Kat Dennings – Biography, Career, Family, Age, and Net Worth

Who is Kat Dennings?

Katherine Victoria Litwack, professionally known as Kat Dennings, is an American actress from the United States of America, Pennsylvania. 

Kat is known for her role in the sitcom 2 Broke Girls, which aired on CBS between 2011 and 2017, and Thor, a Marvel movie.

Kat Dennings is currently engaged to Andrew. W.K. is an American rock musician.

Facts About Kat Dennings

Full NameKatherine Dennings
CareerActress
NationalityAmerican 
AgeBorn. June 13, 1986 (Age 37 years)
Net Worth$31 Million

Kat Dennings Biography, Wiki

Katherine Victoria Litwack, professionally known as Kat Dennings, is an American actress from Pennsylvania. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Kat Dennings grew up in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, in an old house built in 1694, which is currently up for Airbnb.

Kat is known for her role in the sitcom 2 Broke Girls, which aired on CBS between 2011 to 2017, and in the film Thor and WandaVision.

Kat Dennings is also a fur mom to cat ‘Millie’ They, Millie and Kat, have been together for over a decade. They have both appeared together in The People’s magazine. Kat advocates the adoption of homeless pets.

Apart from acting, Kat Dennings enjoys gardening organic vegetables in her backyard, cooking, baking sweet treats, knitting, and loves reading.

Kat Dennings Career

Kat started her career at an early age. At age 9, she was doing commercials and even got an acting job for a commercial that did not make it to the screens.

Since her family was not well off, she did not attend acting schools or formal training.

After graduating high school at age 15, the Litwarks moved the family to Los Angeles to assist Kat chase her acting dream under the moniker Dennings.

At the start of her career, Kat was deemed ugly by Hollywood. That did not stop her from going for her dream. 

In 2003, after arriving and settling in Los Angeles, she was a guest star on the television series Without a Trace and Less Than Perfect. The following year she was cast in a pilot television series on CBS that never took off. Despite the hiccup, Kat Dennings had a recurring role on the television series ER for two years and was a guest on CSI in 2004 and 2005.

2004 and 2005, Kat had a good year as she landed her first feature film, Raise Your Voice, as a piano student. We later learned that Kat went for Piano lessons for that role. She landed supporting roles in the film 40-year-Old Virgin, Down in the Valley, and the comedy film Big Momma’s House 2 starring Martin Lawrence and Nia Long.

In 2011, Kat Dennings got a role as Darcy in the Marvel film Thorn and Max Black in the sitcom 2 Broke Girls on CBS, which made her famous across Hollywood. 

As recent as 2021, Kat featured on Disney WandaVision and in 2022 in Thor: Love and Thunder.

Kat Dennings Family 

Kat is the daughter of Gerald Litwark, a molecular pharmacologist and college professor, and a poet and speech therapist Ellen Judith Litwack.

She’s the sibling of Debbie Litwark and Geoffrey S. Litwark.

It stands she’s the youngest of five children of her parents though we only know three of the five siblings.

Kat Dennings seems to enjoy sharing old photos of her parents and her at a young age. We can rightly conclude she had a wonderful childhood.

Kat grew up a Jew but currently associates with Jewish descent rather than religiously.

What Nationality is Kat Dennings?

Kat Dennings is an American born in Pennsylvania, in the United States of America.

Her family is of Russian Jewish descent, the mother having the name Schatz.

What Made Kat Dennings Famous?

Kat Dennings got famous in the sixth series, 2 Broke Girls, where she is the main character with her best friend, Beth Behrs.  Also, she gained fame in her role in the film Thor. Kat plays Darcey in a 2011 film starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and others.

Kat Dennings Age 

Kat Dennings is 37 years. She was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. United States on June 23, 1986.

Kat Dennings Movies and TV Shows

Kat Dennings has been featured in several films from the beginning of her career to date, with the recent 2022 Marvel film Thor and the 2021 Disney mini television series WandaVision. From 2019 to 2022, she had the leading role too on the film Dollface where she was also an executive producer.

 Between 2011-2017 she became famous with the role of Max Black in the more than six series sitcom ‘2 Broke Girls’ where she works in a diner in an attempt to save up and start her cupcake business. The film won an Emmy for art direction in 2012.

From 2004 to 2015, Kat Dennings got featured in different films each year.

Kat Dennings Relationship

Kat Dennings is currently engaged to a musician Andrew W. K.

They started dating in 2021 after meeting in Los Angeles, California. Soon after, they announced their engagement on Kat Dennings’s Instagram page since Andrew has no social media platforms. 

He is only on Facebook and inactive. He last posted in 2017.

Kat Dennings Husband 

Kat Dennings got engaged to Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier, famously known as Andrew W. K May 2021. 

Andrew is a rock musician, songwriter, and record producer.  He’s the ex-husband of Cherie Lily, a music producer and fitness enthusiast.

Despite Andrew wearing a wedding band, they are not officially married.

Kat Dennings Images

Who is Kat Dennings Bestfriend?

Beth Behrs is an American actress and best friend of Kat Dennings.

They co-starred in the series 2 Broke Girls, and their friendship continued even off the screen to date.

Who Did Kat Dennings Used to Date?

 Kat Dennings has dated a few handsome and well-known men in Hollywood.

Between 2011-2014, Kat was in a romantic relationship with her co-star from 2 broke girls Zano Nick.

In October 2014, Kat Dennings made her first scene with actor, singer, and songwriter Josh Groban. 

Listening to them talking about each other in separate interviews during their romantic relationship, one can not help and wonder why the beautiful couple went individual ways after about two years of dating.

In April 2021, Kat Dennings shared a photo of Andrew W.K. on her Instagram before making it Instagram official on May 2, 2021. The pair are considered to have met in Los Angeles, California, and hit it off. In the same month, Kat posted her engagement ring with the caption ‘ Don’t mind if I do ‘ on Instagram.

 Though the couple are wearing their wedding bands, we can’t wait for the wedding.

Is Kat Dennings Her Real Name?

No. Katherine Victoria Litwack is Kat Dennings’s real name. She changed her name to Kat Dennings because she thought her family name was hideous.

Tom Hiddleston and Kat Dennings

Tom Hiddleston and Kat Dennings worked together in Thor in 2010. Subsequently, we had a glimpse of them holding hands. Neither of them confirmed or denied having a romantic relationship. Though after then, we never caught them together. 

Is Kat Dennings a Vegetarian?

Kat Dennings is not a vegetarian despite her Instagram highlights and timeline showing different kinds of vegetables. She enjoys organic plant-based foods and diet.

Kat likes fresh vegetables and has a home garden. She grows different varieties of tomatoes, radishes, peppers, carrots, zucchini, and other vegetables. Periodically, Dennings shares harvest from her garden with her fans on Instagram. 

On July 20, 2023, Kat Dennings shared a video of steaming hot mussels on her Instagram story, which we can rightly assume she made as she shares what she occasionally cooks. In the video, she garnished the seafood with parsley. How delicious!

What Color is Kat Dennings’ Hair?

Red / Ginger is the natural hair color of Kat Dennings’ hair in a throwback photo of her as a child posted a while back on her Instagram.

Though we know her hair as black, a closer look shows how beautiful and silky her hair is with a burgundy hue.

Kat Dennings House

Kat Dennings presently lives in Los Angeles, California, in a house with just enough space to have her small garden where she plants her vegetables and flowers.

Between the age of 6 to 15 years, Kat and her family lived in a house in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, built-in 1694. Since it was a historic building, the family got restricted from altering the house design.

As a child, Kat found the house weird as she slept in the attic.

Years later, after they left Pennsylvania state, Kat’s brother, jointly with his beautiful wife, went to lodge in Litwark’s former family home that’s now an Airbnb. Since they believe the house is haunted and spooky. They had to leave in the middle of the night as they felt unsettled.

Kat Dennings Birthday 

Kat Dennings’s birthday was on June 13. She was born in 1986 in Pennsylvania.

On June 13, Kat turned 37 years and to celebrate this milestone, she posted a cake slice with double strawberry frosting with an eye on it. She captioned the sliced cake on her Instagram, ‘Eye can’t believe I’m 37’.

Kat Dennings Net Worth

Dennings has a net worth of $31 million.

Kat Dennings Height and Weight

Dennings is about 5 feet 4 ½ inches tall and weighs 58kg.

Kat Dennings Social Media

Kat Dennings’s Instagram handle is @katdenningsss. She has something to share every day.

Her Facebook page is Kat Dennings.

She’s not very active on Facebook. Her last post was in April 2018.

You can also find her on the new social app Threads @katdenningsss.

On Twitter and TikTok, we can’t verify her real account though many handles purport to be Kat Dennings. Looking closely, she deleted her Twitter page.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What Age is Kat Dennings?

37 years old. Kat was born in the United States of America on June 13, 1986.  

Does Kat Dennings Have a Sister?

Yes, Debbie Litwark is the sister to Kat Dennings.

Who is Kat Dennings’ Brother?

Geoffrey S. Litwack is the brother of Kat Dennings.

Who is Kat Dennings’ Parents?

Ellen Judith Litwack and Gerald J. Litwack are Kat Dennings parents.

Is Kat Dennings Married?

No. Kat is engaged to musician Andrew. W K. since May 2021

What is Kat Dennings Doing Now?

Kat Dennings just finished filming Marvel Film Thor in 2022. We assume she is currently doing projects with the Marvel franchise. Kat likes surprising her fans and sharing very little of her personal life.

Why Did Kat Dennings Leave Big Mouth?

Kat Dennings left Big Mouth as she had other projects she was actively working on. She could not keep up voicing the character Leah Birch in season 5.