Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Kat Hawks graduated from SSEES, (School of Slavonic & Eastern European Studies), London University, in Russian Language & Literature before moving to Moscow, Russia, where she worked for Bates Saatchi & Saatchi. Shortly thereafter, at the age of twenty two, she opened Karlo Rossi Promotion Agency, a Promotion and Advertising agency which included such clients as British American Tobacco, Hugo Boss, and Nestle, making her one of the youngest female entrepreneurs in Moscow.In 2000, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. In 2003, she began training in classical ballet with Joyce Vanderveen and later studied with Alla Khaniashvilli, Vladimir Kolesnikov and Nader Hamed. On March 18, 2010, she founded American Ballet of Los Angeles with Artistic Director Eddy Hawks, formerly of the Hamburg Ballet.Kat resides between Los Angeles and Auckland, New Zealand doing what she loves - acting, dancing and producing.