Caitlin O'Connor | |
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 O'Connor in 2023 | |
| Born | Caitlin O'Connor Purdy 1990 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, host |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Website | Official website |
Caitlin O'Connor Purdy (born 1990), better known as Caitlin O'Connor, is an American actress, model and host.
O'Connor appeared on the series finale of Two and a Half Men on CBS. [1] She has also done a three-episode stint on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 as well as Key & Peele. [2] [3] 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 [4] She was also named one of the "Ten Hottest Girls in America" by Maxim in 2013. [5] 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. [6] [7] She has been Sports Illustrated's 'Lady of the Day' seven times. [8] As a host, O'Connor has regular assignments on ArsenicTV, TorioTV, FOX News, The Chive, The Doctors on CBS, and Maria Menounos' AfterBuzz TV. [9] [10] She was a presenter at the World MMA Awards. [11] O'Connor played lead female "Mirabelle" in the Machinima-produced web series "Tumbleweed." [12] Caitlin is rated #1 in MODE Lifestyle Magazine's World's 100 Most Beautiful Women – 2016. [13]
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. [14] She was UCLA's BruinBearWear catalog model and also worked her first job at Disneyland as a Disney princess/character actress. [15] 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 . [16]
| Filmography, TV roles, and appearances | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Factory | The Builtgood Girl | (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Don't Let Her Pull You Down | Zombie | (Short) as Caitlin O'Connor Purdy |
| 2010 | Entourage | Flight Attendant | (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Neighbros | Lesbian #1 | (TV Movie) |
| 2011 | Be Who You Are | Boarding School Student | (Short) |
| 2012 | The Wolf | Jen | (Short) |
| 2012 | October 31 | Vamp Girl | (Short) |
| 2012 | Comedy Sketch TV Time, Okay? | Various Characters | (TV Series) |
| 2013 | 7 Lives Xposed | Jasmine | (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Key & Peele | Samantha - Episode #3.7 | (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Heaven & Earth: No Money No Love | Bunny | (Video short) |
| 2013 | Tumbleweed | Mirabelle (2013) | (TV Mini-Series) |
| 2015 | Two and a Half Men | Beautiful Girl #1 | (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Dream Babe #2 | (TV Series) |
| 2015 | The Slice | Sister Theresa | (TV Movie) |
| 2012 -2016 | Tosh.0 | Tree Girl #1 / Horseshoe Girl / Caitlin, Spelling Bee Cheerleader | (TV Series) |
| 2016 | American Satan | Raven | (Feature Film) |
| 2023 | Porterville | Gracie | (Feature Film) |
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