Katharine McPhee
Actor
- Born
- March 25, 1984 (age 42) · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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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.
Known for
The House Bunny
August 22, 2008
Shark Night 3D
September 2, 2011
In My Dreams
October 20, 2015
You May Not Kiss the Bride
April 3, 2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
September 13, 2011
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
March 30, 2015
Bayou Caviar
October 5, 2018
The Tiger Rising
January 7, 2022
Crazy
March 2, 2008
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
November 4, 2017
David Foster: Off the Record
September 6, 2019
Hit Man: David Foster & Friends
November 11, 2008
Acting24
- 2025Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
- 2024Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration as Self
- 2022The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration as Self
- 2022The Tiger Rising as Caroline Horton
- 2020Bombshell in Concert as Self
- 2020Intensive Care as Kate Richards
- 2019David Foster: Off the Record as Self
- 2018Katharine McPhee: Live on Soundstage as Self
- 2018Bayou Caviar as Shelly
- 2017The Lost Wife of Robert Durst