Cait Fairbanks

Cait Fairbanks
Born	Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch (1993-07-29) July 29, 1993 (age 32) Michigan, U.S.
Other names	Cait Baunoch, Ginesse
Occupations	Actress singer-songwriter
Years active	2001–present [1] [2]
Website	www.caitfairbanks.com

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]}

Career

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.

Personal life

As of 2019, Fairbanks confirmed that she was dating fellow co-star Zach Tinker who portrayed Fenmore Baldwin. They broke up in 2021.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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?"

Discography

As Cait Fairbanks:

• Digging My Own Grave – single (2016)
• Fight or Flight – single (2017)
• With Me – single (2017)
• Joy to the World – single (2017)
• How Could a Lie Feel So True – single (2018)
• When I See You – single (2019)
• Clear My Mind - single (2019)
• Umbrella (Live) [Unplugged] – single (2019)
• Love Me – single (2019)
• Something in You - single (2019)
• If You're not Busy - single (2019)
• More Than a Vow - single (2020)
• Milky Way (Feat. RC Cates) - single (2021)
• Everytime - single (2022)
• Silver Line - single (2022)

As Ginesse:

• Bedford – single (2018)
• Noise – single (2019)
• The Inbetween – single (2019)
• Somewhere to Die - EP (2020)
• Gatorade - single (2021)

References

1. "Cait Fairbanks". IMDb.
2. "7 Things to Know About The Young and the Restless Star Cait Fairbanks". June 14, 2017.
3. Young, Candace (June 23, 2018). "Cait Fairbanks".
4. "The Young and the Restless' Cait Fairbanks dishes on Tessa and the 2019 Emmy nomination that fans don't know about". soapcentral.com.
5. "Cait Fairbanks on Apple Music". Apple Music.
6. "Ginesse on Apple Music". Apple Music.
7. "Ginesse Cuts Through the 'Noise' On Latest Single: Exclusive". Billboard.
8. "Ginesse's Latest Video Is a Pastel Daydream". PAPER. May 23, 2019.
9. "Ginesse Won't Let Nostalgia Keep Her Down Post-Breakup". NYLON. November 15, 2018.
10. Staff, G. G. M. (November 16, 2018). "Ginesse issues new retrospective breakup tune "Bedford"".

External links

• Official website
• Cait Fairbanks at IMDb