pepsi, Cingular, Comcast and GE
• In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and trail hiking