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Katharine McPhee

Katharine Hope McPhee[1] (born March 25, 1984[5]) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. In May 2006, she was the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol.

Katharine McPhee
McPhee in 2022
Born
Katharine Hope McPhee

(1984-03-25) March 25, 1984 (age 39)
Other namesKatharine Foster[1]
Alma materBoston Conservatory at Berklee
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • actress
Years active2005–present
Spouses
  • Nick Cokas
    (m. 2008; div. 2016)
  • (m. 2019)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Websitekatharinemcphee.net

Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records on January 30, 2007, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 381,000 copies (as of December 2010).[6] The album's first single, "Over It", was a Billboard Top 30 hit and was certified gold in 2008.[7] 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. It has sold 45,000 copies as of January 2011.[8]

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. As of January 2011, this album had sold 23,000 copies.[8] McPhee released her fourth album, Hysteria, on September 18, 2015.[9] She released her fifth album, I Fall in Love Too Easily, composed of jazz standards, on November 17, 2017.

McPhee has also established an acting career, co-starring in The House Bunny and Shark Night 3D. She played Karen Cartwright, one of the lead roles on Smash. From 2014 to 2018, she starred in CBS' Scorpion as Paige Dineen.

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.

Early life edit

McPhee was born in Los Angeles, California.[5] Her father, Daniel McPhee,[5] was a television producer.[10] Her mother, Peisha (née Burch) McPhee, has been a vocal coach on American Idol since 2011.[11][12] The family moved to the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles when she was 12 years old. Peisha McPhee recognized her daughter's musical talent and decided to train her. McPhee's older sister, Adriana, has been a vocal coach on American Idol since 2012.[13] McPhee is of English, Irish, Scottish, and German descent.[14]

She attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in musical theatre. She left college before graduation on the advice of her manager, and returned to Los Angeles to try out for television pilots. McPhee was cast (during the time she had dropped out of college and was auditioning in Los Angeles) in a mall-based MTV soap opera pilot, You Are Here, playing the older sister of a more popular younger sister. MTV never aired the pilot and did not pick up the series.[15]

In March 2005, McPhee starred as Annie Oakley in a Cabrillo Music Theater production of the musical Annie Get Your Gun.[16] McPhee was nominated for a Los Angeles Stage Ovation Award in the category of "Lead Actress in a Musical".[17] McPhee had a small role as Paramount Girl in the 2007 musical film Crazy, based on the life of Hank Garland. McPhee filmed the role in early 2005, before she auditioned for American Idol.

McPhee has struggled with eating disorders. She told People that at age 13, she began starving herself and exercising compulsively, and at age 17, became bulimic.[18] McPhee gained weight in college due to her bingeing. After seven years of illness, she finally entered a three-month rehabilitation program after successfully passing her American Idol audition; her rehab stint ended just before the Idol semifinals started in February 2006.[19]

She told Teen Vogue in May 2007, "I eat whatever I crave—I'm just really careful about portions." McPhee and her sister appeared on the debut of The Dr. Keith Ablow Show on September 18, 2006, to discuss her struggles with bulimia and her childhood fear of her father.[20]

Career edit

American Idol edit

In 2005, McPhee was persuaded by eventual husband Nick Cokas and her parents to try out for the television series competition American Idol. She auditioned in San Francisco and sang "God Bless the Child", originally performed by Billie Holiday, and was selected to be a participant in the fifth season, which aired in 2006. After the first round of Hollywood week, she sang "I'll Never Love This Way Again" by Dionne Warwick, which earned favorable comments from the judges. During the second round, she performed in a group, singing "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by the Four Tops, forgetting the words, but the judges decided to advance the entire group. During the third round, she sang "My Funny Valentine" a cappella and advanced to the top 40. She was angered when fellow group member Crystal Stark did not make the top 24. McPhee's run on American Idol led to the use of the term "McPheever". The inclusion of producer David Foster and singer Andrea Bocelli as guest mentors for Top 6 Week turned out to be a fortuitous introduction for McPhee, as she has worked on various music projects with both men after Idol. In May 2006, McPhee visited her alma mater Notre Dame High School for her hometown celebration.[21] Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa visited the school and proclaimed the day Katharine McPhee Day. She finished as the runner-up to Taylor Hicks.

Performances and results (during voting weeks) edit

Week # Theme Song choice Original artist Result
Top 24 (12 Women) Free Choice "Since I Fell for You" Ella Johnson Safe
Top 20 (10 Women) Free Choice "All in Love is Fair" Stevie Wonder Safe
Top 16 (8 Women) Free Choice "Think" Aretha Franklin Safe
Top 12 Stevie Wonder "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" Stevie Wonder Safe
Top 11 The 1950s "Come Rain or Come Shine" Sy Oliver (with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra) Safe
Top 10 Songs from The 21st Century "The Voice Within" Christina Aguilera Bottom 2
Top 9 Country "Bringing Out the Elvis" Faith Hill Safe
Top 8 Songs by Queen "Who Wants to Live Forever" Queen Safe
Top 7 The Great American Songbook "Someone to Watch Over Me" Gertrude Lawrence Safe
Top 6 Great Love Songs "I Have Nothing" Whitney Houston Safe1
Top 5 One Song From the Year They Were Born (1984)
One Song on the Billboard Charts at the time
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Phil Collins
KT Tunstall
Safe
Top 4 Elvis Presley "Hound Dog"/"All Shook Up"
"Can't Help Falling in Love"
Big Mama Thornton / Elvis Presley Bottom 22
Top 3 Clive Davis's choice
Judge's Choice (Simon Cowell)
Contestant's Choice
"I Believe I Can Fly"
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
R. Kelly
Judy Garland
Duke Ellington
Safe
Finale Contestant's Choice
Contestant's Choice
Coronation Song
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
"My Destiny"
KT Tunstall
Judy Garland
Katharine McPhee
Runner-Up
  • ^Note 1 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results that night, McPhee was placed in the top two.
  • ^Note 2 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results that night, McPhee was in the bottom two but declared safe when Chris Daughtry was eliminated.

2006–08: Katharine McPhee and feature-film debut edit

On June 6, 2006, McPhee signed to American Idol series creator Simon Fuller's 19 Recordings Limited and Sony BMG's RCA Records.[2] Also in June, McPhee performed at the JCPenney Jam: Concert for America's Kids,[22] soloing with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and performing a duet with Andrea Bocelli on "Somos Novios".

McPhee's Idol single, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny" was released on June 27, 2006, by RCA Records. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "My Destiny" peaked at number 60.[23] 32 weeks after its release, Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny had climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts.[24] It was the second-highest best-selling single of 2006 after Taylor Hicks' "Do I Make You Proud". "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny" remained on the chart for more than 58 weeks.

In July, McPhee missed the first three weeks of the American Idol Tour due to laryngitis and bronchitis.[25] She joined the tour beginning with the July 28 show in Washington, DC, singing only two songs "Over the Rainbow" and "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree", instead of the usual four, on doctor's orders to conserve her voice. At the August 1 concert in Charlotte, North Carolina, McPhee suffered a hairline fracture of her foot when she tripped backstage and was fitted with a walking-boot cast.[26] Once she recovered from the foot injury, she added "Think" to her concert set.

McPhee recorded a duet with Andrea Bocelli on "Can't Help Falling in Love" for his Under the Desert Sky album, which was released as a CD/DVD package on November 7, 2006.[27]

McPhee signed a two-year endorsement deal in 2006 with Sexy Hair Concepts to become their first celebrity spokesperson for their hair-care product line.[28] Also in 2006, McPhee founded a charity called McPhee Outreach. The purpose of the charity is to team up with other foundations or organizations and help in any way possible.[29] The foundation teamed up with the Lollipop Theater Network to provide music outreach (called "Rhythm of Hope") to sick children in Southern California hospitals.[30] McPhee Outreach teamed up with Global Compassion Services to build a preschool in the West African nation of Burkina Faso to help combat that nation's high illiteracy rate.[29]

On December 1, 2006, McPhee released "A Gift to You / O Come All Ye Faithful". The single was conceived and co-produced by Al Gomes of Big Noise, along with Walter Afanasieff. McPhee performed "O Come All Ye Faithful" on the TNT Network special Christmas in Washington, DC.[31]

McPhee's self-titled debut album, Katharine McPhee was released on January 30, 2007, and sold 116,000 copies its first week, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart.[32] The first single from the album was "Over It" peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Love Story" failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100.

In early 2007, McPhee guest-starred in the web series, lonelygirl15 as an unnamed character in the episode "Truth or Dare".[33] McPhee made a cameo appearance as herself on Ugly Betty in the episode "I'm Coming Out". The episode was broadcast February 1, 2007. During the 2007 Christmas holiday season, McPhee released a Christmas single "O Come All Ye Faithful".

On January 11, 2008, Billboard.com reported that McPhee had been released from her contract with RCA Records. A spokesperson for the label stated, "She is going to record her next album on her own."[34]

McPhee signed a two-year endorsement deal with Neutrogena to become the new spokesperson for their anti-acne skin-care product line. In March 2008, she filmed her first commercial, which began airing on television in May 2008 and on Neutrogena's skinid.com website.[35] McPhee appeared on American Idol judge Randy Jackson's album Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1, which was released on March 11, 2008. McPhee recorded a duet of "Real Love" with fellow American Idol 5 contestant Elliott Yamin. On March 12, 2008, McPhee returned to the American Idol stage during the Top 12 results night of the seventh season of the competition. She performed the Beatles song "Something", with producer David Foster, on piano. After the performance, Foster indicated that McPhee and he were collaborating on her second studio album (though it ended up he was not part of the finished product). McPhee took part in the David Foster tribute concert Hit Man: David Foster & Friends, which was filmed by PBS, in May 2008.[36] She soloed on "Somewhere" and performed a duet of "The Prayer" with Andrea Bocelli. A CD/DVD was released in November 2008. Foster recorded "I Will Be There With You" for Japan Airlines (JAL), with McPhee on vocals. Starting in June 2008, it was used to promote the introduction of new aircraft to JAL's US flights.[37]

McPhee made her studio-acting debut in the comedy The House Bunny, co-starring as one of the few members of a misfit sorority. The movie, released in August 2008, starred Anna Faris as a Playboy Bunny who took the girls under her wing. It was directed by Fred Wolf for Columbia Pictures and produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. McPhee released a cover of the song "I Know What Boys Like", featuring the other cast members of the movie 'The House Bunny'. In September 2008, McPhee took part in Chris Botti's concert, which was filmed by PBS in Boston.[38] She sang "I've Got You Under My Skin" accompanied by Botti on trumpet. The concert was shown several times on PBS starting in January 2009. A live album, Chris Botti in Boston, was released on March 31, 2009, on CD/DVD and Blu-ray.

2009–10: Unbroken, TV shows, and movie projects edit

On January 27, 2009, that McPhee had signed a record deal with Verve Forecast Records (part of the Verve Music Group under Universal Music Group).[3]

 
McPhee performing in 2010

McPhee guest-starred on CSI: NY in the episode "Prey" as a singer and stalker victim who murdered her stalker. The episode was broadcast April 8, 2009.[39][40] In September 2009, McPhee took part in the United Negro College Fund's "An Evening of Stars" concert that was a tribute to singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. McPhee sang You Are. The concert was broadcast in syndication and on BET the weekend of January 23–24, 2010. A two-disc DVD of the concert was available for a time through a donation to the United Negro College Fund. McPhee joined actresses Alyson Hannigan, Jaime King, Minka Kelly, and Emily Deschanel in a video slumber party made available in October 2009 and featured on FunnyorDie.com and other Internet platforms in a comedic take to promote regular breast-cancer screenings for the organization Stand Up to Cancer.[41] A Christmas single "I'll Be Home for Christmas" was released November 17, 2009.

McPhee's second album Unbroken was released January 5, 2010, and debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 15,000 copies its first week.[42] For her second effort, McPhee worked with producer John Alagia. The first single from the album, "Had It All", was released to McPhee's MySpace page on August 25, 2009.

McPhee appeared on the Jan 19, 2010, episode of The Biggest Loser, McPhee was shown volunteering at a Los Angeles food bank and meeting with children at a Boys and Girls Club and talking about the importance of helping to fight hunger in America. On February 1, 2010, McPhee joined over 75 other musicians, including fellow American Idol alumni Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks and American Idol judge Randy Jackson, for a remake of "We Are the World", retitled "We Are the World 25 for Haiti", which marked the 25th anniversary of the iconic song and for which proceeds will go to Haitian earthquake relief.[43]

During the week of February 8, 2010, in the taped Hollywood Week portion of the ninth season of American Idol, contestant Didi Benami was shown singing "Terrified", a song on the Unbroken album and written by Idol judge Kara DioGuardi. As a result of the exposure, digital downloads of the song (the album version featuring Jason Reeves) rose nearly 10 times from the week before, selling about 20,000 copies for the week, for a total of 22,000 sold at that point.[44] On February 22, 2010, McPhee appeared in the production of 110 Stories, directed by Mark Freiburger at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She co-starred alongside Ed Asner, Diane Venora, Gail O'Grady, John Hawkes, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and many others. The play was a benefit to help the victims of the recent Haiti earthquake. Proceeds went to the Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles.[45] On March 9, 2010, McPhee performed "Surrender" at the White House, in front of President Obama and the First Lady as part of International Women's Day.[46] McPhee guest-starred on Community in the episode "Basic Genealogy" as Chevy Chase's character's ex-stepdaughter and potential love interest for Joel McHale's character. The episode was broadcast March 11, 2010.[47]

In April 2010, McPhee made a TV pilot for The Pink House. McPhee played Emily, a down-to-earth Midwestern girl new to Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles.[48] The pilot was shot as a possible pickup for the Fall 2010 season and was produced by Conan O'Brien's production company, with O'Brien as executive producer.[49] Shooting took place April 9, 2010.[50] NBC did not pick up the pilot.[51]

On May 4, 2010, a new version of the Unbroken song "Terrified" featuring actor Zachary Levi premiered on Entertainment Weekly's website and was made available for purchase on iTunes. The accompanying music video premiered on May 7, 2010, on the music video website Vevo. In the summer of 2010, McPhee partnered with Feeding America and ConAgra Foods Foundation to help launch the Hunger-Free Summer Initiative, which aimed to help children at risk of hunger during the summer months.[52] Throughout the month of July, McPhee traveled around the country to various Feeding America food banks to raise awareness.

McPhee released a Christmas album titled Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You on October 12, 2010. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart and sold 1,000 copies in its first week.[53] One of the Christmas album's songs "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was released to radio in November 2010 and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. Country singer Chelsea Field's song "Love's Never Leavin'", a song that McPhee co-wrote with singer-songwriter Richard Marx and producer Trey Bruce, was made available for purchase on iTunes on November 9, 2010, with 100% of the proceeds to benefit the Tammany Humane Society in Covington, LA.[54] On December 15, 2010, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital released a video on their website for their Thanks and Giving Campaign that featured McPhee interacting with sick children at the hospital with her song "Lifetime" playing over the soundtrack.[55]

2011–2013: Smash series and new record deal edit

In February 2011, McPhee landed a starring role in the TV pilot Smash,[56] also starring Debra Messing, Megan Hilty, Jack Davenport, Anjelica Huston, Christian Borle, and Brian d'Arcy James. In May 2011, NBC picked up Smash as a series.[57][58] The series, set as a musical drama, follows a group of characters who come together to put on a Broadway musical inspired by Marilyn Monroe.[56][59]

On June 9, 2011, McPhee signed a record deal with Columbia Records (a label under Sony Music Entertainment), in conjunction with Columbia teaming with NBC to distribute the music for Smash.[4] In July 2011, Forbes reported that McPhee was number 10 on their list of the 10 top-earning American Idol performers (she was tied with David Archuleta and David Cook), earning $1 million (pretax estimates before subtracting manager and agent fees) for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2010 to May 2011.[60]

McPhee co-starred in director David Ellis' shark thriller indie film Shark Night 3D, which was released September 2, 2011.[61][62][63][64][65]

In December 2011, McPhee became a spokesperson for the Malaria No More organization to help raise awareness about the campaign to eradicate malaria.[66]

NBC debuted Smash in midseason 2011–12[67] on February 6, 2012, to generally favorable reviews, scoring a 79 out of 100 on Metacritic.[68] On March 26, 2012, Smash was renewed for a second season.[69] McPhee recorded a voice-over for Family Guy, for the episode "You Can't Do That on Television, Peter", playing the voice of Mother Maggie. The episode was broadcast April 1, 2012.

McPhee had a cameo role as a singer performing at a festival for the feature film Peace, Love & Misunderstanding, which starred Jane Fonda and was filmed in upstate New York. McPhee filmed her cameo in September 2010.[70] The film was out as a limited release on June 8, 2012.

In early 2009, McPhee was cast in a lead role in the independent $6 million romantic-comedy You May Not Kiss the Bride,[71] which was filmed in Hawaii. McPhee played the role of Masha, alongside Dave Annable.[72] The film debuted at the 14th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival that was held April 6–10, 2011[73] The film was released theatrically in the US in late 2012, premiering August 29, 2012, in Hawaii and September 21, 2012, in several mainland markets including Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles, as well as Video On Demand, iTunes, and Amazon. One of the songs included in the movie was co-written by McPhee.[74][75][76]

 
McPhee at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards

In January 2013, Forbes reported that McPhee again made their list of the 10 top-earning American Idol performers (she was tied with Kellie Pickler at number seven), earning $1.1 million (pretax estimates before subtracting manager and agent fees) for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2011 to May 2012.[77]

On March 28, 2013, McPhee returned to the American Idol stage to perform on the 12th season top-eight results show with OneRepublic, where she lent guest vocals to the group's latest single, "If I Lose Myself".[78]

By April 2013, McPhee had begun recording her fourth studio album, then scheduled for release in late 2013 and featuring songwriting collaborations with Ryan Tedder, Linda Perry, and Sia.[79] Smash was cancelled that same year, after two seasons.[80] In August 2013, McPhee indicated in an interview for an upcoming concert that she hoped to see the album released in 2014.[81]

2014–2017: Scorpion and Hysteria edit

In January 2014, Forbes reported that McPhee again made their list of the 10 top-earners (tied with Jennifer Hudson at number 10), this time for 2013, earning $1 million (pretax estimates before subtracting manager and agent fees) for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2012 to May 2013.[82]

In November and December 2013, McPhee filmed a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie in Vancouver, British Columbia, called In My Dreams. Directed by Kenny Leon, it stars McPhee and Mike Vogel as two people searching for love and meeting in their dreams. The movie was broadcast on April 20, 2014.[83][84]

 
McPhee at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International

McPhee starred as Paige in Scorpion.[85][86] CBS picked up the show on May 9, 2014, and it premiered September 22.[87][88]

McPhee guest-starred with fellow Smash actor Megan Hilty on the Wesley Taylor web series It Could Be Worse. McPhee and Hilty filmed the roles in January 2014 and the episode premiered with the second season on Hulu in July 2014.[89]

McPhee said in interviews for Scorpion, including one to the L.A. Times in September 2014, that her fourth album had been put on hold due to Scorpion being picked up and that some realigning would occur as far as where the music fits.[90]

CBS debuted Scorpion on September 22, 2014, as part of the 2014–15 fall TV season. The pilot received generally mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it received a score of 48/100 from 19 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews.[91] The pilot earned 13.83 million viewers and a 3.2 in the 18–49 demographic.[92] McPhee covered the Frankie Valli song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" in the episode "Risky Business".

On November 5, 2014, McPhee was a presenter for the 2015 People's Choice Awards nominations announcement.[93]

McPhee performed on the 16th annual A Home For the Holidays adoption special that was broadcast on December 19, 2014. This was her second appearance on the annual special.[94]

On January 7, 2015, McPhee was a presenter at the 2015 People's Choice Awards, where she introduced a performance by Lady Antebellum.[citation needed]

On January 18, McPhee sang the national anthem before the NFC Championship Game in Seattle. On January 26, she co-hosted with sports analyst Boomer Esiason the 2015 Greatest Super Bowl Commercials special.[95] On February 8, McPhee was a presenter at the 2015 Grammy Awards on CBS, where she introduced a performance of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.[96]

On April 9, 2015, McPhee posted a photo on Instagram, teasing about the upcoming music video of the first single from her fourth album.[97] "Lick My Lips", written by Florence and the Machine member Isabella Summers,[98] was released on May 26.[99] The track list of Hysteria has been revealed with one song written by Ryan Tedder and another song written by Sia Furler.[100] On August 14, "Stranger than Fiction", a song co-written by Ryan Tedder and McPhee, was released.[101] On August 28, "Love Strikes" was released on iTunes.[citation needed] Hysteria, McPhee's fourth studio album was released as scheduled on September 18, 2015.[102]

On December 6, Katharine performed "You Make Me Feel So Young" and with John Legend on "You and Me (We Wanted It All)" on the Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert.[103]

McPhee returned to American Idol on March 24, 2016, and performed "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".[104][105] She returned for the fifteenth season finale on April 7, where she performed a short version of "Need You Now" with Casey James as part of an acoustic medley.[106]

McPhee appeared on Lip Sync Battle on April 7, 2016, where she performed against Jason Derulo and won.[107]

On September 18, 2015, McPhee independently released her fourth album, Hysteria, composed of pop originals.[9]

In December 2016, McPhee performed as the opening act at several stops on Andrea Bocelli's tour.[108]

On February 12, 2017, McPhee was a presenter with The Chainsmokers at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[109]

On April 16, 2017, CBS broadcast the concert Stayin' Alive: A Grammy's Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees, where McPhee performed "Emotion".[110][111]

In June 2017, McPhee began filming the independent film Louisiana Cavier in New Orleans.[112]

2017–2021: I Fall in Love Too Easily and Waitress edit

On November 4, 2017, McPhee starred in the Lifetime TV movie The Lost Wife of Robert Durst in the role of Robert Durst's first wife Kathie.[113][114]

I Fall in Love Too Easily, a collection of romantic standards, was released on November 17, 2017, via BMG. The first single, "Night and Day", was made available for free via streaming.[115]

McPhee took over the lead female role of Jenna in Waitress as her Broadway debut. She began performances on April 10, 2018, and played the role through August 19, 2018.[116][117]

On May 11, 2018, the song "Living in the Moment" was released.[118] Carole Bayer Sager shared in a Twitter post that it was written by her, Jay Landers and Walter Afanasieff as the theme for the movie Book Club.[119]

McPhee played the lead role Jenna again in Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End in March through June 2019.[120] She returned to the Broadway production on November 25, 2019, and remained with the show until its final performance on January 5, 2020.[121] In 2021, she plays Bailey in Country Comfort.

Also in 2021, Katharine McPhee and David Foster competed in sixth season of The Masked Singer as "Banana Split" in which McPhee dressed up as the ice cream half who did all the singing and Foster dressed up as the banana half who did the instrument playing and conducting. They were eliminated in the Group B Finale.[122]

2022–present: Christmas Songs and jewelry line edit

McPhee and her husband David Foster recorded a Christmas EP, Christmas Songs, composed of seven songs. The first single, "Jingle Bell Rock", was released digitally on October 28, 2022. The EP was released on November 25, 2022.[123][124]

McPhee released a jewelry line, KMF Jewelry, in early November 2022.[125]

Personal life edit

After dating for three years, on February 2, 2008, McPhee married Nick Cokas at Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church.[126] In October 2013, she was photographed publicly kissing her married Smash director, Michael Morris.[127][128] On May 22, 2014, McPhee filed for divorce from Cokas, after "having been separated for the past year".[129] Her divorce from Cokas was finalized on February 8, 2016.[130]

McPhee dated her Scorpion co-star Elyes Gabel for almost two years. They split in 2016.[131]

She became engaged to record producer David Foster in June 2018.[132] They married a year later on June 28, 2019, at the St. Yeghiche Armenian Apostolic Church in Kensington, London.[133] She gave birth to a son on February 22, 2021.[134][135] In February 2022, McPhee described struggling with her mental health after gaining weight during her pregnancy.[136]

McPhee has donated to Republican political candidates, including Donald Trump.[137][138]

Discography edit

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Crazy Paramount Girl
2008 The House Bunny Harmony
2011 You May Not Kiss the Bride Masha
2011 Shark Night 3D Beth
2012 Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Sara
2017 The Lost Wife of Robert Durst Kathie
2018 Bayou Caviar Shelly
2021 The Tiger Rising Caroline Horton

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2006 American Idol Herself Contestant: runner-up (lost to Taylor Hicks)
2007 lonelygirl15 New Friend Episode: "Truth or Dare"
2007 Ugly Betty Herself Episode: "I'm Coming Out"
2009 CSI: NY Odessa Shaw / Dana Melton Episode: "Prey"
2010 Community Amber Episode: "Basic Genealogy"
2011 The Voice Herself Guest; episode: "Live Finale Results"
2012 Family Guy Mother Maggie Voice role; episode: "You Can't Do That on Television, Peter"
2012–2013 Smash Karen Cartwright Main role
2014 It Could Be Worse Lucy Episode: "Uncharted Territory"
2014 In My Dreams Natalie Russo Television film
2014–2018 Scorpion Paige Dineen Main role
2016 Lip Sync Battle Herself Episode "Katharine McPhee vs. Jason Derulo"
2017 A Deadly Secret... Kathie Durst Television film
2021 Country Comfort Bailey Hart Main role
2021 The Masked Singer Ice Cream Contestant: half of costume "Banana Split" with husband David Foster

Stage edit

Year Production Role Location Notes
2005 Annie Get Your Gun Annie Oakley Cabrillo Music Theatre
2018 Waitress Jenna Hunterson Brooks Atkinson Theatre Broadway
2019 Waitress Jenna Hunterson Adelphi Theatre West End
2019–2020 Waitress Jenna Hunterson Brooks Atkinson Theatre Broadway

Awards and nominations edit

Year Association Category Work Result
2005 Ovation Awards Lead Actress in a Musical[139] Annie Get Your Gun (stage production) Nominated
2006 Fox Reality Awards Favorite Hottie[140] Won
2006 Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout Female Artist Nominated
2006 VH1 Big in '06 Awards Big "It" Girl Won
2007 Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout Female Artist Nominated
2007 Young Hollywood Awards Exciting New Vocalist[141] Won
2012 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Breakout Star: Female Smash Nominated
2012 Women's Image Network Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series[142] Smash Won
2018 Broadway.com Audience Awards Favorite Replacement (Female) Waitress Won

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katharine, mcphee, katharine, hope, mcphee, born, march, 1984, american, singer, songwriter, actress, 2006, runner, fifth, season, american, idol, mcphee, 2022bornkatharine, hope, mcphee, 1984, march, 1984, angeles, california, other, nameskatharine, foster, a. Katharine Hope McPhee 1 born March 25 1984 5 is an American singer songwriter and actress In May 2006 she was the runner up on the fifth season of American Idol Katharine McPheeMcPhee in 2022BornKatharine Hope McPhee 1984 03 25 March 25 1984 age 39 Los Angeles California U S Other namesKatharine Foster 1 Alma materBoston Conservatory at BerkleeOccupationsSinger songwriteractressYears active2005 presentSpousesNick Cokas m 2008 div 2016 wbr David Foster m 2019 wbr Children1Musical careerGenresPopR amp BLabels19 2 RCA 2 Verve Forecast 3 Columbia 4 BMGWebsitekatharinemcphee wbr netHer eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records on January 30 2007 and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 381 000 copies as of December 2010 6 The album s first single Over It was a Billboard Top 30 hit and was certified gold in 2008 7 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 It has sold 45 000 copies as of January 2011 8 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 As of January 2011 this album had sold 23 000 copies 8 McPhee released her fourth album Hysteria on September 18 2015 9 She released her fifth album I Fall in Love Too Easily composed of jazz standards on November 17 2017 McPhee has also established an acting career co starring in The House Bunny and Shark Night 3D She played Karen Cartwright one of the lead roles on Smash From 2014 to 2018 she starred in CBS Scorpion as Paige Dineen 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 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 American Idol 2 2 Performances and results during voting weeks 2 3 2006 08 Katharine McPhee and feature film debut 2 4 2009 10 Unbroken TV shows and movie projects 2 5 2011 2013 Smash series and new record deal 2 6 2014 2017 Scorpion and Hysteria 2 7 2017 2021 I Fall in Love Too Easily and Waitress 2 8 2022 present Christmas Songs and jewelry line 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 Filmography 5 1 Film 5 2 Television 6 Stage 7 Awards and nominations 8 References 9 External linksEarly life editMcPhee was born in Los Angeles California 5 Her father Daniel McPhee 5 was a television producer 10 Her mother Peisha nee Burch McPhee has been a vocal coach on American Idol since 2011 11 12 The family moved to the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles when she was 12 years old Peisha McPhee recognized her daughter s musical talent and decided to train her McPhee s older sister Adriana has been a vocal coach on American Idol since 2012 13 McPhee is of English Irish Scottish and German descent 14 She attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters majoring in musical theatre She left college before graduation on the advice of her manager and returned to Los Angeles to try out for television pilots McPhee was cast during the time she had dropped out of college and was auditioning in Los Angeles in a mall based MTV soap opera pilot You Are Here playing the older sister of a more popular younger sister MTV never aired the pilot and did not pick up the series 15 In March 2005 McPhee starred as Annie Oakley in a Cabrillo Music Theater production of the musical Annie Get Your Gun 16 McPhee was nominated for a Los Angeles Stage Ovation Award in the category of Lead Actress in a Musical 17 McPhee had a small role as Paramount Girl in the 2007 musical film Crazy based on the life of Hank Garland McPhee filmed the role in early 2005 before she auditioned for American Idol McPhee has struggled with eating disorders She told People that at age 13 she began starving herself and exercising compulsively and at age 17 became bulimic 18 McPhee gained weight in college due to her bingeing After seven years of illness she finally entered a three month rehabilitation program after successfully passing her American Idol audition her rehab stint ended just before the Idol semifinals started in February 2006 19 She told Teen Vogue in May 2007 I eat whatever I crave I m just really careful about portions McPhee and her sister appeared on the debut of The Dr Keith Ablow Show on September 18 2006 to discuss her struggles with bulimia and her childhood fear of her father 20 Career editAmerican Idol edit Main article American Idol season 5 In 2005 McPhee was persuaded by eventual husband Nick Cokas and her parents to try out for the television series competition American Idol She auditioned in San Francisco and sang God Bless the Child originally performed by Billie Holiday and was selected to be a participant in the fifth season which aired in 2006 After the first round of Hollywood week she sang I ll Never Love This Way Again by Dionne Warwick which earned favorable comments from the judges During the second round she performed in a group singing I Can t Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch by the Four Tops forgetting the words but the judges decided to advance the entire group During the third round she sang My Funny Valentine a cappella and advanced to the top 40 She was angered when fellow group member Crystal Stark did not make the top 24 McPhee s run on American Idol led to the use of the term McPheever The inclusion of producer David Foster and singer Andrea Bocelli as guest mentors for Top 6 Week turned out to be a fortuitous introduction for McPhee as she has worked on various music projects with both men after Idol In May 2006 McPhee visited her alma mater Notre Dame High School for her hometown celebration 21 Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa visited the school and proclaimed the day Katharine McPhee Day She finished as the runner up to Taylor Hicks Performances and results during voting weeks edit Week Theme Song choice Original artist ResultTop 24 12 Women Free Choice Since I Fell for You Ella Johnson SafeTop 20 10 Women Free Choice All in Love is Fair Stevie Wonder SafeTop 16 8 Women Free Choice Think Aretha Franklin SafeTop 12 Stevie Wonder Until You Come Back to Me That s What I m Gonna Do Stevie Wonder SafeTop 11 The 1950s Come Rain or Come Shine Sy Oliver with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra SafeTop 10 Songs from The 21st Century The Voice Within Christina Aguilera Bottom 2Top 9 Country Bringing Out the Elvis Faith Hill SafeTop 8 Songs by Queen Who Wants to Live Forever Queen SafeTop 7 The Great American Songbook Someone to Watch Over Me Gertrude Lawrence SafeTop 6 Great Love Songs I Have Nothing Whitney Houston Safe1Top 5 One Song From the Year They Were Born 1984 One Song on the Billboard Charts at the time Against All Odds Take a Look at Me Now Black Horse and the Cherry Tree Phil CollinsKT Tunstall SafeTop 4 Elvis Presley Hound Dog All Shook Up Can t Help Falling in Love Big Mama Thornton Elvis Presley Bottom 22Top 3 Clive Davis s choiceJudge s Choice Simon Cowell Contestant s Choice I Believe I Can Fly Somewhere Over the Rainbow I Ain t Got Nothin But the Blues R KellyJudy GarlandDuke Ellington SafeFinale Contestant s ChoiceContestant s ChoiceCoronation Song Black Horse and the Cherry Tree Somewhere Over the Rainbow My Destiny KT TunstallJudy GarlandKatharine McPhee Runner Up Note 1 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results that night McPhee was placed in the top two Note 2 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results that night McPhee was in the bottom two but declared safe when Chris Daughtry was eliminated 2006 08 Katharine McPhee and feature film debut edit On June 6 2006 McPhee signed to American Idol series creator Simon Fuller s 19 Recordings Limited and Sony BMG s RCA Records 2 Also in June McPhee performed at the JCPenney Jam Concert for America s Kids 22 soloing with Somewhere Over the Rainbow and performing a duet with Andrea Bocelli on Somos Novios McPhee s Idol single Somewhere Over the Rainbow My Destiny was released on June 27 2006 by RCA Records Somewhere Over the Rainbow peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and My Destiny peaked at number 60 23 32 weeks after its release Somewhere Over the Rainbow My Destiny had climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts 24 It was the second highest best selling single of 2006 after Taylor Hicks Do I Make You Proud Somewhere Over the Rainbow My Destiny remained on the chart for more than 58 weeks In July McPhee missed the first three weeks of the American Idol Tour due to laryngitis and bronchitis 25 She joined the tour beginning with the July 28 show in Washington DC singing only two songs Over the Rainbow and Black Horse and the Cherry Tree instead of the usual four on doctor s orders to conserve her voice At the August 1 concert in Charlotte North Carolina McPhee suffered a hairline fracture of her foot when she tripped backstage and was fitted with a walking boot cast 26 Once she recovered from the foot injury she added Think to her concert set McPhee recorded a duet with Andrea Bocelli on Can t Help Falling in Love for his Under the Desert Sky album which was released as a CD DVD package on November 7 2006 27 McPhee signed a two year endorsement deal in 2006 with Sexy Hair Concepts to become their first celebrity spokesperson for their hair care product line 28 Also in 2006 McPhee founded a charity called McPhee Outreach The purpose of the charity is to team up with other foundations or organizations and help in any way possible 29 The foundation teamed up with the Lollipop Theater Network to provide music outreach called Rhythm of Hope to sick children in Southern California hospitals 30 McPhee Outreach teamed up with Global Compassion Services to build a preschool in the West African nation of Burkina Faso to help combat that nation s high illiteracy rate 29 On December 1 2006 McPhee released A Gift to You O Come All Ye Faithful The single was conceived and co produced by Al Gomes of Big Noise along with Walter Afanasieff McPhee performed O Come All Ye Faithful on the TNT Network special Christmas in Washington DC 31 McPhee s self titled debut album Katharine McPhee was released on January 30 2007 and sold 116 000 copies its first week debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart 32 The first single from the album was Over It peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 The second single Love Story failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 In early 2007 McPhee guest starred in the web series lonelygirl15 as an unnamed character in the episode Truth or Dare 33 McPhee made a cameo appearance as herself on Ugly Betty in the episode I m Coming Out The episode was broadcast February 1 2007 During the 2007 Christmas holiday season McPhee released a Christmas single O Come All Ye Faithful On January 11 2008 Billboard com reported that McPhee had been released from her contract with RCA Records A spokesperson for the label stated She is going to record her next album on her own 34 McPhee signed a two year endorsement deal with Neutrogena to become the new spokesperson for their anti acne skin care product line In March 2008 she filmed her first commercial which began airing on television in May 2008 and on Neutrogena s skinid com website 35 McPhee appeared on American Idol judge Randy Jackson s album Randy Jackson s Music Club Vol 1 which was released on March 11 2008 McPhee recorded a duet of Real Love with fellow American Idol 5 contestant Elliott Yamin On March 12 2008 McPhee returned to the American Idol stage during the Top 12 results night of the seventh season of the competition She performed the Beatles song Something with producer David Foster on piano After the performance Foster indicated that McPhee and he were collaborating on her second studio album though it ended up he was not part of the finished product McPhee took part in the David Foster tribute concert Hit Man David Foster amp Friends which was filmed by PBS in May 2008 36 She soloed on Somewhere and performed a duet of The Prayer with Andrea Bocelli A CD DVD was released in November 2008 Foster recorded I Will Be There With You for Japan Airlines JAL with McPhee on vocals Starting in June 2008 it was used to promote the introduction of new aircraft to JAL s US flights 37 McPhee made her studio acting debut in the comedy The House Bunny co starring as one of the few members of a misfit sorority The movie released in August 2008 starred Anna Faris as a Playboy Bunny who took the girls under her wing It was directed by Fred Wolf for Columbia Pictures and produced by Adam Sandler s Happy Madison Productions McPhee released a cover of the song I Know What Boys Like featuring the other cast members of the movie The House Bunny In September 2008 McPhee took part in Chris Botti s concert which was filmed by PBS in Boston 38 She sang I ve Got You Under My Skin accompanied by Botti on trumpet The concert was shown several times on PBS starting in January 2009 A live album Chris Botti in Boston was released on March 31 2009 on CD DVD and Blu ray 2009 10 Unbroken TV shows and movie projects edit On January 27 2009 that McPhee had signed a record deal with Verve Forecast Records part of the Verve Music Group under Universal Music Group 3 nbsp McPhee performing in 2010McPhee guest starred on CSI NY in the episode Prey as a singer and stalker victim who murdered her stalker The episode was broadcast April 8 2009 39 40 In September 2009 McPhee took part in the United Negro College Fund s An Evening of Stars concert that was a tribute to singer songwriter Lionel Richie McPhee sang You Are The concert was broadcast in syndication and on BET the weekend of January 23 24 2010 A two disc DVD of the concert was available for a time through a donation to the United Negro College Fund McPhee joined actresses Alyson Hannigan Jaime King Minka Kelly and Emily Deschanel in a video slumber party made available in October 2009 and featured on FunnyorDie com and other Internet platforms in a comedic take to promote regular breast cancer screenings for the organization Stand Up to Cancer 41 A Christmas single I ll Be Home for Christmas was released November 17 2009 McPhee s second album Unbroken was released January 5 2010 and debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 15 000 copies its first week 42 For her second effort McPhee worked with producer John Alagia The first single from the album Had It All was released to McPhee s MySpace page on August 25 2009 McPhee appeared on the Jan 19 2010 episode of The Biggest Loser McPhee was shown volunteering at a Los Angeles food bank and meeting with children at a Boys and Girls Club and talking about the importance of helping to fight hunger in America On February 1 2010 McPhee joined over 75 other musicians including fellow American Idol alumni Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks and American Idol judge Randy Jackson for a remake of We Are the World retitled We Are the World 25 for Haiti which marked the 25th anniversary of the iconic song and for which proceeds will go to Haitian earthquake relief 43 During the week of February 8 2010 in the taped Hollywood Week portion of the ninth season of American Idol contestant Didi Benami was shown singing Terrified a song on the Unbroken album and written by Idol judge Kara DioGuardi As a result of the exposure digital downloads of the song the album version featuring Jason Reeves rose nearly 10 times from the week before selling about 20 000 copies for the week for a total of 22 000 sold at that point 44 On February 22 2010 McPhee appeared in the production of 110 Stories directed by Mark Freiburger at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles She co starred alongside Ed Asner Diane Venora Gail O Grady John Hawkes Malcolm Jamal Warner and many others The play was a benefit to help the victims of the recent Haiti earthquake Proceeds went to the Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles 45 On March 9 2010 McPhee performed Surrender at the White House in front of President Obama and the First Lady as part of International Women s Day 46 McPhee guest starred on Community in the episode Basic Genealogy as Chevy Chase s character s ex stepdaughter and potential love interest for Joel McHale s character The episode was broadcast March 11 2010 47 In April 2010 McPhee made a TV pilot for The Pink House McPhee played Emily a down to earth Midwestern girl new to Manhattan Beach Los Angeles 48 The pilot was shot as a possible pickup for the Fall 2010 season and was produced by Conan O Brien s production company with O Brien as executive producer 49 Shooting took place April 9 2010 50 NBC did not pick up the pilot 51 On May 4 2010 a new version of the Unbroken song Terrified featuring actor Zachary Levi premiered on Entertainment Weekly s website and was made available for purchase on iTunes The accompanying music video premiered on May 7 2010 on the music video website Vevo In the summer of 2010 McPhee partnered with Feeding America and ConAgra Foods Foundation to help launch the Hunger Free Summer Initiative which aimed to help children at risk of hunger during the summer months 52 Throughout the month of July McPhee traveled around the country to various Feeding America food banks to raise awareness McPhee released a Christmas album titled Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You on October 12 2010 The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart and sold 1 000 copies in its first week 53 One of the Christmas album s songs Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas was released to radio in November 2010 and peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart Country singer Chelsea Field s song Love s Never Leavin a song that McPhee co wrote with singer songwriter Richard Marx and producer Trey Bruce was made available for purchase on iTunes on November 9 2010 with 100 of the proceeds to benefit the Tammany Humane Society in Covington LA 54 On December 15 2010 St Jude Children s Research Hospital released a video on their website for their Thanks and Giving Campaign that featured McPhee interacting with sick children at the hospital with her song Lifetime playing over the soundtrack 55 2011 2013 Smash series and new record deal edit In February 2011 McPhee landed a starring role in the TV pilot Smash 56 also starring Debra Messing Megan Hilty Jack Davenport Anjelica Huston Christian Borle and Brian d Arcy James In May 2011 NBC picked up Smash as a series 57 58 The series set as a musical drama follows a group of characters who come together to put on a Broadway musical inspired by Marilyn Monroe 56 59 On June 9 2011 McPhee signed a record deal with Columbia Records a label under Sony Music Entertainment in conjunction with Columbia teaming with NBC to distribute the music for Smash 4 In July 2011 Forbes reported that McPhee was number 10 on their list of the 10 top earningAmerican Idol performers she was tied with David Archuleta and David Cook earning 1 million pretax estimates before subtracting manager and agent fees for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2010 to May 2011 60 McPhee co starred in director David Ellis shark thriller indie film Shark Night 3D which was released September 2 2011 61 62 63 64 65 In December 2011 McPhee became a spokesperson for the Malaria No More organization to help raise awareness about the campaign to eradicate malaria 66 NBC debuted Smash in midseason 2011 12 67 on February 6 2012 to generally favorable reviews scoring a 79 out of 100 on Metacritic 68 On March 26 2012 Smash was renewed for a second season 69 McPhee recorded a voice over for Family Guy for the episode You Can t Do That on Television Peter playing the voice of Mother Maggie The episode was broadcast April 1 2012 McPhee had a cameo role as a singer performing at a festival for the feature film Peace Love amp Misunderstanding which starred Jane Fonda and was filmed in upstate New York McPhee filmed her cameo in September 2010 70 The film was out as a limited release on June 8 2012 In early 2009 McPhee was cast in a lead role in the independent 6 million romantic comedy You May Not Kiss the Bride 71 which was filmed in Hawaii McPhee played the role of Masha alongside Dave Annable 72 The film debuted at the 14th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival that was held April 6 10 2011 73 The film was released theatrically in the US in late 2012 premiering August 29 2012 in Hawaii and September 21 2012 in several mainland markets including Chicago Dallas and Los Angeles as well as Video On Demand iTunes and Amazon One of the songs included in the movie was co written by McPhee 74 75 76 nbsp McPhee at the 2013 Golden Globe AwardsIn January 2013 Forbes reported that McPhee again made their list of the 10 top earning American Idol performers she was tied with Kellie Pickler at number seven earning 1 1 million pretax estimates before subtracting manager and agent fees for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2011 to May 2012 77 On March 28 2013 McPhee returned to the American Idol stage to perform on the 12th season top eight results show with OneRepublic where she lent guest vocals to the group s latest single If I Lose Myself 78 By April 2013 McPhee had begun recording her fourth studio album then scheduled for release in late 2013 and featuring songwriting collaborations with Ryan Tedder Linda Perry and Sia 79 Smash was cancelled that same year after two seasons 80 In August 2013 McPhee indicated in an interview for an upcoming concert that she hoped to see the album released in 2014 81 2014 2017 Scorpion and Hysteria edit In January 2014 Forbes reported that McPhee again made their list of the 10 top earners tied with Jennifer Hudson at number 10 this time for 2013 earning 1 million pretax estimates before subtracting manager and agent fees for music and acting endeavors for the period May 2012 to May 2013 82 In November and December 2013 McPhee filmed a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie in Vancouver British Columbia called In My Dreams Directed by Kenny Leon it stars McPhee and Mike Vogel as two people searching for love and meeting in their dreams The movie was broadcast on April 20 2014 83 84 nbsp McPhee at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con InternationalMcPhee starred as Paige in Scorpion 85 86 CBS picked up the show on May 9 2014 and it premiered September 22 87 88 McPhee guest starred with fellow Smash actor Megan Hilty on the Wesley Taylor web series It Could Be Worse McPhee and Hilty filmed the roles in January 2014 and the episode premiered with the second season on Hulu in July 2014 89 McPhee said in interviews for Scorpion including one to the L A Times in September 2014 that her fourth album had been put on hold due to Scorpion being picked up and that some realigning would occur as far as where the music fits 90 CBS debuted Scorpion on September 22 2014 as part of the 2014 15 fall TV season The pilot received generally mixed reviews from critics On Metacritic it received a score of 48 100 from 19 critics indicating mixed or average reviews 91 The pilot earned 13 83 million viewers and a 3 2 in the 18 49 demographic 92 McPhee covered the Frankie Valli song Can t Take My Eyes Off You in the episode Risky Business On November 5 2014 McPhee was a presenter for the 2015 People s Choice Awards nominations announcement 93 McPhee performed on the 16th annual A Home For the Holidays adoption special that was broadcast on December 19 2014 This was her second appearance on the annual special 94 On January 7 2015 McPhee was a presenter at the 2015 People s Choice Awards where she introduced a performance by Lady Antebellum citation needed On January 18 McPhee sang the national anthem before the NFC Championship Game in Seattle On January 26 she co hosted with sports analyst Boomer Esiason the 2015 Greatest Super Bowl Commercials special 95 On February 8 McPhee was a presenter at the 2015 Grammy Awards on CBS where she introduced a performance of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga 96 On April 9 2015 McPhee posted a photo on Instagram teasing about the upcoming music video of the first single from her fourth album 97 Lick My Lips written by Florence and the Machine member Isabella Summers 98 was released on May 26 99 The track list of Hysteria has been revealed with one song written by Ryan Tedder and another song written by Sia Furler 100 On August 14 Stranger than Fiction a song co written by Ryan Tedder and McPhee was released 101 On August 28 Love Strikes was released on iTunes citation needed Hysteria McPhee s fourth studio album was released as scheduled on September 18 2015 102 On December 6 Katharine performed You Make Me Feel So Young and with John Legend on You and Me We Wanted It All on the Sinatra 100 An All Star Grammy Concert 103 McPhee returned to American Idol on March 24 2016 and performed Somewhere Over the Rainbow 104 105 She returned for the fifteenth season finale on April 7 where she performed a short version of Need You Now with Casey James as part of an acoustic medley 106 McPhee appeared on Lip Sync Battle on April 7 2016 where she performed against Jason Derulo and won 107 On September 18 2015 McPhee independently released her fourth album Hysteria composed of pop originals 9 In December 2016 McPhee performed as the opening act at several stops on Andrea Bocelli s tour 108 On February 12 2017 McPhee was a presenter with The Chainsmokers at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards 109 On April 16 2017 CBS broadcast the concert Stayin Alive A Grammy s Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees where McPhee performed Emotion 110 111 In June 2017 McPhee began filming the independent film Louisiana Cavier in New Orleans 112 2017 2021 I Fall in Love Too Easily and Waitress edit On November 4 2017 McPhee starred in the Lifetime TV movie The Lost Wife of Robert Durst in the role of Robert Durst s first wife Kathie 113 114 I Fall in Love Too Easily a collection of romantic standards was released on November 17 2017 via BMG The first single Night and Day was made available for free via streaming 115 McPhee took over the lead female role of Jenna in Waitress as her Broadway debut She began performances on April 10 2018 and played the role through August 19 2018 116 117 On May 11 2018 the song Living in the Moment was released 118 Carole Bayer Sager shared in a Twitter post that it was written by her Jay Landers and Walter Afanasieff as the theme for the movie Book Club 119 McPhee played the lead role Jenna again in Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre in London s West End in March through June 2019 120 She returned to the Broadway production on November 25 2019 and remained with the show until its final performance on January 5 2020 121 In 2021 she plays Bailey in Country Comfort Also in 2021 Katharine McPhee and David Foster competed in sixth season of The Masked Singer as Banana Split in which McPhee dressed up as the ice cream half who did all the singing and Foster dressed up as the banana half who did the instrument playing and conducting They were eliminated in the Group B Finale 122 2022 present Christmas Songs and jewelry line edit McPhee and her husband David Foster recorded a Christmas EP Christmas Songs composed of seven songs The first single Jingle Bell Rock was released digitally on October 28 2022 The EP was released on November 25 2022 123 124 McPhee released a jewelry line KMF Jewelry in early November 2022 125 Personal life editAfter dating for three years on February 2 2008 McPhee married Nick Cokas at Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church 126 In October 2013 she was photographed publicly kissing her married Smash director Michael Morris 127 128 On May 22 2014 McPhee filed for divorce from Cokas after having been separated for the past year 129 Her divorce from Cokas was finalized on February 8 2016 130 McPhee dated her Scorpion co star Elyes Gabel for almost two years They split in 2016 131 She became engaged to record producer David Foster in June 2018 132 They married a year later on June 28 2019 at the St Yeghiche Armenian Apostolic Church in Kensington London 133 She gave birth to a son on February 22 2021 134 135 In February 2022 McPhee described struggling with her mental health after gaining weight during her pregnancy 136 McPhee has donated to Republican political candidates including Donald Trump 137 138 Discography editMain article Katharine McPhee discography Katharine McPhee 2007 Unbroken 2010 Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You 2010 Hysteria 2015 I Fall in Love Too Easily 2017 Christmas Songs with David Foster 2023 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes2007 Crazy Paramount Girl2008 The House Bunny Harmony2011 You May Not Kiss the Bride Masha2011 Shark Night 3D Beth2012 Peace Love amp Misunderstanding Sara2017 The Lost Wife of Robert Durst Kathie2018 Bayou Caviar Shelly2021 The Tiger Rising Caroline HortonTelevision edit Year Title Role Notes2006 American Idol Herself Contestant runner up lost to Taylor Hicks 2007 lonelygirl15 New Friend Episode Truth or Dare 2007 Ugly Betty Herself Episode I m Coming Out 2009 CSI NY Odessa Shaw Dana Melton Episode Prey 2010 Community Amber Episode Basic Genealogy 2011 The Voice Herself Guest episode Live Finale Results 2012 Family Guy Mother Maggie Voice role episode You Can t Do That on Television Peter 2012 2013 Smash Karen Cartwright Main role2014 It Could Be Worse Lucy Episode Uncharted Territory 2014 In My Dreams Natalie Russo Television film2014 2018 Scorpion Paige Dineen Main role2016 Lip Sync Battle Herself Episode Katharine McPhee vs Jason Derulo 2017 A Deadly Secret Kathie Durst Television film2021 Country Comfort Bailey Hart Main role2021 The Masked Singer Ice Cream Contestant half of costume Banana Split with husband David FosterStage editYear Production Role Location Notes2005 Annie Get Your Gun Annie Oakley Cabrillo Music Theatre2018 Waitress Jenna Hunterson Brooks Atkinson Theatre Broadway2019 Waitress Jenna Hunterson Adelphi Theatre West End2019 2020 Waitress Jenna Hunterson Brooks Atkinson Theatre BroadwayAwards and nominations editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Katharine McPhee news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Association Category Work Result2005 Ovation Awards Lead Actress in a Musical 139 Annie Get Your Gun stage production Nominated2006 Fox Reality Awards Favorite Hottie 140 Won2006 Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout Female Artist Nominated2006 VH1 Big in 06 Awards Big It Girl Won2007 Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout Female Artist Nominated2007 Young Hollywood Awards Exciting New Vocalist 141 Won2012 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Breakout Star Female Smash Nominated2012 Women s Image Network Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series 142 Smash Won2018 Broadway com Audience Awards Favorite Replacement Female Waitress WonReferences edit a b Jensen Erin August 19 2019 Katharine McPhee Foster spills on easy marriage to David Foster her new name USA Today a b c Silverman Stephen M Katharine McPhee Signs Record Deal People com June 6 2006 a b Cohen Jonathan January 28 2009 Katharine McPhee signs with Verve Azcentral com Retrieved January 1 2011 a b Andreeva Nellie June 9 2011 Columbia Records Teams With NBC For Smash Music Albums Inks Solo Recording Deal With Co Star Katharine McPhee Deadline Hollywood Retrieved June 10 2011 a b c Katharine McPhee TV Guide Retrieved March 11 2014 1 Archived December 31 2010 at the Wayback Machine Gold amp Platinum Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved November 15 2022 a 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