Cait Fairbanks

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Cait Fairbanks
Born
Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch

(1993-07-29) July 29, 1993 (age 31)
Michigan, U.S.
Other namesCait Baunoch, Ginesse
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer-songwriter
Years active2001–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]

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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 is dating fellow co-star Zach Tinker who portrayed Fenmore Baldwin. They broke up in 2021.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Untold Stories of the E.R. Gabby WalshEpisode: "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 DarleneEpisode: "Everybody Hates the Ninth-Grade Dance"
Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch
Lincoln Heights KennedyEpisode: "The New Wild Ones"
Credited as Caitlin Baunoch
2010 Two and a Half Men JoanneEpisode: "Three Girls and a Guy Named Bud"
Credited as Cait Baunoch
2013 The Middle AmandaEpisode: "Valentine's Day IV"
2016 K.C. Undercover Ursula Witt2 episodes
2017–present The Young and the Restless Tessa Porter Contract role

Discography

As Cait Fairbanks:

As Ginesse:

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