Kate Mansi

Kate Mansi (born Katharine Theresa Rose Morris; September 15, 1987[1][better source needed]) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Abigail Deveraux on the NBC serial Days of Our Lives from 2011 to 2016,[2] for which in 2017, she had won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[3]

Early life and career
Kate Mansi was born Katharine Theresa Rose Morris on September 15, 1987[1][better source needed] in Calabasas, California, to parents Jeff and Victoria Morris in Southern California.[1][better source needed] She is of Irish and Italiandescent, and she studied film and public relations at Pepperdine University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[4]

Mansi's interest in dance began as a child, when her mother—herself a dancer—enrolled her in dance classes. Mansi's interest grew, and she joined the Pacific Festival Ballet at the age of 15. She danced in performances of the Nutcracker, Bambi, Peter Pan, and Heaven and Hell. In college, she competed in the National Womack Speech Competition, placing second, and volunteered in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[citation needed]

Until the end of 2016, Mansi played Abby on Days of Our Lives.[5] Before Days of Our Lives, Mansi appeared in advertisements and played a guest role on How I Met Your Mother.[citation needed] Mansi returned to Days of Our Lives in November 2018 for a short-term period of time.

In 2013, Mansi launched a campaign to raise $20,000 for Charity: Water, "giving up" her birthday to raise awareness for the cause of clean water.[6] She announced through her Twitter account on December 30 that she succeeded in raising the full amount.[7]