Cait Fairbanks | |
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Born | Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch July 29, 1993 Michigan, U.S. |
Other names | Cait Baunoch, Ginesse |
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Years active | 2001–present [1] [2] |
Website | www |
Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch (born July 29, 1993), known professionally as Cait Fairbanks, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She plays Tessa Porter in the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless , for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. [3] [4] As a musician, she performs as Cait Fairbanks [5] and Ginesse. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Fairbanks started performing on stage at the age of eight and has since performed in over 20 professional, regional, and community theatre productions, including the Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical in 2014 (she played Veronica and Heather Duke) and 13 (musical) (she played Lucy).
Fairbanks also played Young Mindy in CSI:NY and Gabby Walsh in Untold Stories of the E.R. . Since 2017, Fairbanks has been playing Tessa Porter, a singer-songwriter, on The Young and The Restless . Portraying Tessa Porter allows Fairbanks to perform her own compositions on the daytime soap opera.
As of 2019, Fairbanks confirmed that she was dating fellow co-star Zach Tinker who portrayed Fenmore Baldwin. They broke up in 2021.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Gabby Walsh | Episode: "Director Down" Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch |
2007 | CSI: NY | Mindy Sanchez (age 14) | Episode: "Cold Reveal" Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch |
2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Darlene | Episode: "Everybody Hates the Ninth-Grade Dance" Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch |
Lincoln Heights | Kennedy | Episode: "The New Wild Ones" Credited as Caitlin Baunoch | |
2010 | Two and a Half Men | Joanne | Episode: "Three Girls and a Guy Named Bud" Credited as Cait Baunoch |
2013 | The Middle | Amanda | Episode: "Valentine's Day IV" |
2016 | K.C. Undercover | Ursula Witt | 2 episodes |
2017–present | The Young and the Restless | Tessa Porter | Contract role |
2021 | The Goldbergs | Paula Hogan | Episode: "Alligator Schwartz" |
2023 | Chicago Fire | Kayla | Episode: "How Does It End?" |
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