Katharine McPhee
Acting • Born 1984-03-25
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.
Filmography
56 credits
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Movie • 2015
Self
The House Bunny
Movie • 2008
Harmony
Shark Night 3D
Movie • 2011
Beth
You May Not Kiss the Bride
Movie • 2011
Masha Nikitin
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Movie • 2011
Sara
David Foster: Off the Record
Movie • 2019
Self
In My Dreams
Movie • 2015
Natalie Russo
Hit Man: David Foster & Friends
Movie • 2008
Self
Crazy
Movie • 2008
Paramount Girl
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Movie • 2015
Self
Chris Botti in Boston
Movie • 2009
Self
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
Movie • 2017
Kathleen “Kathie” McCormack
Intensive Care
Movie • 2020
Kate Richards
Bayou Caviar
Movie • 2018
Shelly
Katharine McPhee: Live on Soundstage
Movie • 2018
Self
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Movie • 2017
Self - Performer
Bombshell in Concert
Movie • 2020
Self
The Tiger Rising
Movie • 2022
Caroline Horton
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Movie • 2024
Self
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
Movie • 2025
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Movie • 2007
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Movie • 2022
Self
Three People in the Woods
Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Today
TV • 1952
Self
CSI: NY
TV • 2004
Odessa Shaw / Dana Melton
Country Comfort
TV • 2021
Bailey
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self - Guest Performer
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
Ugly Betty
TV • 2006
Katharine McPhee
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
TV • 2003
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Banana Split - Ice Cream
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Self
Christmas in Washington
TV • 1982
Self
The Soup
TV • 2004
Self
Smash
TV • 2012
Karen Cartwright
I Can See Your Voice
TV • 2020
Community
TV • 2009
Amber
American Idol
TV • 2018
Self
Scorpion
TV • 2014
Paige Dineen
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
Lip Sync Battle
TV • 2015
Self
Dr. Phil
TV • 2002
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Mother Maggie (voice)
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self - Contestant
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Presenter
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self - Contestant