Acting

Katya Virshilas

Born 1983-12-10 · Lithuanian SSR, USSR [now Lithuania]

Katya Virshilas is a Lithuanian-Canadian dancer and actress famous for her roles in Hollywood movies Shall We Dance and Take The Lead, and for being a pro dancer in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing

Acting credits

Shall We Dance? poster
6.4

A bored estate lawyer spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.

Shall We Dance?

2004

Take the Lead poster
6.9

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.

Take the Lead

2006

John Tucker Must Die poster
6.1

After discovering they are all dating the same same guy, three popular students from different cliques band together for revenge, so they enlist the help of a new gal in town and conspire to break the jerk's heart, while destroying his reputation.

John Tucker Must Die

2006

Edison poster
5.3

In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to gather evidence against corrupt members of an elite police unit.

Edison

2005

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical poster
6.6

From an ominous Lecturer, a small 1930s middle American community learns of the Harper Affair, in which young Jimmy Harper finds his life of promise turn into a life of debauchery and murder thanks to the new drug menace marijuana. Along the way, he receives help from his girlfriend Mary and Jesus Himself, but always finds himself in the arms of the Reefer Man and the rest of the denizens of the Reefer Den.

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical

2006

Joe poster
8.5

This animated short tells the story of Seraphim "Joe" Fortes, one of Vancouver's most beloved citizens. Born in the West Indies, Joe Fortes swam in English Bay for over than 30 years. A self-appointed lifeguard at first, he became so famous that the city of Vancouver finally rewarded him with a salary for doing what he loved best.

Joe

2002