Katie Strain Fan Casting
By Emily Wilson
Biography
Katie Lynne Strain (born July 21, 1990) are Canadian twin actresses and models. They are best known for their roles in Todd and the Book of Pure Evil and Carrie. Karissa and Katie's first film role came in the form of body doubling for Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in their feature film New York Minute. After this, Karissa and Katie gained many roles, both together and separate, in film and television. Karissa and Katie's most memorable roles were as villainous twins in both Todd and the Book of Pure Evil and Carrie. In recent years, Karissa and Katie have booked various guest star roles on television series'. In December 2015, they were cast as Cora and Jolene in the first season of the Syfy series Wynonna Earp, which is based on the comic book of same name. Aside from acting, the twins have also done modeling. Karissa has worked as a model for Nike, Inc., Sears, amongst other things, while Katie has modeled for Ford, though mostly worked freelance. In September 2017, Karissa and Katie booked their first lead roles as Celeste and Leeann Hart, the protagonist and antagonist, in the feature film Downward Twin, which they began filming on October 16, 2017. Downward Twin was later renamed to Twinsanity and was digitally released on September 18, 2018.
