“The Pitt”’s Katherine LaNasa Reveals the Painful Spa Treatment She Swears by After Emotional Scenes (Exclusive)

Kimberlee Speakman, Amanda Champagne-MeadowsTue, May 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC

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A photo of Katherina LaNasa on the red carpet and on 'The Pitt.'
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Katherine LaNasa reveals how she unwinds after filming The Pitt

The actress says she relies on a deep-tissue massage that “almost murders” her

The actress earned her first Emmy for her role as charge nurse Dana Evans in the HBO Max drama

Katherine LaNasa has found the perfect way to wind down after filming The Pitt.

The 59-year-old actress opened up to PEOPLE at the Gracie Awards on Tuesday, May 19 about how she shakes off the intensity of filming the HBO Max medical drama, in which she portrays charge nurse Dana Evans.

“[My character] got punched last year in season 1, and having to live through that crisis of faith and that existential crisis, if you will, that she was going through — that was really hard,” LaNasa shared.

“I went to the spa a lot, whenever I could, just to kind of, like, chill,” she added.

Katherine LaNasa on 'The Pitt.'
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She noted that she wasn’t as used to the emotional toll it took to play the character, "particularly in the first season,” and during that time she “needed a lot of alone time” and “regenerative time” to feel like herself again.

However, LaNasa has gotten a bit more used to the stressors and how to handle them by the second season, which finished airing last month, and even has a go-to spa order.

“Usually, I do a very deep tissue massage," she says and jokes that the masseuse "mostly almost murders me."

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The hard work on the show has paid off for LaNasa, who earned her first Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the role last year. She opened up to PEOPLE in October about how the win changed her mindset returning to the second season of The Pitt.

"I think in season 1, I shined from the back," LaNasa told PEOPLE at the time. "And I didn't know that I was, but that happened. And now I'm more in the front."

"So it's like, can I shine in the front, can I lead from the front? We have to see,” she added.

She said that the way to work through any anxiety surrounding it was to "really just do the work" and "know your lines."

Katherine Lanasa at the 51st Annual Gracie Awards on May 19.
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The Pitt, which follows the lives of medical professionals in an overwhelmed Pittsburgh hospital, was greenlit for a third season in early January 2026, a day before the season 2 premiere. Star and executive producer Noah Wyle teased that fans can expect a change in weather in the new season.

"It’s set in early November, just before the holidays, ushering in a whole new set of emergencies and confrontations and complications," he shared at the Warner Bros. Upfronts in May 2026, per Deadline.

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