Kat Dennings

Katherine Victoria Litwack (born June 13, 1986), known professionally as Kat Dennings, is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Max Black in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017) and as Darcy Lewis in the Marvel superhero films Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). Dennings was born on June 13, 1986 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Ellen Judith Litwack, is a poet and speech therapist, and her father, Gerald J. Litwack, is a molecular pharmacologist, and college professor and chairman. Dennings is the youngest of five children, including an older brother, Geoffrey S. Litwack. Her family is Jewish. Dennings was homeschooled; her only enrollment at a traditional school was for a half-day at Friends' Central School. She graduated from high school early at age 14, and moved with her family to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time under the professional surname "Dennings". This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

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Thor: The Dark World (2013)

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Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Taylor
CAST:  Chris Hemsworth  •  Natalie Portman  •  Tom Hiddleston  •  Idris Elba

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Taylor
CAST:  Chris Hemsworth  •  Natalie Portman  •  Tom Hiddleston  •  Idris Elba

Thor (2011)

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Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Chris Hemsworth  •  Natalie Portman  •  Tom Hiddleston  •  Anthony Hopkins

Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Chris Hemsworth  •  Natalie Portman  •  Tom Hiddleston  •  Anthony Hopkins

Big Momma's House 2 (2006)

FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes back undercover as Big Momma, a slick-talking, slam-dunking Southern granny with attitude to spare! Now this granny must play nanny to three dysfunctional upper class kids in order to spy on their computer hacked dad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Whitesell
CAST:  Martin Lawrence  •  Nia Long  •  Emily Procter  •  Kevin Durand

FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes back undercover as Big Momma, a slick-talking, slam-dunking Southern granny with attitude to spare! Now this granny must play nanny to three dysfunctional upper class kids in order to spy on their computer hacked dad.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Whitesell
CAST:  Martin Lawrence  •  Nia Long  •  Emily Procter  •  Kevin Durand

Down in the Valley (2005)

On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jacobson
CAST:  Edward Norton  •  Evan Rachel Wood  •  David Morse  •  Rory Culkin

On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jacobson
CAST:  Edward Norton  •  Evan Rachel Wood  •  David Morse  •  Rory Culkin

London (2005)

London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hunter Richards
CAST:  Chris Evans  •  Jessica Biel  •  Joy Bryant  •  Jason Statham

London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hunter Richards
CAST:  Chris Evans  •  Jessica Biel  •  Joy Bryant  •  Jason Statham

Raise Your Voice (2004)

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A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the academy, she experiences a whole new way of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean McNamara
CAST:  Hilary Duff  •  Oliver James  •  David Keith  •  Johnny Lewis

A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the academy, she experiences a whole new way of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean McNamara
CAST:  Hilary Duff  •  Oliver James  •  David Keith  •  Johnny Lewis

The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

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Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Judd Apatow
CAST:  Steve Carell  •  Catherine Keener  •  Paul Rudd  •  Romany Malco

Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Judd Apatow
CAST:  Steve Carell  •  Catherine Keener  •  Paul Rudd  •  Romany Malco

The Scream Team (2002)

Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and profit from its Halloween traditions. Frank's widower grandson Richard grudgingly returns there from Boston with his own kids, bright Ian and bratty Claire, to settle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Gillard
CAST:  Kat Dennings  •  Mark Rendall  •  Robert Bockstael  •  Eric Idle

Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and profit from its Halloween traditions. Frank's widower grandson Richard grudgingly returns there from Boston with his own kids, bright Ian and bratty Claire, to settle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Gillard
CAST:  Kat Dennings  •  Mark Rendall  •  Robert Bockstael  •  Eric Idle

To Write Love on Her Arms (2015)

The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathan Frankowski
CAST:  Kat Dennings  •  Chad Michael Murray  •  Rupert Friend  •  Corbin Bleu

The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathan Frankowski
CAST:  Kat Dennings  •  Chad Michael Murray  •  Rupert Friend  •  Corbin Bleu

Daydream Nation (2011)

Forced to move to a boring backwater town, a teenager embarks on affairs with a teacher and a stoner classmate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Goldbach
CAST:  Kat Dennings  •  Reece Thompson  •  Josh Lucas  •  Andie MacDowell

Forced to move to a boring backwater town, a teenager embarks on affairs with a teacher and a stoner classmate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Goldbach
CAST:  Kat Dennings  •  Reece Thompson  •  Josh Lucas  •  Andie MacDowell

Defendor (2009)

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A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Stebbings
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Kat Dennings  •  Elias Koteas  •  Sandra Oh

A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Stebbings
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Kat Dennings  •  Elias Koteas  •  Sandra Oh

Shorts (2009)

A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rodriguez
CAST:  Jimmy Bennett  •  Kat Dennings  •  Jolie Vanier  •  William H. Macy

A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rodriguez
CAST:  Jimmy Bennett  •  Kat Dennings  •  Jolie Vanier  •  William H. Macy

Wanderlust (2006)

A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd and Tom McCarthy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shari Springer Berman  •  Robert Pulcini
CAST:  Allison Anders  •  Jeanine Basinger  •  Robert Benton  •  Karen Black

A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd and Tom McCarthy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shari Springer Berman  •  Robert Pulcini
CAST:  Allison Anders  •  Jeanine Basinger  •  Robert Benton  •  Karen Black

The Answer Man (2009)

Twenty years ago, Arlen Faber wrote a book about spirituality that became wildly popular. These days, he's a curmudgeonly recluse who only enjoys the company of his chiropractor, Elizabeth. As Elizabeth's warmth starts to melt Arlen's cold heart, he comes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hindman
CAST:  Jeff Daniels  •  Lauren Graham  •  Lou Taylor Pucci  •  Olivia Thirlby

Twenty years ago, Arlen Faber wrote a book about spirituality that became wildly popular. These days, he's a curmudgeonly recluse who only enjoys the company of his chiropractor, Elizabeth. As Elizabeth's warmth starts to melt Arlen's cold heart, he comes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hindman
CAST:  Jeff Daniels  •  Lauren Graham  •  Lou Taylor Pucci  •  Olivia Thirlby

The House Bunny (2008)

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Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Wolf
CAST:  Anna Faris  •  Emma Stone  •  Kat Dennings  •  Hugh Hefner

Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Wolf
CAST:  Anna Faris  •  Emma Stone  •  Kat Dennings  •  Hugh Hefner

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

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Nick cannot stop obsessing over his ex-girlfriend, Tris, until Tris' friend Norah suddenly shows interest in him at a club. Thus begins an odd night filled with ups and downs as the two keep running into Tris and her new boyfriend while searching for Norah's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sollett
CAST:  Michael Cera  •  Kat Dennings  •  Aaron Yoo  •  Alexis Dziena

Nick cannot stop obsessing over his ex-girlfriend, Tris, until Tris' friend Norah suddenly shows interest in him at a club. Thus begins an odd night filled with ups and downs as the two keep running into Tris and her new boyfriend while searching for Norah's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sollett
CAST:  Michael Cera  •  Kat Dennings  •  Aaron Yoo  •  Alexis Dziena

Suburban Gothic (2014)

An awkward, unemployed man who can talk to the dead teams up with a rebellious bartender to find the vengeful ghost that's been terrorizing their town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bates Jr.
CAST:  Matthew Gray Gubler  •  Ray Wise  •  Kat Dennings  •  Sally Kirkland

An awkward, unemployed man who can talk to the dead teams up with a rebellious bartender to find the vengeful ghost that's been terrorizing their town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bates Jr.
CAST:  Matthew Gray Gubler  •  Ray Wise  •  Kat Dennings  •  Sally Kirkland

Hollywood Adventures (2015)

A young man goes from China to Hollywood on short notice to find his girlfriend. He ends up connected with two others in his quest, which gets much more complicated than he envisioned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timothy Kendall
CAST:  Zhao Wei  •  Huang Xiaoming  •  Tong Dawei  •  Simon Helberg

A young man goes from China to Hollywood on short notice to find his girlfriend. He ends up connected with two others in his quest, which gets much more complicated than he envisioned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timothy Kendall
CAST:  Zhao Wei  •  Huang Xiaoming  •  Tong Dawei  •  Simon Helberg

Charlie Bartlett (2007)

Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Poll
CAST:  Anton Yelchin  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Hope Davis  •  Kat Dennings

Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Poll
CAST:  Anton Yelchin  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Hope Davis  •  Kat Dennings

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe (2019)

An exciting look into the future of Marvel Studios' films and upcoming Disney+ series.  (more)

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CAST:  Kevin Feige  •  Kari Skogland  •  Jac Schaeffer  •  Stephen Broussard

An exciting look into the future of Marvel Studios' films and upcoming Disney+ series.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Kevin Feige  •  Kari Skogland  •  Jac Schaeffer  •  Stephen Broussard
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