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Allison McAtee
Born
Allison K. McAtee

(1985-09-24) September 24, 1985 (age 39)
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1999–present
Modeling information
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBrown eyes
Websitehttp://www.allisonmcatee.com/

Allison McAtee (born September 24, 1985) is an American actress and producer. She played Catherine Stark in the independent film Bloomington and as Maggie Day in the primetime drama The Haves and the Have Nots.

Early life and education

McAtee was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.[1]

McAtee studied theatre at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences,[1] Imperial College London, and Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts. She holds a BA degree in theater arts from the University of Pittsburgh.

Career

Television

McAtee began her career appearing in stage productions Off-Broadway in New York City. She made her television debut on Rescue Me followed by Hope and Faith in 2005. She later guest-starred on Ugly Betty, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, its spin-offs CSI: Miami and CSI: NY, and Castle, The Mentalist, NCIS, and Revenge. McAtee was also a recurring guest star for two seasons on Showtime's Californication.

In 2014, McAtee joined the cast of the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime drama, The Haves and the Have Nots. She plays Maggie Day, campaign manager to Jim Cryer (John Schneider) and David Harrington (Peter Parros).[2] She was promoted to regular cast member as of third season.

In June 2021, McAtee was reunited with Bloomington co-star Sarah Stouffer when she guest starred in two episodes of the web series Grey Area. The pair's shared scenes made tongue-in-cheek references to Bloomington.[3][4]

Films

In film, McAtee has appeared in The Killing Floor (2007) and Hell Ride (2008), and Iron Man (2008) before landing the leading role in the independent drama Bloomington (2010).[5][6]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Why We Had to Kill Bitch Heather
2007 The Killing Floor Kathy Mahoni
2008 Hell Ride The Swede
Distrust Valerie Short film
Iron Man Dubai Beauty Uncredited
2010 Elevator Girl Cynthia Television film
Bloomington Catherine
2013 5 Souls Sara
2014 Share Kate Short film
2015 Mucho Dinero Bethany Vanderbilt
2016 The Wrong House Kathleen Television film
2019 We Summon the Darkness Susan Butler
2020 Deadly Mile High Club Tanya
Unearth Christina Dolan
2021 Breathe Kendal Macario Post-production
An Organized Killer Grace

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 One Life to Live Jett Recurring role
Hope & Faith Candy, Co-Star TV Episode: "Another Car Commercial"
Rescue Me Bartender Episodes: "Satisfaction" and "Karate"
2006 Ugly Betty Friday Night Episode: "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Mary Jane Rose Episode: "The Collector"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Carrie Episode: "Country Crossover"
2008 Nip/Tuck Bartender Episode: "Ronnie Chase"
CSI: Miami Shannon Higgins Episode: "Going Ballistic"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jena Mackin Episode: "Kill Me if You Can"
Life Claudia Episode: "Hit Me Baby"
Trust Me Episode: "The More Things Change"
2010 Castle Andrea Fisher Episode: "A Deadly Game"
2011 Californication Roberta Greenblatt Episode: "The Recused"
CSI: NY Jackie Thompson Episode: "Exit Strategy"
2012 NCIS Spandaxia Episode: "Secrets"
2013 Californication Ali Andrews Episode: "Hell Bent for Leather"
2014 Revenge Jennifer Foley Episode: "Renaissance"
2014–2016 The Haves and the Have Nots Maggie Day Series regular

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Midsummer Night's Dream Helena Studio Theatre
2000 Fefu and her friends Paula University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre
2001 For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls Amanda University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre
2002 In the Colony Rasa Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
2003 Why we had to kill Bitch JP Nickle Heather Film (LB) Five Cent Productions
2003–2004 Confessions of a Wonderbabe Wonderbabe Theatre The Project
2005 Julianne Caesar Megan/Brutus Theatre Overdrive Productions

Philanthropy

Allison McAtee supports Art of Elysium, Young Storytellers and Love146.

References

  1. ^ a b "TV Preview: Insiders liked what they saw in Allison McAtee". post-gazette.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Allison McAtee". Bellus Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ^ Moore, Evan (director); Stouffer, Sarah and Salleh, Assad (creators) (June 12, 2021). Old Friends Pt. 1 (web series). Los Angeles: Last Second Sea. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Moore, Evan (director); Stouffer, Sarah and Salleh, Assad (creators) (June 19, 2021). Old Friends Pt. 2 (web series). Los Angeles: Last Second Sea. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Mark Deming. "Bloomington (2009) - Fernanda Cardoso - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  6. ^ McKenzie Morrell. "Exclusive Interview: Allison McAtee, Bloomington Star - Tells All - The Seattle Lesbian". Retrieved 14 February 2016.