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Katharine McPhee
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…
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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.
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2024
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
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2022
The Tiger Rising
Movie Caroline Horton
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2021
Country Comfort
TV show Bailey
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2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
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2020
I Can See Your Voice
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2020
Bombshell in Concert
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2020
Intensive Care
Movie Kate Richards
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2020
Stars in the House
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2019
David Foster: Off the Record
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2019
The Masked Singer
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2018
Katharine McPhee: Live on Soundstage
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2018
Bayou Caviar
Movie Shelly
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2018
American Idol
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2017
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
Movie Kathleen “Kathie” McCormack
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2017
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Movie Self - Performer
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2015
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
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2015
Scorpion - Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll
Movie Paige Dineen
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2015
In My Dreams
Movie Natalie Russo
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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2015
Celebrity Family Feud
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2015
Lip Sync Battle
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2015
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
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2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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2014
Scorpion
TV show Paige Dineen
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2012
Smash
TV show Karen Cartwright
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2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Movie Sara
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2011
Shark Night 3D
Movie Beth
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2011
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Movie Masha Nikitin
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2009
Community
TV show Amber
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2009
Chris Botti in Boston
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2008
Hit Man: David Foster & Friends
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2008
The House Bunny
Movie Harmony
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2008
Crazy
Movie Paramount Girl
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2007
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
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2006
Ugly Betty
TV show Katharine McPhee
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2004
CSI: NY
TV show Odessa Shaw / Dana Melton
