Katharine Hope McPhee Foster (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress. She gained fame as the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol in May 2006. Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records on January 30, 2007, and debuted at number two on the Billbo ... ard 200, selling 381,000 copies (as of December 2010). The album's first single, "Over It", was a Pop Top 30 hit and was certified gold in 2008. Her second album, Unbroken, was released on Verve Forecast Records on January 5, 2010, and debuted at No. 27 on the "Billboard 200". The album featured the single "Had It All", which peaked at number 22 on the AC chart. Her third album, the holiday-themed Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You, was released on October 12, 2010. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart, while the single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" peaked at number 16 on the "Billboard" AC chart. McPhee released her fourth album, Hysteria, on September 18, 2015. She released her fifth album, I Fall in Love Too Easily, composed of jazz standards, on November 17, 2017. She has also established an acting career, co-starring in The House Bunny, Shark Night 3D, and The Tiger Rising (2022). She starred as Karen Cartwright on the NBC series Smash, as Paige Dineen on the CBS series Scorpion, and as Bailey on Netflix's Country Comfort (2021). She made her Broadway debut in the musical Waitress, taking over the role of Jenna in 2018 and again in 2019-2020 and also starred in the role in London's West End in 2019.
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Scorpion
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Episodes: 93
First Aired: Sep 22, 2014
Smash
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Episodes: 32
First Aired: Feb 06, 2012
Country Comfort
as Bailey
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Mar 19, 2021
CSI: NY
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Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 2004
Ugly Betty
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2006
The Masked Singer
as Banana Split - Ice Cream
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 02, 2019
Community
as Amber
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 2009
Family Guy
as Mother Maggie (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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First Aired: May 25, 1992
The Early Show
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Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 01, 1999
Entertainment Tonight
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First Aired: Sep 15, 1981
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Today
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First Aired: Jan 14, 1952
American Idol
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 11, 2002
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
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The Masked Singer
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 02, 2019
Christmas in Washington
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 15, 1982
The Soup
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 01, 2004
I Can See Your Voice
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2020
American Idol
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 11, 2018
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
Lip Sync Battle
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 2015
Dr. Phil
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 2002
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
Sherri
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
Stars in the House
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 16, 2020
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