Todd grew up in Innisfil, Ontario, where she attended Nantyr Shores Secondary School, graduating with honors and earning the distinction of receiving a designate Ontario Scholar award.[citation needed] Throughout her youth she was known as Katie, but changed to Kate when she started acting.[1]
Career
Acting
Todd got her acting start at age fourteen when she landed the lead role of Lily Randall on the popular television series Radio Free Roscoe. The show ran for four seasons (52 episodes), received the 'Best Teen Show' award and the 'Parent's Choice' award at the New York Worlds Festival in 2003 and a Gemini Award in 2005, and continues to be aired in Canada, the United States, and many countries throughout the world.[citation needed]
In 2006, Todd performed in the feature film The Tracey Fragments. She later played the lead role of Lauren Findley in the movie Grizzly Rage. She also made appearances on the TV shows Naturally, Sadie and Life with Derek, in which she had a recurring role as Sally.
Todd has since appeared in a Lifetime Movie of the Week, More Sex and the Single Mom, and the CBC movie Booky Makes Her Mark. She also had a main role as Erica, a teenage vampire, in the series My Babysitter's a Vampire.
Music
Todd released her debut album Finding My Way in April 2012.[2] She won Best New Album at the 2012 Radio Nation Music Awards.[3] In 2014[4] she released a Christmas album Country Christmas. Todd released her sophomore album Anywhere With You in April 2015.[5] On February 26, 2016[6] Todd released the single "Should've Told" feat. Kyle Shedrick.
Charity work
Todd has been involved with the KidsFest Canada charity, a non-government funded program designed to help fight child poverty.[citation needed]