Kathryn Emily Douglas (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Abby Littman in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia and as Jackie Sullivan in Pretty Hard Cases.
She had her first starring role in Spooksville as Sally Wilcox for 22 episodes. Since then she has had other lead roles in film and tv series such as Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, and Level 16. Douglas began her screen acting career at the age of six in F2: Forensic Factor. Douglas later played Sally Wilcox on Discovery Family’s fantasy action TV show Spooksville in 2013, but it only lasted one season. Douglas starred as Young Irisa on the science fiction action TV series Defiance: The Lost Ones which premiered on SyFy in March 2014. At the age of 15, Douglas was nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles in 2014, for her role as Sally Wilcox in Spooksville.
Douglas starred as Naomi Malik from 2017 to 2019 in the Global Network Canadian comedy and drama TV series Mary Kills People, working alongside Caroline Dhavernas. Douglas played a lead role as Vivien on the Danishka Esterhazy directed 2018 science fiction movie Level 16.
In 2019, Douglas was the protagonist in the drama film Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey, which recounts the true story of Lisa McVey who was abducted and raped for 26 hours by serial killer Bobby Joe Long in 1984. Douglas received an ACTRA Award nomination for her performance, eventually losing out to Amybeth McNulty.
In 2021, she starred as Abby, a friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia, alongside Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Sara Waisglass, and Chelsea Clark (actress). Douglas starred in a main role as 18-year-old Jackie Sullivan in the first two series of the CBC Television female police comedy-drama television series Pretty Hard Cases from 2021 to 2022.
In 2022, Douglas stars as Kate Coughlin in the Daniel Adams directed police protection film The Walk in a cast which includes Justin Chatwin, Terrence Howard and Malcolm McDowell.
In 2023, she was the titular role in the film The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, which portrays the true story of how a 15 year-old girl survived the trauma of abduction, incarceration and sexual assault for over 18 hours, until an opportunity to escape transpired.
Known For

Clown in a Cornfield
Quinn Maybrook
2025

This Too Shall Pass
2024

WWJD?
Margot
2024

Lazareth
Imogen
2024

Ghosting
(1 episode)
2024

I Like Movies
Prom Date
2023

The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story
Kara Robinson
2023

The Walk
Kate Coughlin
2022

Double Edged
Evelyn / Samantha
2021

Ginny & Georgia
Abigail 'Abby' Littman · (30 episodes)
2021

Pretty Hard Cases
Jackie Sullivan · (16 episodes)
2021

Nurses
Sasha · (1 episode)
2020

Thicker Than Water
Addie Petrovic
2019

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
Lisa McVey
2018

Every Day
Megan / A
2018

Level 16
Vivien
2018

Burden of Truth
Amanda Parson · (2 episodes)
2018

Creeped Out
Indigo · (2 episodes)
2017

Mary Kills People
Naomi Malik · (18 episodes)
2017

Raising Expectations
Conner Wayney · (27 episodes)
2016

Defiance: The Lost Ones
Young Irisa · (5 episodes)
2014

Spooksville
Sally Wilcox · (22 episodes)
2013

Compulsion
Young Saffron
2013

Defiance
Young Irisa / Little Girl · (3 episodes)
2013

Saving Hope
Tatum · (1 episode)
2012
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Rose Leacock
2012
The Rule of Three
Amy

Max & Shred
Melanie · (2 episodes)
2014

Alphas
Teenage Nina · (1 episode)
2011

Less Than Kind
Brenda · (3 episodes)
2008

Flashpoint
Jennifer Sabiston · (1 episode)
2008