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Katharine McPhee

Actress / Composer / Musician / Singer-songwriter / Television Actress / Model (person) / Film Actress | * 03/25/1984 (40) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. In May 2006, she was the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol. Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records on January 30, 2007, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 381,000 copies (as of December 2010). The album's first single, "Over It", was a Billboard Top 30 hit and was certified gold in 2008. Her second album, Unbroken, was released on Verve Forecast Records on January 5, 2010, and debuted at No. 27 on the "Billboard 200". The album featured the single "Had It All", which peaked at number 22 on the AC chart. It has sold 45,000 copies as of January 2011. Her third album, the holiday-themed Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You, was released on October 12, 2010. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart, while the single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" peaked at number 16 on the "Billboard" AC chart. As of January 2011, this album had sold 23,000 copies. McPhee released her fourth album, Hysteria, on September 18, 2015. She released her fifth album, I Fall in Love Too Easily, composed of jazz standards, on November 17, 2017. McP... ()
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Katharine Hope McPhee Foster (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress. She gained fame as the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol in May 2006.Hereponymous debut albumwas released onRCA Recordson January 30, 2007, and debuted at number two on theBillboard200, selling 381,000 copies (as of December 2010).The album's first single, "Over It", was aPopTop 30hit and was certifiedgoldin 2008. Her second album,Unbroken, was released onVerve Forecast Recordson January 5, 2010, and debuted at No. 27 on the "Billboard 200". The album featured the single "Had It All", which peaked at number 22 on the AC chart.Her third album, the holiday-themedChristmas Is the Time to Say I Love You, was released on October 12, 2010. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albumschart, while the single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" peaked at number 16 on the "Billboard" AC chart. McPhee released her fourth album,Hysteria, on September 18, 2015.She released her fifth album,I Fall in Love Too Easily, composed of jazz standards, on November 17, 2017.She has also established an acting career, co-starring in The House Bunny, Shark Night 3D, and The Tiger Rising (2022). She starred as Karen Cartwright on the NBC series Smash, asPaige Dineen on the CBS seriesScorpion, and as Bailey on Netflix's Country Comfort (2021).She made her Broadway debut in the musicalWaitress, taking over the role of Jenna in 2018 and again in 2019-2020 and also starred in the role in London's West End in 2019.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Talk-Shows

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Movies with Katharine McPhee as Actress(16)

as Kate Richards2023 Intensive Care
as Caroline Horton2022 The Tiger Rising
as Shelly2018 Bayou Caviar
as Kathleen “Kathie” McCormack2017 The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
as Natalie Russo2015 In My Dreams
as Masha Nikitin2011 You May Not Kiss the Bride
as Beth2011 Shark Night 3D
as Harmony2008 The House Bunny
as Paramount Girl2008 Crazy

TV Shows/Series with Katharine McPhee as Actress(23)

as Bailey2021 Country Comfort
as herself2019 The Masked Singer
as Banana Split - Ice Cream2019 The Masked Singer
as herself2015 Lip Sync Battle
as Paige Dineen2014 Scorpion
as Karen Cartwright2012 Smash
as Amber2009 Community
as herself2006 Ugly Betty
as Odessa Shaw / Dana Melton2004 CSI: NY
as Self - Guest Performer2002 American Idol
as herself1999 The Early Show
as Mother Maggie (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as herself??? Today

Additional Information

Born: Sunday, 03/25 1984 (March) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 40 years + 4 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Notre Dame High School
Record Label: 19 Recordings, Columbia Records, 19 Recordings Ltd.
Spouses (current/former): David Foster
Other names for Katharine McPhee (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Katharine Hope McPhee"
"Katharine McPhee Foster"
"Katharine Foster"
Katharine McPhee frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Mae Whitman (20x, Actress)
Damien Fahey (20x, Actor)
Céline Dion (4x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2317, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024