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Katharine McPhee

Acting

Born March 25, 1984 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as Katharine Hope McPhee · Katharine McPhee Foster · Katharine Foster

Biography

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. 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 Pop 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. 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. 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, as Paige Dineen on the CBS series Scorpion, and as Bailey on Netflix's Country Comfort (2021). She made her Broadway debut in the musical Waitress, 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.

Filmography33 titles

Scorpion

2014as Paige Dineen

Community

2009as Amber

Celebrity Family Feud

2015as Self - Contestant

The Masked Singer

2019as Self

Family Guy

1999as Mother Maggie (voice)

Country Comfort

2021as Bailey

CSI: NY

2004as Odessa Shaw / Dana Melton

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021as Self - Contestant

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

2015as Self

American Idol

as Self

I Can See Your Voice

Lip Sync Battle

2015as Self

In My Dreams

2015as Natalie Russo

Smash

2012as Karen Cartwright

Ugly Betty

2006as Katharine McPhee

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

Great Performances

1971as Self

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration

2024as Self

The Lost Wife of Robert Durst

2017as Kathleen “Kathie” McCormack

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011as Sara

The House Bunny

2008as Harmony

You May Not Kiss the Bride

2011as Masha Nikitin

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

The Tiger Rising

2022as Caroline Horton

Crazy

2008as Paramount Girl

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self

Shark Night

2011as Beth

American Idol

2002as Self - Contestant

Bayou Caviar

2018as Shelly

Dr. Phil

as Self

Sherri

2022as Self - Guest