A few actors on Fox’s drama series Empire didn’t really need the show’s success to boost their careers. Kaitlin Doubleday, however, does not belong to this elite culture, as she is not as well known as Taraji Henson and Terrence Howard. Nonetheless, she effectively used her time on the show to enrich her career, a role that opened doors for her from the start.
The American actress has been acting professionally since 2002 and is best known for her work on Catch Me If You Can, Empire, Waiting…, and Nashville.
Kaitlin Doubleday: Biography and Early Life
Kaitlin Janette Doubleday didn’t need to move to Los Angeles to make a career in Hollywood, like many actors and actresses; she was born in the entertainment capital of the world. Unsurprisingly, she draws her acting genes from her actor father, Frank Doubleday, and filmmaker mother, Christina Hart. She also has a sister actress, Portia Doubleday.
Born on July 19, 1984, the actress received her high school education at Hamilton High School, where she enrolled in the school’s music academy.
The actress comes from a show business family and they have always supported each other in their careers. Unfortunately, his father, Frank passed away in 2018 at the age of 73.
His personal profile
Kaitlin Doubleday got married in May 2016 to Devin Lucien, a DJ from Paris. It is not known where and how they met. However, the couple started dating at some point in 2015. Their wedding ceremony had a rustic and romantic theme and took place in an outdoor venue at Ventana Inn and Spa in Big Sur, California. The ceremony began at 6 p.m. and continued late into the night. It was a small ceremony with family and friends, including some cast members from Empire.
Career Highlights
In 2002, the actress made her debut in an episode of the CBS series Without a Trace. The same year, she followed up with a feature film role in Catch Me If You Can, where she played Joanna.
She continued to play minor roles in movies and series like Strong Medicine (2003) , Case Closed (2004), and Freshman Orientation (2004). In 2005, she was cast as Amy in her first supporting role in Wait… (2005) and followed with The TV (2006) and Accepted (2006).
The following year, Kaitlin Doubleday played Kate McKinney on the ABC comedy series Cavemen. It was his longest participation in a television series at the time. She had a brief nine-episode stint on the series, largely due to its negative reviews and subsequent cancellation.
The actress continued to appear in a series of television series in the years that followed. Some of them include Sister Brothers (2009), Criminal Minds (2010), Bones (2009), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2011), Hung (2011), Drop Dead Diva (2011), Witches of the East (2013), Mixology (2014), and Scary Endings (2017).
In 2015, she was part of the cast of Empire in its first season. She will play Rhonda Lyon, wife of Lucius Lyon’s first son, played by Trai Byers. Jussie Smollett who played Jamal, Bryshere Y. Gray who played Hakeem, Gabourey Sidibe who played Becky, Taraji Henson who played Cookie, Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner, Seraya Ranee McNeill as Tiana, Terrence Howard as Lucius, and Grace Byers as Anika, among others.
Kaitlin Doubleday has taken the time to get involved in other projects. She was Amy in John Asher A Boy Called Po (2016). The film tells the moving story of a single father raising his son with autism. The same year, she also made an appearance in the improvisation show Who belongs to?
In 2017, the actress started working on the CMT musical drama Nashville as the character of Jessie Caine who is a musician and songwriter. Her character was introduced in the fifth season of the series. The show features actors and actresses such as Hayden Panettiere (Juliette Barnes), Clare Bowen (Scarlett O’Connor), Charles Esten (Deacon Claybourne), Jonathan Jackson (Avery Barkley), and Sam Palladio (Gunnar Scott).
Her non-acting appearances have also seen her appear as a guest on shows like Chef (2016), Dish Nation (2016), Fashion Police (2016), 5th Annual Critical Television Awards ( 2015), The 47th NAACP Image Awards (2016), Entertainment Tonight (2015, 2016), and NashChat (2017).