Katrina Kaif (Kashmiri: क़त्रीना कैफ़ (Devanagari), قطرینہ کیف (Nastaleeq)) (born 16 July 1984) is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.

Kaif made her acting debut with Kaizad Gustad's box office bomb Boom. She tasted success in 2007 with Vipul Shah's Namastey London and Anees Bazmee's Welcome. She has since appeared in films like New York (2009) and Rajneeti (2010). While the former earned Kaif her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination, the latter emerged as her biggest commercial success so far.

Kaif was born in Hong Kong, to an Indian Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, Susanna Turquotte, both of whom are British citizens. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Kaif once stated, "My dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings." When she came to India, she changed her surname to Kaif, because it was Indian in origin.

Furthermore, Ayesha Shroff has mantained that the actress' original name is Katrina Turquotte. Kaif has seven siblings; a brother and six sisters. From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan. From there she went (by boat) to France when she was 8, and thereafter lived for a few months at a time in Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Belgium, and other European countries. Then she moved with her family to Hawaii, and eventually to her mother's home country of England. Although it is often assumed that Kaif is from London, she lived there only for three years before finally moving to Mumbai.

She dated actor Salman Khan, for several years and broke up with him in late 2010. She was also rumored to be dating actor Ranbir Kapoor, which she denied. In 2011, she confirmed she was single.

Kaif is known to have secular religious views, and has been to various religious places in India, including Hindu, Sikh and Islamic places of worship. She has been seen worshipping at Siddhivinayak temple, Hindu temples in Haridwar, Shirdi, Amritsar's Golden temple and Ajmer Sharif dargah.

- 2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for New York

- 2010: Star Screen Awards, Entertainer of the year

- 2011: Star Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice) for Raajneeti and Tees Maar Khan

- 2008: Zee Cine Awards, British Indian Actor Award

- 2012: Zee Cine Awards, International Icon Female

- 2005: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut for Sarkar

- 2011: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female for Raajneeti

- 2008: Style Diva of the Year

- 2008: IIFA Best Actress Award for Namastey London

- 2009: IIFA Best Actress Award for Singh Is Kinng

- 2011: IIFA Best Actress Award for Raajneeti

- 2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) for Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya

- 2010: Stardust Awards, Best Actress - Popular Award for New York &Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

- 2009: Stardust Award for Star Of The Year for Singh Is Kinng

- 2009: Stardust Award for Best Actress In A Negative Role for Race

- 2010: Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for New York &Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

- 2011: Apsara Awards: Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer Of The Year Award (Female)

- 2009: Apsara Award for Best Actress In Supporting Role for Race

- 2006: Idea Zee F Awards, Fashion Diva of the Year

- 2008: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine for Singh Is Kinng

- 2008: Apsara Film Producers Guild of India Awards, Style Diva of the Year

- 2009: Rajiv Gandhi Award

- 2009: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine

- 2009: ASSOCHAM Award, Performing Excellence

- 2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor (Female) for Rajneeti