Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was born in Los Angeles, California.
She's most famous for being a Runner-up during the fifth season of American Idol and starring on the TV series Smash and Scorpion.
Selected Filmography
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Live-Action Films
- C.R.A.Z.Y. (2007) as Paramount Girl
- The House Bunny (2008) as Harmony
- You May Not Kiss The Bride (2011) as Masha
- Shark Night (2011) as Beth
- Peace Love Misunderstanding (2011) as Sara
- In My Dreams (2014) as Natalie
- The Lost Wife Of Robert Durst (2017) as Kathie
- Bayou Caviar (2018) as Shelly
Live-Action Series
- American Idol (2006) as Herself
- lonelygirl15 (2007) as New Friend
- Ugly Betty (2007) as Herself
- CSI: NY (2009) as Odessa Shaw / Dana Melton
- Community (2010) as Amber
- Smash (2012 — 2013) as Karen Cartwright
- It Could Be Worse (2014) as Lucy
- Scorpion (2014 –- 2018) as Paige Dineen
- Lip Sync Battle (2016) as Herself
- The Masked Singer (2021) as Ice Cream of Banana Split
- Country Comfort (2021) as Bailey Hart
Voice Acting
- Family Guy (2012) as Mother Maggie (voice)
This actress provides examples of:
- Actor Allusion: In Scorpion Paige says she had tried singing at one point, which is an allusion to both McPhee and her previous character in Smash.
- As Herself: On her cameo in Ugly Betty where she bumps into Betty who is a Fangirl of her from her American Idol days and says she had the "McPheever".
- Break-Up Song: ''Over It''
- The Cast Showoff: In Smash Katharine's character gets to sing in Risky Business, Sun of a Gun and The Old College Try.
- Fan Community Nickname: Her fans in American Idol had the "McPheever".
- Naïve Newcomer: Her role as Karen in Smash.
- Romance on the Set: She dated her Scorpion co-star Elyes Gabel.
- The Runner-Up Takes It All: While she lost to Taylor Hicks in American Idol, it became her Star-Making Role and she ended up much more famous than him.
