In a Heartbeat

This Catherine on the Disney show, In a Heartbeat as the sexy pro motocrros racer, Bobby The Bullet. CB just finished filming the lead role in a comedy feature film called Dogs Playing Poker.

Catherine Black is an accomplished actress, and visual artist.
On the film, television and stage front, Catherine has been quite active. Catherine made her stage debut at the age of 16 as “Juliet” in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at the Leah Poslums Theatre in Toronto. Having been bit by the acting bug, Catherine would go on to star in several Dora Award winning productions such as Walls of Africa (Theatre Passe Muraille), Crimes (Can. Stage/Berkeley St. Theatre) and The Human Zoo (Factory Theatre). On the big screen, Catherine is best known for her work starring opposite Christian Bale in American Psycho and working with director Amy Heckerling in Loser. Catherine has also worked extensively on the small screen. starred in the ABC/Disney MOW Mr. Headmistress. Catherine’s Select television credits include, Show Me Yours (Showcase), I Love a Mummy (YTV), Blue Murder (Global TV) In a Heartbeat (Disney/Family) and Odyssey 5 (Showtime). Catherine just finished filming the leading role in Dogs Playing Poker, a comedy set to hit theatre’s in 2007. However, it is the starring role in the CBC movie of the week, Letters to a Street Child, and of course, “Juliet", that are her favourite performances.
As a visual artist, Catherine has been equally active. Painting will always remain precious and close to her heart, no matter how far her career as an actress takes her. Catherine just finished exhibiting her current collection of paintings; Benevolence, at The Engine Gallery In Toronto. Having studied under the tutelage of classic painter Paul James, Catherine learned her craft while still in high school. Even as young as 15, Catherine was given the opportunity to grace her school’s halls and classrooms with full wall murals, as well as being chosen to hang her paintings in the foyer of the Toronto Board of Education. Currently her medium of choice is oil on wood. Catherine’s paintings have been exhibited for several years throughout Toronto and she is in demand to do portraits. Beyond Toronto, Catherine has also been commissioned by a missionary group in Cuba to visually represent orphaned children for their Orphanage. Currently Catherine is working on her next show.
Catherine is also a classically trained singer who studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Having performed with various musicians in venues such as The Cameron House and The El Macombo, Catherine continues to perform and write in her spare time.