Template:Multiple issuesKate Kelton (born June 20, 1978) is a Canadian artist, model and actress, notable for appearing as the "Tic Tac girl" in television advertisements for Tic Tac mints for almost a decade throughout Canada, Australia, South America and Israel. She is currently starring in the upcoming television series Bullet in the Face playing the character of Martine Mahler opposite Eddie Izzard.Kelton was born in Bamberg, Germany. Her Czech parents had escaped to Germany where she was born at a refugee camp. Her parents were described as hippies. Kate and her mother settled in Toronto when she was seven. While in Toronto, she attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts and received a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Film at Ryerson University in 1998. She began her career as an artist before moving into the genre of acting. She is a former model.She first discovered acting during her final year of film school. She had her big-screen debut during the Toronto International Film Festival in The Republic of Love (2000), which was directed by Deepa Mehta. Her film credits include Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and American Psycho II: All American Girl. She has also appeared in numerous music videos including Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me", Jet Set Satellite's "Baby Cool Your Jets" and "Abused" by Jason Englishman.Kate has appeared in several indie films and TV guest spots including Detention which starred Josh Hutchinson, and Devin Zimmerman’s Growth. On July 16, 2012 she appeared in the music video "Love All Humans" alongside musician/composer Gingger Shankar, guitarist Anthony Gallo, model Tara Bre and others. Her artwork is exhibited internationally. She is a contributing author to Making It in High Heels: Inspiring Stories by Women for Women of All Ages.
Once worked as a stylist and illustrator for now-defunct 'Shift' magazine, when she got a call to replace a sick model for a photo shoot (2000). Continued as a print model, appearing in several Toronto publications.
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Settled with her mother in Toronto at age 7.
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Parents were 1970s refugees from the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. They escaped by signing police papers claiming they were only going on vacation to Paris, but never returned.
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Born in a south German refugee camp.
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Graduated from Ryseron Polytechnic University, Toronto, in 1998. She studied art direction and production design there.
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Is an accomplished artist. Has had several exhibitions of her prints and paintings in Toronto and Montreal.
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Former model
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Currently (2005) resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.