Katherine Langford

Katherine Langford (born 29 April 1996) is an Australian actress. She is known for playing Hannah Baker in the 2017 Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, based on the novel of the same name. 2Early life Katherine Langford was born in Perth, Australia. Raised in Applecross, a riverside suburb of Perth, Langford is the daughter of doctors, Elizabeth and Stephen Langford, director of medical services at the Royal Flying Doctor Service. She began voice lessons in 2005, and received classical, jazz, and contemporary vocal training. She attended Penrhos College for her primary years and commenced secondary schooling at St Hilda's. She was offered a place at Perth Modern School, a public school for the gifted and talented, located in Subiaco, Western Australia, for her senior high years. Here she studied music and drama, was sports captain and a nationally ranked swimmer. Early on in her high school career, Langford was interested in medicine and politics, in addition to musical theater. However, in 2012, when Langford was 16, she attended Lady Gaga's concert, the Born This Way Ball, which inspired her to learn how to play the piano and quit the swimming tea