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Also Known As Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Born October 25, 1984 (age 42) • Santa Barbara • California
Notable Works “143” • “I Kissed a Girl” • “One of the Boys” • “Prism” • “Smile” • “Teenage Dream” • “Witness”

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Katy Perry with long black hair smiling and wearing a long-sleeved mint green gown designed by Gucci on the red carpet at the 2013 Grammy Awards.
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