Kyra Zagorsky Biography

Fast Facts

• Received her bachelor's degree in theatre from Southern Oregon University, and later attended the University of California, from which she received her master's degree in acting
• After auditioning and starring in her high school's musical, she decided to pursue a career in theater
• Quote: "Growing up, I was more interested in sports and writing․ I didn't get in to theatre until late in high school․"
• Quote: "When I was really young, I got really into literature․ I think that probably has to do with why I am interested in good stories and good writers with the types of things that I do as an actor․"
• Quote: "When I was young I was really into reading Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe․ I got into writing poetry when I was in high school․ I was also in journalism when I was in high school․"
• Appeared in numerous TV series and shorts, until receiving a main role in the 2014 TV series "Helix," playing the character Dr․ Julia Walker
• Has background in training in different areas of martial arts, including kickboxing, Filipino stick and sword fighting, and capoeira
• Her first time acting was in her senior year of high school, after she landed the lead role of the school's musical