Caitlin McGee

{{short description|American actress}}

{{notability|Bio|date=May 2021}}

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| name = Caitlin McGee

| image = Caitlin McGee on Adweek.jpg

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| caption = McGee in 2019

| birth_name = Caitlin Cole McGee

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|9}}

| birth_place = New York, New York{{cite web |title=Newton's Caitlin McGee toasts new NBC series 'Bluff City Law' |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2019/09/25/newton-caitlin-mcgee-toasts-new-nbc-series-bluff-city-law/eLA3Cxs2W2HmqXgs8aNxDI/story.html |website=Boston Globe |access-date=26 February 2021}}

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| education = Wagner College (B.A., 2010)

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2013–present

| website = {{URL|caitlinmcgee.com}}

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| spouse = {{marriage|Patrick Woodall|2021}}

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| children = 1{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CjWoqE9J5UC/?hl=en | title=Caitlin McGee on Instagram: "I love her so much it makes my heart hurt. Juniper McGee Woodall not to be weird but we're obsessed with you. Very happy to be your Mom lil bug 🤍🐛🥹" }}

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Caitlin Cole McGee (born January 9, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as attorney Sydney Strait on the legal drama Bluff City Law. She was also a regular on the ABC comedy Home Economics.

Career

McGee has appeared in minor roles on shows such as Blue Bloods, Chicago Med, Grey's Anatomy, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.{{cite web |title=Get to Know Bluff City Law's Caitlin McGee |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1076161/get-to-know-bluff-city-law-s-caitlin-mcgee |website=E! Online |date=23 September 2019 |access-date=27 February 2021}}

McGee was cast in the NBC legal drama Bluff City Law in 2019 as Sydney Strait, the daughter of an accomplished litigator and an accomplished corporate attorney herself.{{cite web |title=NBC Drama Pilot 'Bluff City Law' Adds Caitlin McGee in Lead Role |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nbc-pilot-bluff-city-law-caitlin-mcgee-1203140140/ |website=Variety |date=14 February 2019 |access-date=26 February 2021}} She was named the grand marshal of the AAA Texas 500 in 2019 as a part of a promotion for Bluff City Law.{{cite web |title=Caitlin McGee to serve as Texas Cup race grand marshal |url=https://www.jayski.com/2019/11/01/caitlin-mcgee-to-serve-as-texas-cup-race-grand-marshal |website=Jayski |access-date=26 February 2021}}

In October 2019, McGee played Emma, the love interest of Dev Patel’s Joshua, in the Season One episode of Amazon Prime Video’s anthology series Modern Love titled “When Cupid is a Prying Journalist.”{{cite news|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8543392/|title=When Cupid is a Prying Journalist|work=IMDb|access-date=August 15, 2021}}

In July 2020, McGee was cast in the pilot of Home Economics as Sarah.{{cite web |title=Caitlin McGee, Karla Souza & Sasheer Zamata Cast In 'Home Economics' ABC Comedy Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/caitlin-mcgee-karla-souza-sasheer-zamata-cast-home-economics-abc-comedy-pilot-1202987718/ |website=Deadline |date=16 July 2020 |access-date=26 February 2021}}

Personal life

McGee grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, where she attended Newton North High School,{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/09/22/this-week-snl-misfire-passel-premieres-fun-facts-about-the-crown/671DJcZpgwKFI06SQsu14N/story.html|title=This week's TV: An 'SNL' misfire, a passel of premieres, fun facts about 'The Crown'|date=September 22, 2019|work=Boston Globe|access-date=August 15, 2021}} graduating in 2006.{{cite news|url= https://issuu.com/newtonite/docs/vol88i3|title=Cole Porter's 'Anything Goes' to go on stage|date=March 6, 2009|work=Newtonite|access-date=August 15, 2021}} She is a graduate of Wagner College with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Performance and Speech.{{cite web |title=Wagner College on Facebook – Congratulations to Wagner College Theatre alumna Caitlin McGee '10 |url=https://www.facebook.com/160616753982935/posts/congratulations-to-wagner-college-theatre-alumna-caitlin-mcgee-10-who-will-star-/2340223772688878/ |website=Facebook |access-date=26 February 2021}}

McGee started dating actor Patrick Woodall in 2014, and got married in 2021.{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Bailey |title='Home Economics' Star Caitlin McGee Welcomes First Baby with Husband: 'We're Obsessed' |url=https://people.com/parents/caitlin-mcgee-welcomes-first-baby-daughter/ |website=People |access-date=18 October 2022 |date=6 October 2022}}{{cite web |title='Bluff City Law' Isn't Lead Star Caitlin McGee's First Legal Drama — Where You've Seen Her Before |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/caitlin-mcgee-bluff-city-law |website=Distractify |date=23 September 2019 |access-date=26 February 2021}} Their first child, a daughter, was born on September 27, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Bailey |title='Home Economics' Star Caitlin McGee Welcomes First Baby with Husband: 'We're Obsessed' |url=https://people.com/parents/caitlin-mcgee-welcomes-first-baby-daughter/ |website=People |access-date=18 October 2022 |date=6 October 2022}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2013

| Me, Cake, and Toaster Oven

| Jen

| Short film

rowspan=3|2014

| Winter Slides

| Jonathan's Wife

| Short film

Motion Picture Martyr

| Jessica Sanders

|

Broken Breath

| Christina

| Short film

rowspan=3|2019

| Standing Up, Falling Down

| Taylor

|

Plus One

| Jackie

|

Modern Love

| Emma

|

rowspan=2|2020

| Cosmic Fling

| Beatrice

| Short film

Egg

| Julia (Egg's Wife)

| Short film

2023

| Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

| Molly Evans

|

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2014

| Unforgettable

| Louisa

| Episode: "The Island"

rowspan=2|2015

| Blue Bloods

| Melissa Rella

| Episode: "Power Players"

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

| Katie

| Episode: "What You Like Is In The Limo"

rowspan=3|2016

| Shades of Blue

| Andrea

| 2 episodes

Halt and Catch Fire

| Kimberly Gould

| Episode: "And She Was"

Crunch Time

| Hailey Gale

| TV movie

rowspan=4|2017

| The Great Indoors

| Kaylie

| Episode: "DTR"

An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance

| Coach Gloria

| TV movie

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

| Vonnie

| 2 episodes

Libby and Malcolm

| Zev Adler

| TV movie

rowspan=4|2018

| Chicago Med

| Hannah

| Episode: "Lemons and Lemonade"

Grey's Anatomy

| Liz Brosniak

| 2 episodes

I'm Dying Up Here

| Pam

| Episode: "Plus One"

History of Them

| Skylar

| TV movie

rowspan=3|2019

| You're the Worst

| Gemma

| Episode: "The Intransigence of Love"

Modern Love

| Emma

| 2 episodes

Bluff City Law

| Sydney Strait

| Main role, 10 episodes

2020–2025

| Mythic Quest

| Sue Gorgon

| Recurring role, 10 episodes

2021–2023

| Home Economics

| Sarah

| Main role

References

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