Allison McAtee

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Allison McAtee
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Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1999–present
Modeling information
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Brown eyes
Website http://www.allisonmcatee.com/

Allison McAtee is an American actress and producer. She played Catherine Stark in the independent film Bloomington and Maggie Day in the primetime drama The Haves and the Have Nots .

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Early life and education

McAtee is the only child and daughter of Edward McAtee, from a family of nine, a teacher and later Director of Special Education programs in Pennsylvania, and wife Sandra Leichtenberger, an ER/Cardiac Care Charge nurse, of Irish, English, German and Slovak descent. Her parents divorced when she was three, and both later remarried, giving her two stepbrothers. [1] She grew up in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. [2]

After graduating from General McLane High School in 1997, [3] McAtee studied theatre at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, [2] 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. [4] [5]

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). [6] 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. [7] [8]

Films

In film, McAtee has appeared in The Killing Floor (2007), Hell Ride (2008) and Iron Man (2008) before landing the leading role in the independent drama Bloomington (2010). [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Why We Had to Kill BitchHeather
2007 The Killing Floor Kathy Mahoni
2008 Hell Ride The Swede
Iron Man Dubai Beauty
DistrustValerieShort
2010Elevator GirlCynthiaTV movie
Bloomington Catherine
20135 SoulsSara
2014Just Be YourselfLolaTV movie
ShareKateShort
2016The Wrong HouseKathleenTV movie
2017 All About the Money Bethany Vanderbilt
2019 We Summon the Darkness Susan Butler
2020Deadly Daughter SwitchViv
Deadly Mile High ClubTanyaTV movie
Unearth Christina Dolan
2021MommuneDianne
An Organized KillerGraceTV movie
Why?Blake
Deceived by My Mother-In-LawKristenTV movie
Cheer for Your LifeMeg BravermanTV movie
2023A Nurse to Die ForVictoriaTV movie
Lonesome Soldier Teresa
2024 The Wrong Life Coach Liz KimbleTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 One Life to Live JettEpisode: "Episode #1.8954" & "#1.8955"
2005 Hope & Faith CandyEpisode: "Another Car Commercial"
Stella Hipster ModelEpisodes: "Coffee Shop"
2006 Rescue Me BartenderEpisodes: "Satisfaction" & "Karate"
Ugly Betty Friday NightEpisode: "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent CarrieEpisode: "Country Crossover"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Martina RoseEpisode: "The Collector"
2008 CSI: Miami Shannon HigginsEpisode: "Going Ballistic"
2009 Nip/Tuck BartenderEpisode: "Ronnie Chase"
Life ClaudiaEpisode: "Hit Me Baby"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jena MackinEpisode: "Kill Me if You Can"
Trust Me Woman in Movie TrailerEpisode: "The More Things Change"
2010 Castle Andrea FisherEpisode: "A Deadly Game"
2011 Californication Roberta GreenblattEpisode: "The Recused"
CSI: NY Jackie ThompsonEpisode: "Exit Strategy"
The Mentalist Jocelyn ChapinEpisode: "Little Red Book"
2012 NCIS SpandaxiaEpisode: "Secrets"
JanCarlaEpisode: "Dunce"
2013 Californication Ali AndrewsEpisode: "Hell Bent for Leather"
2014 Revenge Jennifer FoleyEpisode: "Renaissance"
2014–16 The Haves and the Have Nots Margaret "Maggie" DayRecurring Cast: Season 1-2, Main Cast: Season 3
2017Over EasyAuroraMain Cast
2019 The Affair LaineEpisode: "Episode #5.2"
2021 Lucifer Elizabeth NewmanEpisode: "Nothing Lasts Forever"
Keeping Up with the Joneses JessEpisode: "The Wrong Family"
Truth Be Told Taffy CarrEpisode: "Ghosts At The Feast"
2023As Luck Would Have ItJillEpisode: "Old Flames, New Fires"

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Midsummer Night's DreamHelenaStudio Theatre
2000Fefu and her friendsPaula University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre
2001For Whom the Southern Belle TollsAmanda University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre
2002In the ColonyRasa Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
2003Why we had to kill Bitch JP NickleHeather Film (LB)Five Cent Productions
2003–04Confessions of a WonderbabeWonderbabe TheatreThe Project
2005Julianne CaesarMegan/Brutus TheatreOverdrive Productions

Philanthropy

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

References

  1. https://www.wallofcelebrities.com/celebrities/allison-mcatee/biography.html
  2. 1 2 "TV Preview: Insiders liked what they saw in Allison McAtee". post-gazette.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  3. Myers, Valerie (September 19, 2019). "Schools pass hat for capital projects". Erie Times-News . Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. https://www.celebsfacts.com/allison-mcatee/
  5. https://www.wallofcelebrities.com/celebrities/allison-mcatee/biography.html
  6. "Allison McAtee". Bellus Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Mark Deming. "Bloomington (2009) - Fernanda Cardoso - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  10. McKenzie Morrell. "Exclusive Interview: Allison McAtee, Bloomington Star - Tells All - The Seattle Lesbian". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2016.