Katharine Hope McPhee is an American film and television actress, model, and singer. In 2006, she took part in the American Idol show, where she came in second place. A year later, she began her career in cinema. She starred in famous films: "Crazy", "Community", "Life is like a show", "Scorpio".
Katherine has appeared on the screen in many popular television shows and programs, including: Great Shows, Entertainment Tonight, Live With Larry King, Access Hollywood, Extra, Fashion Control, "Look", "Insider", "For food", "Battle of phonograms". She also took part in the Grammy Awards, Golden Globe Award, American Music Awards.
Biography facts
Catherine was born in the United States in the spring of 1984. Among the ancestors on the paternal side were representatives of Ireland, Scotland and Germany. Her father, Daniel McPhee, worked as a television producer. Mom - Peisha McPhee (nee Birch), was a vocal teacher. Since 2011, she has been a vocal coach on American Idol. Katherine has an older sister, Adriana, who also became a singer, and since 2012 she has been a music and vocal teacher.
Creativity entered Catherine's life from birth. The girl began to seriously study music and vocals under the guidance of her mother at the age of 12.
As a teenager, McPhee developed a serious nutritional problem. At 13, she started starving to keep fit. At 17, she was diagnosed with bulimia. Only after a few years did she manage to cope with the problem by going through a rehabilitation program.
In an interview with Teen Vogue magazine, she said that she can now eat almost anything, but only in small portions. Along with her sister, she appeared on the television show "Dr. Keith Ablow Show" to educate viewers about her childhood fears and her fight against bulimia.
McPhee's school years were spent at Notre Dame High School in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles. She has participated in many educational performances, musicals and concerts.
After receiving her primary education in 2002, the girl entered the Boston Conservatory at the music department, where she studied for only a year. On the advice of her agent, Katherine decided to return to Los Angeles to take part in the filming of television projects on MTV.
Creative career
In 2005, Katherine took part in the production of the musical "Annie Get Your Gun" at the Cabrillo Music Theater. For her role as Annie Oakley, the actress was nominated for the Ovation Awards in the category "Best Actress in a Musical."
In the same year, McPhee's mother and future husband persuaded her to take part in the American Idol competition. The audition took place in San Francisco, where the girl sang the famous song by Billie Holiday.
Having successfully passed the selection, she entered the show in 2006 and eventually took second place. A year later, she released her first solo album, Katharine McPhee.
In 2007, McPhee began her film career. She made a cameo appearance in the biographical drama Crazy. Then she appeared in several projects at once: "Ugly", "Boys like it", "C. S. I.: Crime scene", "Community".
In her later career, the actress had roles in projects: "Jaws 3D", "Peace, Love and Misunderstanding", "Life is like a show", "Pretend to be my husband", "In my dreams".
In 2014, Katherine landed the lead role of Paige Deaney in the TV series Scorpio. The plot of the film is based on real events and tells about a group of geeks working in the think tank of the National Security Service.
In 2017, the actress starred as Katie Durst in the thriller The Lost Wife of Robert Durst.
McPhee's creative biography includes 4 solo albums, 19 roles in television and film projects, several roles in performances at Brooks Atkinson Theater on Broadway and Adelphi Theater in London. And also 8 awards and nominations, including: Ovation Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Young Hollywood Awards, Fox Reality Awards, Women's Image Network Awards.
Personal life
McPhee has been married twice. The first spouse was Nick Kokas. They got married in 2008 and officially divorced in 2016.
After that, Katherine began dating actor Elias Gable. Their romance lasted almost 2 years, but it never came to marriage.
The second husband of the actress was producer David Foster. They got engaged in the summer of 2018, and the official wedding took place in June 2019 at the Armenian Apostolic Church in London.
