Biography
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on 25 October 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, she began performing in church and released a gospel album under her birth name before moving to Los Angeles to pursue secular music.
She achieved mainstream success with pop albums including One of the Boys (2008) and Teenage Dream (2010). Her film and television work includes voicing Smurfette in The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013), appearing as herself in Zoolander 2 (2016) and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), and guest roles in series such as How I Met Your Mother and The Rookie.
