Allison McAtee explained

Allison McAtee
Birth Name:Allison K. McAtee
Birth Place:Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S
Occupation:Actress, model
Years Active:1999–present
Hair Color:Blonde
Eye Color:Brown eyes
Website:http://www.allisonmcatee.com/

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

Early life and education

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

Television

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, , , its spin-offs and , 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

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).[6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Why We Had to Kill BitchHeather
2007The Killing FloorKathy Mahoni
2008Hell RideThe Swede
Iron ManDubai Beauty
DistrustValerieShort
2010Elevator GirlCynthiaTV movie
BloomingtonCatherine
20135 SoulsSara
2014Just Be YourselfLolaTV movie
ShareKateShort
2016The Wrong HouseKathleen TV movie
2017All About the MoneyBethany Vanderbilt
2019We Summon the DarknessSusan Butler
2020Deadly Daughter SwitchViv
Deadly Mile High ClubTanya TV movie
UnearthChristina Dolan
2021MommuneDianne
An Organized KillerGrace TV movie
Why?Blake
Deceived by My Mother-In-LawKristenTV movie
Cheer for Your LifeMeg BravermanTV movie
2023A Nurse to Die ForVictoria TV movie
Lonesome SoldierTeresa
2024The Wrong Life CoachLiz KimbleTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002One Life to LiveJettEpisode: "Episode #1.8954" & "#1.8955"
2005Hope & FaithCandyEpisode: "Another Car Commercial"
StellaHipster ModelEpisodes: "Coffee Shop"
2006Rescue MeBartenderEpisodes: "Satisfaction" & "Karate"
Ugly BettyFriday NightEpisode: "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe"
CarrieEpisode: "Country Crossover"
2007Ghost WhispererMartina RoseEpisode: "The Collector"
2008Shannon HigginsEpisode: "Going Ballistic"
2009Nip/TuckBartenderEpisode: "Ronnie Chase"
LifeClaudiaEpisode: "Hit Me Baby"
Jena MackinEpisode: "Kill Me if You Can"
Trust MeWoman in Movie TrailerEpisode: "The More Things Change"
2010CastleAndrea FisherEpisode: "A Deadly Game"
2011CalifornicationRoberta GreenblattEpisode: "The Recused"
Jackie ThompsonEpisode: "Exit Strategy"
The MentalistJocelyn ChapinEpisode: "Little Red Book"
2012NCISSpandaxiaEpisode: "Secrets"
JanCarlaEpisode: "Dunce"
2013CalifornicationAli AndrewsEpisode: "Hell Bent for Leather"
2014RevengeJennifer FoleyEpisode: "Renaissance"
2014–16The Haves and the Have NotsMargaret "Maggie" DayRecurring Cast: Season 1-2, Main Cast: Season 3
2017Over EasyAuroraMain Cast
2019The AffairLaineEpisode: "Episode #5.2"
2021LuciferElizabeth NewmanEpisode: "Nothing Lasts Forever"
Keeping Up with the JonesesJessEpisode: "The Wrong Family"
Truth Be ToldTaffy CarrEpisode: "Ghosts At The Feast"
2023As Luck Would Have ItJillEpisode: "Old Flames, New Fires"

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Midsummer Night's DreamHelenaStudio Theatre
2000Fefu and her friendsPaulaUniversity of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre
2001For Whom the Southern Belle TollsAmandaUniversity of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre
2002In the ColonyRasaPittsburgh Civic Light Opera
2003Why we had to kill Bitch JP NickleHeather Film (LB)Five Cent Productions
2003–04Confessions of a WonderbabeWonderbabe TheatreThe Project
2005Julianne CaesarMegan/Brutus TheatreOverdrive Productions

Philanthropy

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TV Preview: Insiders liked what they saw in Allison McAtee . post-gazette.com . June 27, 2015 . May 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Schools pass hat for capital projects. Myers. Valerie. Erie Times-News. May 5, 2024. September 19, 2019.
  3. Web site: Allison McAtee. Bellus Magazine. 14 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170627003112/http://www.bellusmagazine.com/allison-mcatee/. 27 June 2017. dead.
  4. Moore, Evan (director); Stouffer, Sarah and Salleh, Assad (creators) . June 12, 2021 . Old Friends Pt. 1 . English . February 28, 2022 . web series . Los Angeles . Last Second Sea.
  5. Moore, Evan (director); Stouffer, Sarah and Salleh, Assad (creators) . June 19, 2021 . Old Friends Pt. 2 . English . February 28, 2022 . web series . Los Angeles . Last Second Sea.
  6. Web site: Bloomington (2009) - Fernanda Cardoso - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie. Mark Deming. AllMovie. 14 February 2016.
  7. Web site: Exclusive Interview: Allison McAtee, Bloomington Star - Tells All - The Seattle Lesbian. McKenzie Morrell. 14 February 2016. 7 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007171020/http://theseattlelesbian.com/exclusive-interview-allison-mcatee-bloomington-star-tells-all/. dead.