1. Katharine Hope McPhee was born on March 25,1984 and is an American actress and singer.
82 Facts About Katharine McPhee
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Katharine McPhee released her fifth album, I Fall in Love Too Easily, composed of jazz standards, in November 2017.
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Katharine McPhee portrayed Karen Cartwright, one of the lead roles on Smash.
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Peisha Katharine McPhee recognized her daughter's musical talent and decided to train her.
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Katharine McPhee attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in musical theatre.
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Katharine McPhee left college before graduation on the advice of her manager, and returned to Los Angeles to try out for television pilots.
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Katharine McPhee was cast in a mall-based MTV soap opera pilot, You Are Here, playing the older sister of a more popular younger sister.
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In March 2005, Katharine McPhee starred as Annie Oakley in a Cabrillo Music Theater production of the musical Annie Get Your Gun.
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Katharine McPhee was nominated for a Los Angeles Stage Ovation Award in the category of "Lead Actress in a Musical".
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Katharine McPhee had a small role as Paramount Girl in the 2007 musical film Crazy, based on the life of Hank Garland.
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Katharine McPhee filmed the role in early 2005, before she auditioned for American Idol.
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Katharine McPhee told People that at age 13, she began starving herself and exercising compulsively, and at age 17, became bulimic.
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In 2005, Katharine McPhee was persuaded by eventual husband Nick Cokas and her parents to try out for the television series competition American Idol.
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Katharine McPhee auditioned in San Francisco and sang "God Bless the Child", originally performed by Billie Holiday, and was selected to be a participant in the fifth season, which aired in 2006.
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Katharine McPhee was angered when fellow group member Crystal Stark did not make the top 24.
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In May 2006, Katharine McPhee visited her alma mater Notre Dame High School for her hometown celebration.
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On June 6,2006, Katharine McPhee signed to American Idol series creator Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings Limited and Sony BMG's RCA Records.
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Also in 2006, Katharine McPhee founded a charity called Katharine McPhee Outreach.
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Katharine McPhee Outreach teamed up with Global Compassion Services to build a preschool in the West African nation of Burkina Faso to help combat that nation's high illiteracy rate.
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Katharine McPhee performed "O Come All Ye Faithful" on the TNT Network special Christmas in Washington, DC.
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McPhee's self-titled debut album, Katharine McPhee was released on January 30,2007, and sold 116,000 copies its first week, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart.
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In early 2007, Katharine McPhee guest-starred in the web series, lonelygirl15 as an unnamed character in the episode "Truth or Dare".
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Katharine McPhee made a cameo appearance as herself on Ugly Betty in the episode "I'm Coming Out".
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Katharine McPhee signed a two-year endorsement deal with Neutrogena to become the new spokesperson for their anti-acne skin-care product line.
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Katharine McPhee appeared on American Idol judge Randy Jackson's album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol.
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Katharine McPhee recorded a duet of "Real Love" with fellow American Idol 5 contestant Elliott Yamin.
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On March 12,2008, Katharine McPhee returned to the American Idol stage during the Top 12 results night of the seventh season of the competition.
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Katharine McPhee performed the Beatles song "Something", with producer David Foster, on piano.
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Katharine McPhee soloed on "Somewhere" and performed a duet of "The Prayer" with Andrea Bocelli.
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Katharine McPhee made her studio-acting debut in the comedy The House Bunny, co-starring as one of the few members of a misfit sorority.
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Katharine McPhee released a cover of the song "I Know What Boys Like", featuring the other House Bunny cast members.
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In September 2008, Katharine McPhee took part in Chris Botti's concert, which was filmed by PBS in Boston.
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Katharine McPhee sang "I've Got You Under My Skin" accompanied by Botti on trumpet.
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On January 27,2009, that Katharine McPhee had signed a record deal with Verve Forecast Records.
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Katharine McPhee guest-starred on CSI: NY in the episode "Prey" as a singer and stalker victim who murdered her stalker.
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In September 2009, Katharine McPhee took part in the United Negro College Fund's "An Evening of Stars" concert that was a tribute to singer-songwriter Lionel Richie.
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Katharine McPhee joined actresses Alyson Hannigan, Jaime King, Minka Kelly, and Emily Deschanel in a video slumber party made available in October 2009 and featured on FunnyorDie.
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Katharine McPhee appeared on the Jan 19,2010, episode of The Biggest Loser, Katharine McPhee was shown volunteering at a Los Angeles food bank and meeting with children at a Boys and Girls Club and talking about the importance of helping to fight hunger in America.
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On February 1,2010, Katharine McPhee joined over 75 other musicians, including fellow American Idol alumni Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks and American Idol judge Randy Jackson, for a remake of "We Are the World", retitled "We Are the World 25 for Haiti", which marked the 25th anniversary of the iconic song and for which proceeds will go to Haitian earthquake relief.
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On February 22,2010, Katharine McPhee appeared in the production of 110 Stories, directed by Mark Freiburger at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
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Katharine McPhee co-starred alongside Ed Asner, Diane Venora, Gail O'Grady, John Hawkes, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and many others.
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On March 9,2010, Katharine McPhee performed "Surrender" at the White House, in front of President Obama and the First Lady as part of International Women's Day.
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Katharine McPhee guest-starred on Community in the episode "Basic Genealogy" as Chevy Chase's character's ex-stepdaughter and potential love interest for Joel McHale's character.
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Katharine McPhee played Emily, a down-to-earth Midwestern girl new to Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles.
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Katharine McPhee released a Christmas album titled Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You on October 12,2010.
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On December 15,2010, St Jude Children's Research Hospital released a video on their website for their Thanks and Giving Campaign that featured Katharine McPhee interacting with sick children at the hospital with her song "Lifetime" playing over the soundtrack.
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In February 2011, Katharine McPhee landed a starring role in the TV pilot Smash, starring Debra Messing, Megan Hilty, Jack Davenport, Anjelica Huston, Christian Borle, and Brian d'Arcy James.
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On June 9,2011, Katharine McPhee signed a record deal with Columbia Records, in conjunction with Columbia teaming with NBC to distribute the music for Smash.
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In July 2011, Forbes reported that Katharine McPhee was number 10 on their list of the 10 top-earning American Idol performers, earning $1 million for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2010 to May 2011.
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Katharine McPhee co-starred in director David Ellis' shark thriller indie film Shark Night 3D, which was released September 2,2011.
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In December 2011, Katharine McPhee became a spokesperson for the Malaria No More organization to help raise awareness about the campaign to eradicate malaria.
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Katharine McPhee recorded a voice-over for Family Guy, for the episode "You Can't Do That on Television, Peter", playing the voice of Mother Maggie.
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In early 2009, Katharine McPhee was cast in a lead role in the independent $6 million romantic-comedy You May Not Kiss the Bride, which was filmed in Hawaii.
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In January 2013, Forbes reported that Katharine McPhee again made their list of the 10 top-earning American Idol performers, earning $1.1 million for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2011 to May 2012.
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On March 28,2013, Katharine McPhee returned to the American Idol stage to perform on the 12th season top-eight results show with OneRepublic, where she lent guest vocals to the group's latest single, "If I Lose Myself".
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In January 2014, Forbes reported that Katharine McPhee again made their list of the 10 top-earners, this time for 2013, earning $1 million for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2012 to May 2013.
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In November and December 2013, Katharine McPhee filmed a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie in Vancouver, British Columbia, called In My Dreams.
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Katharine McPhee guest-starred with fellow Smash actor Megan Hilty on the Wesley Taylor web series It Could Be Worse.
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Katharine McPhee covered the Frankie Valli song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" in the episode "Risky Business".
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On November 5,2014, Katharine McPhee was a presenter for the 2015 People's Choice Awards nominations announcement.
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Katharine McPhee performed on the 16th annual A Home For the Holidays adoption special that was broadcast on December 19,2014.
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On January 7,2015, Katharine McPhee was a presenter at the 2015 People's Choice Awards, where she introduced a performance by Lady Antebellum.
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On February 8, Katharine McPhee was a presenter at the 2015 Grammy Awards on CBS, where she introduced a performance of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.
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Katharine McPhee returned to American Idol on March 24,2016, and performed "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".
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Katharine McPhee appeared on Lip Sync Battle on April 7,2016, where she performed against Jason Derulo and won.
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On September 18,2015, Katharine McPhee independently released her fourth album, Hysteria, composed of pop originals.
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In December 2016, Katharine McPhee performed as the opening act at several stops on Andrea Bocelli's tour.
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On February 12,2017, Katharine McPhee was a presenter with The Chainsmokers at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
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In June 2017, Katharine McPhee began filming the independent film Louisiana Cavier in New Orleans.
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On November 4,2017, Katharine McPhee starred in the Lifetime TV movie The Lost Wife of Robert Durst in the role of Robert Durst's first wife Kathie.
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Katharine McPhee took over the lead female role of Jenna in Waitress as her Broadway debut.
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Katharine McPhee began performances on April 10,2018, and played the role through August 19,2018.
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Katharine McPhee played the lead role Jenna again in Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End in March through June 2019.
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Katharine McPhee returned to the Broadway production on November 25,2019, and remained with the show until its final performance on January 5,2020.
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Katharine McPhee released a jewelry line, KMF Jewelry, in early November 2022.
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On May 22,2014, Katharine McPhee filed for divorce from Cokas, after "having been separated for the past year".
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Katharine McPhee dated her Scorpion co-star Elyes Gabel for almost two years.
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Katharine McPhee became engaged to record producer David Foster in June 2018.
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Katharine McPhee gave birth to a son on February 22,2021.
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In February 2022, Katharine McPhee described struggling with her mental health after gaining weight during her pregnancy.
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In 2018, Katharine McPhee attended a fundraiser gala for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces alongside her then-fiance Foster.
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Katharine McPhee has donated to Republican political candidates, including Donald Trump.