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Kate Moennig

Kate Moennig

Actor · Born December 29, 1977 (48) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Katherine Sian Moennig (born December 29, 1977) is an American actress best known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on The L Word, as well as Jake Pratt on Young Americans. In 2009, she starred as Dr. Miranda Foster on CBS Three Rivers. Moennig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Broadway dancer Mary Zahn and violin maker William H. Moennig III. Moennig is of German, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Moennig moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Moennig has played multiple lesbian roles in The L Word, Everybody's Fine, Art School Confidential. She has also pursued transgender roles, auditioning for the part of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry, and playing Cheryl Avery, a young transgender woman in Law and Order. In 2007, the documentary My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness in New York was launched with Moennig in cooperation with the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 29, 1977 (48)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Kate Moennig's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
28%
Survival
19%
Morality
10%
Society
7%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
8
Dread
2
Warm
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kate Moennig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kate Moennig's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Perfect(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No Good Deed(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gwen Delvecchio

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Squealer(2023)

    as Earline

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ray Donovan: The Movie(2022)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Plan B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • The L Word: Generation Q(2019)

    Show 28 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Shane McCutcheon

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Grown-ish(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Professor Hewson · as Professor Hewson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Lane 1974(2017)

    as Hallelujah

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • My Dead Boyfriend(2016)

    as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Default (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Juliana

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 72 episodes · as Lena

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Gone(2012)

    as Det. Erica Lonsdale

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Lincoln Lawyer(2011)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Lez Chat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Athletic Woman

  • Everybody's Fine(2009)

    as Jilly

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Three Rivers(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Miranda Foster

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Angelo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Art School Confidential(2006)

    as Candace

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Invitation to a Suicide(2004)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Best Week Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 71 episodes · as Shane McCutcheon

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Love the Hard Way(2001)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Landis

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Shipping News(2001)

    as Grace Moosup

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Young Americans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jake Pratt

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Cheryl Avery

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Melissa Cobin

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The L Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

The Shipping News (2001)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Ray Donovan (2013)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19902026

Peak 2023 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 28: 27 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting1 of 28: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 28: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kate Moennig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Perfect (2026)

97th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ray Donovan (2013)

Midcredits 93rd · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kate Moennig's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles10–76 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles22–80 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles44–83 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles23–69 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kate Moennig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kate Moennig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dash Mihok shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers