| Intro | American actress and model | ||||
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Actor Model Stage actor Television actor Film actor |
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| From | United States of America | ||||
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Fashion Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
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| Gender | female | ||||
| Birth | 24 September 1980, Erie, USA | ||||
| Age: | 39 years | ||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||
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Allison McAtee (born September 24, 1985) is an American actress, best known for her role as Catherine Stark in the independent film Bloomington, and as Maggie Day in the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime drama, The Haves and the Have Nots.
Early life
McAtee was born September 24, 1985 in Erie, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Edinboro. She holds a BA degree in Theater Arts from the University of Pittsburgh School of Arts and Sciences.
Career
McAtee studied Theatre at University of Pittsburgh and Imperial College in London, and began her career appearing in stage productions Off-Broadway in NYC. She made her television debut on Rescue Me (TV series) quickly followed by ‘’Hope and Faith’’ in 2005. She later guest-starred on Ugly Betty, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its spin-offs CSI: Miami and CSI: NY, and well as Castle, ‘’The Mentalist’’, NCIS, and Revenge.
McAtee was also a recurring guest star for two seasons on showtime’s Californication.
In film, McAtee has appeared in The Killing Floor (2007) and Hell Ride (2008), and ‘’Iron Man’’ (2008) before landing the leading role in the independent drama Bloomington (2010).
In 2014, McAtee joined the cast of the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime drama, The Haves and the Have Nots. She plays Maggie Day, campaign manager to Jim Cryer (John Schneider) and David Harrington (Peter Parros). She was promoted to regular cast member as of third season.