Kathryn Felicia Day

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  Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress and writer. She may be best-known for her work as “Vi” on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for parts in movies such as Bring It On Again and June, as well as the Internet musical, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. She is also the star, script writer and producer of the original web series The Guild, a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also starred in the Dragon Age web series Dragon Age: Redemption, which she wrote. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Web Television. Day is the creator, writer, and star of The Guild, a web series which started airing its fifth season in July 2011. The first season was primarily hosted on YouTube where it garnered millions of views. Its second season premiered on Microsoft’s three major video channels Xbox Live, MSN Video and The Zune Marketplace after Microsoft made a deal with The Guild, allowing Day, her cast, and her crew to be paid for their work. Day also created a song and music video called “(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar”, featuring the cast dressed up as their in-game personae. The final moments of the music video itself also detailed that the release date for the 3rd season of Day’s The Guild would be August 25, 2009. A second song and video “Game On” was released prior to the premiere of the 4th season of The Guild. The Guild has won multiple awards, including the Greenlight Award for Best Original Digital Series Production at the South by Southwestfestivals, the YouTube Video Award for Best Series,  the Yahoo! Video Award for Best Series,  and 2009 Streamy Awards for Best Comedy Web Series, Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series, and Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series.

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