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Aliases: Katharine Hope McPhee , Katharine McPhee Foster , Katharine Foster , 凯瑟琳·麦克菲

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Scorpion
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8

Scorpion

(2014) Paige Dineen
The Masked Singer
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8

The Masked Singer

(2019) Banana Split - Ice Cream
CSI: NY
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7

CSI: NY

(2004) Odessa Shaw / Dana Melton
Stars in the House
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0

Stars in the House

(2020) Self
American Idol
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5

American Idol

(2002) Self - Guest Performer
Smash
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7

Smash

(2012) Karen Cartwright
American Idol
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7

American Idol

(2018) Self
Entertainment Tonight
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4

Entertainment Tonight

(1981) Self

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Self
Self - Guest
Caroline Horton
2021 Bailey
2020 N/A
N/A
Kate Richards
Self
2019 Self
Self
Banana Split - Ice Cream
2018 N/A
Shelly
Self
2017 Kathleen “Kathie” McCormack
Self - Performer
2015 Self
Natalie Russo
Self
Self
Self
2014 Paige Dineen
2012 Karen Cartwright
2011 Sara
Beth
Masha Nikitin
2009 Amber
Self
2008 Self
Harmony
Paramount Girl
2006 Katharine McPhee
2004 Odessa Shaw / Dana Melton
N/A
2003 Self
Self
N/A
2002 Self
Self - Guest Performer
1999 Self
Mother Maggie (voice)
1992 N/A
1988 N/A
Self - Guest
1982 N/A
1981 Self
1952 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

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