# Katie Wagner
**Katie Wagner** (Katharine Wagner, born 1964) is an American television personality and entertainment reporter known for hosting work on Movietime, the TV Guide Channel, and the WB reality show *The Starlet*, and for her acting appearances in series such as *Charmed* and *Grosse Pointe*. She is the daughter of the actor [Robert Wagner](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-wagner) and the actress [Marion Marshall](https://www.edgepedia.org/marion-marshall).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/) • [2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/katie-wagner-44029.php) The same name also belongs to a separate American marketing executive, founder of the digital agency KWSM, described in a section below.[3](https://www.latimes.com/b2b/business-visionaries/inspirational-women/katie-wagner)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / birth | Katharine Wagner, born 1964 in Los Angeles, California[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/) • [4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/katie-wagner.html) |
| Parents | Actor Robert Wagner and actress Marion Marshall[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/) |
| Breakthrough | Featured with her father on *Born Famous* (1987); first job interviewing Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon for the ABC special *M & W*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/) |
| Hosting career | Two-and-a-half years on Movietime (now E!); work for HBO, Cinemax, V, and MTV; *Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous* (final two seasons); TV Guide Channel 1999–2004[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/) • [5](https://www.kinobox.cz/osobnosti/22519-katie-wagner) |
| Reality TV | Host of *The Starlet* (WB, 2005), a short-lived series[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/) |
| Family life | Son born 2006; married Leif Lewis in July 2007[6](https://biographs.org/katie-wagner) |
## Early life and family
Wagner was born in Los Angeles to the actor Robert Wagner, known for *Hart to Hart*, and the actress Marion Marshall, who appeared in many television guest roles.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/) • [4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/katie-wagner.html) Her half-siblings include Courtney Wagner and Joshua Donen, and her relatives by marriage include the actress [Jill St. John](https://www.edgepedia.org/jill-st-john), Robert Wagner's wife, and the actress [Natasha Gregson Wagner](https://www.edgepedia.org/natasha-gregson-wagner).[7](https://en.how-old.info/?name=Katie_Wagner) She was reportedly named after the actress [Katharine Hepburn](https://www.edgepedia.org/katharine-hepburn).[4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/katie-wagner.html)
After graduating from high school she enrolled at Santa Barbara City College and left after one semester, then worked as a model, living in London and Tokyo.[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/katie-wagner-44029.php) • [6](https://biographs.org/katie-wagner)
## Television hosting career
**Entry through a father-daughter show.** In 1987 Wagner and her father appeared on the television program *Born Famous*, where she said she wanted to do what he did. Her first assignment was interviewing [Dan Aykroyd](https://www.edgepedia.org/dan-aykroyd) and his wife Donna Dixon for the Don Mischer ABC special *M & W*, and that interview led to a two-and-a-half-year run on the Movietime network, today's E!.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/)
After leaving Movietime she worked for HBO, Cinemax, V, and MTV, and she organized and co-hosted the international entertainment program *Hollywood Report* with Richard Jobson on Britain's ITV for two years; the Czech-language source adds that it was broadcast in 11 countries.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/) • [5](https://www.kinobox.cz/osobnosti/22519-katie-wagner) She co-hosted 22 episodes of the TBS show *Live From the House of Blues* and joined [Robin Leach](https://www.edgepedia.org/robin-leach) for the final two seasons of *[Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous](https://www.edgepedia.org/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous)*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/)
**TV Guide Channel years.** In 1999 Wagner joined the TV Guide Channel, where she hosted *Music News*, *What's On*, and *TV Talk*, and interviewed celebrities including [Ty Pennington](https://www.edgepedia.org/ty-pennington), Rod Stewart, and her father.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/) One profile puts her tenure at five and a half years.[2](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/katie-wagner-44029.php) She left in June 2004 to pursue other hosting work.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/)
In 2005 she hosted *The Starlet*, a short-lived reality series on the WB network.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/)
## Acting credits
Alongside her hosting work, Wagner took small acting parts. Her film debut was as "Hooker #2" in *Ice House* (1989); she played a reporter in *Scanner Cop II* (1995) and K.T. May in *Dill Scallion* (1999).[5](https://www.kinobox.cz/osobnosti/22519-katie-wagner) On television she appeared as Monica James in an episode of the science-fiction series *Black Scorpion* (2001) and as a [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) reporter in *Grosse Pointe* (2000).[5](https://www.kinobox.cz/osobnosti/22519-katie-wagner) • [8](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/katie-wagner) In 2004 she played a newswoman in one episode of *Charmed*, and in 2019 she supplied additional voices in the film *[Rim of the World](https://www.edgepedia.org/rim-of-the-world)*; in 2020 she was part of the loop group for the horror comedy *Freaky*.[5](https://www.kinobox.cz/osobnosti/22519-katie-wagner) • [8](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/katie-wagner)
## Personal life
Wagner gave birth to her son, John Riley Wagner-Lewis, on September 21, 2006, and married his father, Leif Lewis, in July 2007.[6](https://biographs.org/katie-wagner) Her close friends are reported to include the actress [Melissa Gilbert](https://www.edgepedia.org/melissa-gilbert) and the musician [Julian Lennon](https://www.edgepedia.org/julian-lennon).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/)
## Katie Wagner, marketing executive (same name, different person)
A different Katie Wagner is the founder, president, and chief executive of KWSM, a digital marketing agency. She spent more than 15 years as a journalist with ABC, CBS, Fox, CNN, and National Public Radio, graduating magna cum laude from [Boston University](https://www.edgepedia.org/boston-university) with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism and a B.A. in International Relations.[3](https://www.latimes.com/b2b/business-visionaries/inspirational-women/katie-wagner) In podcast interviews she has described retiring from television in 2009 as audiences moved to digital channels, founding the agency in 2010 as "Katie Wagner Social Media," and building a team of almost 40 marketing professionals across offices in Orange County, San Diego, Atlanta, and Las Vegas.[9](https://zencastr.com/z/AxzfTEj0) • [10](https://shoutoutsocal.com/meet-katie-wagner/) The agency, staffed largely by former journalists, uses brand journalism, content built around interviews with clients, to generate leads.[3](https://www.latimes.com/b2b/business-visionaries/inspirational-women/katie-wagner) • [11](https://www.unstuck.show/ep210-katie-wagner-brand-journalism-the-secret-weapon-for-attracting-top-talent-and-clients/) In 2012 she received the Champion for Children Award from Web Wise Kids, a nonprofit focused on internet safety for children.[12](https://www.podscan.fm/podcasts/the-idea-climbing-podcast/episodes/how-to-create-story-driven-content-marketing-campaigns-with-katie-wagner)
This executive is not the 1964-born television personality; the two share a name and a media background, which causes search results to conflate them.
## References
1. [Katie Wagner – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005530/)
2. [Katie Wagner Biography, The Famous People](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/katie-wagner-44029.php)
3. [Katie Wagner – Los Angeles Times, Inspirational Women](https://www.latimes.com/b2b/business-visionaries/inspirational-women/katie-wagner)
4. [Katie Wagner – Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/katie-wagner.html)
5. [Katie Wagner – Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/osobnosti/22519-katie-wagner)
6. [Katie Wagner biography – Biographs.org](https://biographs.org/katie-wagner)
7. [How old is Katie Wagner – how-old.info](https://en.how-old.info/?name=Katie_Wagner)
8. [Katie Wagner Movies and TV Shows – Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/katie-wagner)
9. [Strategic Growth and Leadership with Katie Wagner – The Growth Catalyst Show (Zencastr)](https://zencastr.com/z/AxzfTEj0)
10. [Meet Katie Wagner – Shoutout SoCal](https://shoutoutsocal.com/meet-katie-wagner/)
11. [Ep210 Katie Wagner – Brand Journalism – Get Unstuck & On Target](https://www.unstuck.show/ep210-katie-wagner-brand-journalism-the-secret-weapon-for-attracting-top-talent-and-clients/)
12. [How to Create Story-Driven Content Marketing Campaigns with Katie Wagner – The Idea Climbing Podcast](https://www.podscan.fm/podcasts/the-idea-climbing-podcast/episodes/how-to-create-story-driven-content-marketing-campaigns-with-katie-wagner)
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