Catalina Hernandez
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| Born | Catalina Sofia Hernandez May 11, 1989 |
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| Alma mater | Princeton University (B.Des.) |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
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Catalina Hernandez (Catalina Sofia Hernandez; born 11 May 1989) is a British-American model and actress, and a member of the British royal family.
The eldest but illegitimate child of Catherine, Princess Royal, Hernandez largely grew up at her mother's family residence of Wales House in Albany, New York. She later began her career in modelling at the age of twenty-one. Initially, she took to posing for a number of fashion magazines, including Vogue, InStyle, and Harper's Bazaar, while concurrently modelling for designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Donatella Versace, and Anna Sui. However, beginning from 2012, Hernandez began achieving international fame as a Victoria's Secret model, thereby following in the footsteps of her supermodel mother. Exactly two years later, she was officially made a Victoria's Secret Angel, which further propelled her to international stardom. On May 2018, she formally departed Victoria's Secret, and has since been mostly modelling for her own mother's clothing line, Bold Royal Designs.
Meanwhile, Hernandez has also built a relatively successful acting career, beginning with her debut role, albeit a minor one as Erica Albright in the 2010 film, The Social Network. The following year, she would earn her first major role as the titular character in the 2011 film, Hanna, in which she played a trained female assassin, a role which won her a Best Young Performer award for her performance in the film. In 2013, she voiced the 17 year old teenager, Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba in Epic, and the anti-heroine, Catwoman in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Most recently, she played the role of Catherine of Valois the 2019 epic war film, The King.