Caitlin McGee

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McGee in 2019
Born
Caitlin Cole McGee

(1988-01-09) January 9, 1988 (age 36)
New York, New York [1]
Education Wagner College (B.A., 2010)
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Spouse
Patrick Woodall
​
(m. 2021)​
Children1 [2]
Website caitlinmcgee.com

Caitlin Cole McGee (born January 9, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as attorney Sydney Strait on the legal drama Bluff City Law . She was also a regular on the ABC comedy Home Economics .

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Career

McGee has appeared in minor roles on shows such as Blue Bloods , Chicago Med , Grey's Anatomy , and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . [3]

McGee was cast in the NBC legal drama Bluff City Law in 2019 as Sydney Strait, the daughter of an accomplished litigator and an accomplished corporate attorney herself. [4] She was named the grand marshal of the AAA Texas 500 in 2019 as a part of a promotion for Bluff City Law. [5]

In October 2019, McGee played Emma, the love interest of Dev Patel’s Joshua, in the Season One episode of Amazon Prime Video’s anthology series Modern Love titled “When Cupid is a Prying Journalist.” [6]

In July 2020, McGee was cast in the pilot of Home Economics as Sarah. [7]

Personal life

McGee grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, where she attended Newton North High School, [8] graduating in 2006. [9] She is a graduate of Wagner College with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Performance and Speech. [10]

McGee started dating actor Patrick Woodall in 2014, and got married in 2021. [11] [12] Their first child, a daughter, was born on September 27, 2022. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Me, Cake, and Toaster OvenJenShort film
2014Winter SlidesJonathan's WifeShort film
Motion Picture MartyrJessica Sanders
Broken BreathChristinaShort film
2019 Standing Up, Falling Down Taylor
Plus One Jackie
Modern LoveEmma
2020Cosmic FlingBeatriceShort film
EggJulia (Egg's Wife)Short film
2023 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Molly Evans

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Unforgettable LouisaEpisode: "The Island"
2015 Blue Bloods Melissa RellaEpisode: "Power Players"
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll KatieEpisode: "What You Like Is In The Limo"
2016 Shades of Blue Andrea2 episodes
Halt and Catch Fire Kimberly GouldEpisode: "And She Was"
Crunch TimeHailey GaleTV movie
2017 The Great Indoors KaylieEpisode: "DTR"
An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance Coach GloriaTV movie
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Vonnie2 episodes
Libby and MalcolmZev AdlerTV movie
2018 Chicago Med HannahEpisode: "Lemons and Lemonade"
Grey's Anatomy Liz Brosniak2 episodes
I'm Dying Up Here PamEpisode: "Plus One"
History of ThemSkylarTV movie
2019 You're the Worst GemmaEpisode: "The Intransigence of Love"
Modern Love Emma2 episodes
Bluff City Law Sydney StraitMain role, 10 episodes
2020–2021 Mythic Quest SueRecurring role, 8 episodes
2021–2023 Home Economics SarahMain role

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  2. ↑ "Caitlin McGee on Instagram: "I love her so much it makes my heart hurt. Juniper McGee Woodall not to be weird but we're obsessed with you. Very happy to be your Mom lil bug 🤍🐛🥹"".
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