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Anna Cathcart’s recent sit-down with Forbes shows a young performer who has done what too few in Hollywood do anymore: she works hard, learns fast and lets her craft speak. The 22-year-old Canadian shot to fame as Kitty Song-Covey in the To All the Boys films and now headlines the Netflix spin-off Xo, Kitty, a career path Forbes profiles as steady and intentional.
Cathcart’s story is a textbook example of American-style hustle transplanted north of the border: she started on set at age six and has turned small commercial gigs into major streaming success, even wrapping season three of Xo, Kitty this past summer. Forbes notes the show’s massive reach and Cathcart’s steady climb through television and film, a reminder that persistence still beats entitlement.
She hasn’t simply waited for roles—Cathcart’s turned her influence into real work, narrating Audible projects, doing voice acting for major animated franchises and landing sponsorships with household brands. That savvy shows a work ethic conservatives admire: don’t beg for handouts from elites, build your brand, and earn your place.
The streaming boom has opened doors for performers outside the old studio gatekeepers, but it also created new pressures: the relentless churn of content and an expectation that actors must be content creators, marketers and influencers all at once. Forbes highlights how the streaming economy has reshaped careers and amplified the need for self-reliance in entertainment, a trend that rewards grit over pedigreed connections.
What stands out about Cathcart is her refusal to be defined solely by politics or woke brand-building; she keeps returning to storytelling and even moving into producing to safeguard her creative voice. That focus on craft, rather than virtue-signaling, is what will keep family-friendly entertainment alive and attract audiences tired of constant political messaging from entertainers.
Industry insiders—including young stars featured alongside Cathcart at Forbes events—are candid about the next battlegrounds, from AI to changing production norms, and the fear that machines or agendas could replace real talent. Conservatives should welcome that conversation: defend the value of human creativity, push back against tech or cultural forces that commodify artists, and support policies that keep creative work rewarded and respected.
Forbes’ recognition of Cathcart in its Under 30 coverage is no accident; she represents the kind of grounded, hardworking performer America ought to celebrate—someone who built a career step by step and insists on making things that families can enjoy. Hardworking Americans should cheer on entertainers who hustle, keep their heads down, and let their work, not their politics, define them.
