Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch (born July 29, 1993), known professionally as Cait Fairbanks, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She plays Tessa Porter in the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards.[3][4] As a musician, she performs as Cait Fairbanks[5] and Ginesse.[6][7][8][9][10]
Cait Fairbanks | |
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| Born | Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch July 29, 1993 Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | Cait Baunoch, Ginesse |
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| Years active | 2001–present[1][2] |
| Website | www |
Career
editFairbanks started performing on stage at the age of eight and has since performed in over 20 professional, regional, and community theatre productions, including the Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical in 2014 (she played Veronica and Heather Duke) and 13 (musical) (she played Lucy).
Fairbanks also played Young Mindy in CSI:NY and Gabby Walsh in Untold Stories of the E.R.. Since 2017, Fairbanks has been playing Tessa Porter, a singer-songwriter, on The Young and The Restless. Portraying Tessa Porter allows Fairbanks to perform her own compositions on the daytime soap opera.
Personal life
editAs of 2019, Fairbanks confirmed that she is dating fellow co-star Zach Tinker who portrayed Fenmore Baldwin. They broke up in 2021.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Gabby Walsh | Episode: "Director Down" Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Mindy Sanchez (age 14) | Episode: "Cold Reveal" Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch |
| 2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Darlene | Episode: "Everybody Hates the Ninth-Grade Dance" Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch |
| Lincoln Heights | Kennedy | Episode: "The New Wild Ones" Credited as Caitlin Baunoch | |
| 2010 | Two and a Half Men | Joanne | Episode: "Three Girls and a Guy Named Bud" Credited as Cait Baunoch |
| 2013 | The Middle | Amanda | Episode: "Valentine's Day IV" |
| 2016 | K.C. Undercover | Ursula Witt | 2 episodes |
| 2017–present | The Young and the Restless | Tessa Porter | Contract role |
Discography
editAs Cait Fairbanks:
- Digging My Own Grave – single (2016)
- Fight or Flight – single (2017)
- With Me – single (2017)
- Joy to the World – single (2017)
- How Could a Lie Feel So True – single (2018)
- When I See You – single (2019)
- Clear My Mind - single (2019)
- Umbrella (Live) [Unplugged] – single (2019)
- Love Me – single (2019)
- Something in You - single (2019)
- If You're not Busy - single (2019)
- More Than a Vow - single (2020)
- Milky Way (Feat. RC Cates) - single (2021)
- Everytime - single (2022)
- Silver Line - single (2022)
As Ginesse:
- Bedford – single (2018)
- Noise – single (2019)
- The Inbetween – single (2019)
- Somewhere to Die - EP (2020)
- Gatorade - single (2021)
References
edit- ^ "Cait Fairbanks". IMDb.
- ^ "7 Things to Know About The Young and the Restless Star Cait Fairbanks". June 14, 2017.
- ^ Young, Candace (June 23, 2018). "Cait Fairbanks".
- ^ "The Young and the Restless' Cait Fairbanks dishes on Tessa and the 2019 Emmy nomination that fans don't know about". soapcentral.com.
- ^ "Cait Fairbanks on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ^ "Ginesse on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ^ "Ginesse Cuts Through the 'Noise' On Latest Single: Exclusive". Billboard.
- ^ "Ginesse's Latest Video Is a Pastel Daydream". PAPER. May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Ginesse Won't Let Nostalgia Keep Her Down Post-Breakup". NYLON. November 15, 2018.
- ^ Staff, G. G. M. (November 16, 2018). "Ginesse issues new retrospective breakup tune "Bedford"".