Allison McAtee is an American actress and producer. She played Catherine Stark in the independent film Bloomington and Maggie Day in the primetime drama The Haves and the Have Nots.

Allison McAtee
Born
Allison K. McAtee

Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1999–present
Modeling information
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBrown eyes
Websitehttp://www.allisonmcatee.com/

Early life and education

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McAtee was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.[1]

After graduating from General McLane High School in 1997,[2] McAtee studied theatre at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences,[1] Imperial College London, and Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts. She holds a BA degree in theater arts from the University of Pittsburgh.

Career

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Television

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McAtee began her career appearing in stage productions Off-Broadway in New York City. She made her television debut on Rescue Me followed by Hope and Faith in 2005. She later guest-starred on Ugly Betty, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, its spin-offs CSI: Miami and CSI: NY, and Castle, The Mentalist, NCIS, and Revenge. McAtee was also a recurring guest star for two seasons on Showtime's Californication.

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).[3] She was promoted to regular cast member as of third season.

In June 2021, McAtee was reunited with Bloomington co-star Sarah Stouffer when she guest starred in two episodes of the web series Grey Area. The pair's shared scenes made tongue-in-cheek references to Bloomington.[4][5]

Films

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In film, McAtee has appeared in The Killing Floor (2007), Hell Ride (2008) and Iron Man (2008) before landing the leading role in the independent drama Bloomington (2010).[6][7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Why We Had to Kill Bitch Heather
2007 The Killing Floor Kathy Mahoni
2008 Hell Ride The Swede
Iron Man Dubai Beauty
Distrust Valerie Short
2010 Elevator Girl Cynthia TV movie
Bloomington Catherine
2013 5 Souls Sara
2014 Just Be Yourself Lola TV movie
Share Kate Short
2016 The Wrong House Kathleen TV movie
2017 All About the Money Bethany Vanderbilt
2019 We Summon the Darkness Susan Butler
2020 Deadly Daughter Switch Viv
Deadly Mile High Club Tanya TV movie
Unearth Christina Dolan
2021 Mommune Dianne
An Organized Killer Grace TV movie
Why? Blake
Deceived by My Mother-In-Law Kristen TV movie
Cheer for Your Life Meg Braverman TV movie
2023 A Nurse to Die For Victoria TV movie
Lonesome Soldier Teresa
2024 The Wrong Life Coach Liz Kimble TV movie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 One Life to Live Jett Episode: "Episode #1.8954" & "#1.8955"
2005 Hope & Faith Candy Episode: "Another Car Commercial"
Stella Hipster Model Episodes: "Coffee Shop"
2006 Rescue Me Bartender Episodes: "Satisfaction" & "Karate"
Ugly Betty Friday Night Episode: "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Carrie Episode: "Country Crossover"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Martina Rose Episode: "The Collector"
2008 CSI: Miami Shannon Higgins Episode: "Going Ballistic"
2009 Nip/Tuck Bartender Episode: "Ronnie Chase"
Life Claudia Episode: "Hit Me Baby"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jena Mackin Episode: "Kill Me if You Can"
Trust Me Woman in Movie Trailer Episode: "The More Things Change"
2010 Castle Andrea Fisher Episode: "A Deadly Game"
2011 Californication Roberta Greenblatt Episode: "The Recused"
CSI: NY Jackie Thompson Episode: "Exit Strategy"
The Mentalist Jocelyn Chapin Episode: "Little Red Book"
2012 NCIS Spandaxia Episode: "Secrets"
Jan Carla Episode: "Dunce"
2013 Californication Ali Andrews Episode: "Hell Bent for Leather"
2014 Revenge Jennifer Foley Episode: "Renaissance"
2014–16 The Haves and the Have Nots Margaret "Maggie" Day Recurring Cast: Season 1-2, Main Cast: Season 3
2017 Over Easy Aurora Main Cast
2019 The Affair Laine Episode: "Episode #5.2"
2021 Lucifer Elizabeth Newman Episode: "Nothing Lasts Forever"
Keeping Up with the Joneses Jess Episode: "The Wrong Family"
Truth Be Told Taffy Carr Episode: "Ghosts At The Feast"
2023 As Luck Would Have It Jill Episode: "Old Flames, New Fires"

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Midsummer Night's Dream Helena Studio Theatre
2000 Fefu and her friends Paula University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre
2001 For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls Amanda University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre
2002 In the Colony Rasa Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
2003 Why we had to kill Bitch JP Nickle Heather Film (LB) Five Cent Productions
2003–04 Confessions of a Wonderbabe Wonderbabe Theatre The Project
2005 Julianne Caesar Megan/Brutus Theatre Overdrive Productions

Philanthropy

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Allison McAtee supports Art of Elysium, Young Storytellers and Love146.

References

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  1. ^ a b "TV Preview: Insiders liked what they saw in Allison McAtee". post-gazette.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Myers, Valerie (September 19, 2019). "Schools pass hat for capital projects". Erie Times-News. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Allison McAtee". Bellus Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ Moore, Evan (director); Stouffer, Sarah and Salleh, Assad (creators) (June 12, 2021). Old Friends Pt. 1 (web series). Los Angeles: Last Second Sea. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Moore, Evan (director); Stouffer, Sarah and Salleh, Assad (creators) (June 19, 2021). Old Friends Pt. 2 (web series). Los Angeles: Last Second Sea. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Mark Deming. "Bloomington (2009) - Fernanda Cardoso - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  7. ^ McKenzie Morrell. "Exclusive Interview: Allison McAtee, Bloomington Star - Tells All - The Seattle Lesbian". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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