Caitlin O'Connor

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Caitlin O'Connor
Born
Caitlin O'Connor Purdy

(1989-08-03) August 3, 1989 (age 35) [1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation(s)Actress, model, host
Years active2008–present
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Website Official website

Caitlin O'Connor Purdy (born August 3, 1989), better known as Caitlin O'Connor, is an American actress, model and host. She was a guest actress on the series finale of Two and a Half Men on CBS. She has also done a three-episode stint on Comedy Central's Tosh.0, as well as Key & Peele.

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Career

O'Connor appeared on the series finale of Two and a Half Men on CBS. [2] She has also done a three-episode stint on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 as well as Key & Peele. [3] [4] [ dead link ‍] In 2016, she starred in a national commercial for Dave & Busters Partnered with Bellator and also starred in the network commercial for GSN's "Baggage on the Road." She is best known as the host of ArsenicTV and for Maxim Magazine [5] [ dead link ‍] She was also named one of the "Ten Hottest Girls in America" by Maxim in 2013. [6] [ dead link ‍] In 2014 O'Connor co-starred in national commercials for Budweiser Black Crown and PepsiNext. Her print campaign credits include Target, Macy's, Sons of Anarchy, Esquire, FHM, GQ, Nickelodeon's The Bratz, Xbox, and Pert Plus. [7] [ dead link ‍] [8] She has been Sports Illustrated's 'Lady of the Day' seven times. [9] As a host, O'Connor has regular assignments on ArsenicTV, TorioTV, FOX News, The Chive, The Doctors on CBS, and Maria Menounos' AfterBuzz TV. [10] [11] [ dead link ‍] She was a presenter at the World MMA Awards. [12] O'Connor played lead female "Mirabelle" in the Machinima-produced web series "Tumbleweed." [13] Caitlin is rated #1 in MODE Lifestyle Magazine's World's 100 Most Beautiful Women – 2016. [14] [ better source needed ]

Personal life

O'Connor was born in Los Angeles and raised in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, where she graduated high school. She moved back to Los Angeles at age 17 to attend UCLA as an English Major. [15] She was UCLA's BruinBearWear catalog model and also worked her first job at Disneyland as a Disney princess/character actress. [16] She is of Irish, English, and Hungarian descent. O'Connor loves combat sports and has worked as a ring girl for Top Rank Boxing, UFC Fight Pass' Invicta FC, GoldenBoy Boxing, BKB Boxing, and also was the lead ring girl in the 2015 feature film Southpaw . [17] Since September 2023, she has been in a relationship with Joe Manganiello. [18] [19]

Filmography, television roles, and appearances

Filmography, TV roles, and appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008FactoryThe Builtgood Girl(TV Series)
2009Don't Let Her Pull You DownZombie(Short) as Caitlin O'Connor Purdy
2010 Entourage Flight Attendant(TV Series)
2011NeighbrosLesbian #1(TV Movie)
2011Be Who You AreBoarding School Student(Short)
2012The WolfJen(Short)
2012October 31Vamp Girl(Short)
2012Comedy Sketch TV Time, Okay?Various Characters(TV Series)
20137 Lives XposedJasmine(TV Series)
2013 Key & Peele Samantha - Episode #3.7(TV Series)
2013Heaven & Earth: No Money No LoveBunny(Video short)
2013TumbleweedMirabelle (2013)(TV Mini-Series)
2015 Two and a Half Men Beautiful Girl #1(TV Series)
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Dream Babe #2(TV Series)
2015The SliceSister Theresa(TV Movie)
2012 -2016 Tosh.0 Tree Girl #1 / Horseshoe Girl / Caitlin, Spelling Bee Cheerleader(TV Series)
2016American SatanRaven(Feature Film)
2023PortervilleGracie(Feature Film)
2024 Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace Olivia(Feature Film)

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