Katie Amanda Keane stars as Audie Gallagher on the ABC Family comedy Ruby and the Rockits.On paper, Katie's is an unlikely Hollywood success story. Raised in Kansas by a single mom, Katie describes her childhood as "moving from one apartment to another" with the longest stay in a "little trailer park on the wrong side of the tracks." Money was tight and she convinced her mother to let her get a job at age 13 -- bussing tables at a local steak house.Born of a long line of strong and wise women, Katie understood the value of hard work and she maximized every opportunity. After becoming the first person in her family to graduate from college, Katie earned her MFA landing on the Dean's list with a 4.0 GPA. She received her BFA in acting from Emporia State University. Then headed for the west coast where she received her MFA in acting from California State University, Long Beach. Katie carried her work ethic and sensible Midwest values onto the stage, where she first earned her acting chops. Most notably she spent several seasons with Shakespeare Orange County captivating audiences as Katherine in Taming of the Shrew, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, and Desdemona in Othello to name a few.Hollywood soon came calling on this Heartland beauty and she was soon enchanting television audiences as both a first-rate comedienne and powerful dramatic actress.Before long, Katie had steadily built up an impressive list of visits to the sets of NCIS (CBS), CSI: NY (CBS), Without a Trace (CBS), Eli Stone (ABC), Shark (CBS), Notes from the Underbelly (ABC), and How I Met Your Mother (CBS) among others.Katie lives in Los Angeles with Georgie, her loyal German Shepherd. They are both ardent supporters of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and Westside German Shepherd Rescue. Katie's secret fantasy is to be a rock star and will never turn down an invitation for Karaoke, wherein she says, "I will gladly proceed to make a total fool of myself."