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From the first episode of13 Reasons Why, the audience knows how Hannah Bakers story ends.
But for Katherine Langford, 20, portraying Hannah Baker is only the start of her story.
Credit: Beth Dubber/Netflix
Well, at least until she went to a Lady Gaga concert when she was 16.
I went to seeBorn This Way, says the Australian actress.
I dont know what happened.
From that point on, a flip had been switched.
For her final year of high school, Langford stopped swimming and started getting more into music and performance.
She received a diploma of musical theater, at which point she decided to pursue acting.
The next year, I got an agent, she says.
I actually told my parents I was at university and I just worked and auditioned.
In that way, I find her really personable.
I dont play professionally or very well for that matter, she says.
Its more of a comfort.
I just want to keep doing good projects with good people.
I love the opportunity to affect change in peoples lives.
Thats one of the greatest gifts of this industry and this job.
