Angela Hope Smith is an American stage and screen actress. She was born in New York, NY and grew up in New Hampshire, where she began her acting career. She earned her bachelor's degree in Theater Arts from Plymouth State University.She played Catherine Paine in Disney's The Finest Hours (2016) alongside Chris Pine, Holliday Grainger and Beau Knapp, directed by Craig Gillespie.On stage she has performed for thousands on the Boston Common with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and toured the southeast United States with Chamber Theatre Productions. Regionally, Smith has played numerous classical stage roles including Juliet, Ophelia, Hermia and Cassius in "Julius Caesar."