Margaret Cassidy Lawson (born August 12, 1980) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara in the TV show '' Psych''. From 2018 to 2019, she held the recurring role of Nathalie Flynn on Fox's ''

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''s third and final season.

Career

Lawson started her career at the age of 8 in local community and dinner theater productions. She later became a youth TV host on WDRB Fox 41 ''Kid's Club'' in Louisville, and moved to Los Angeles for her first pilot at 15. In 2011, Lawson briefly returned to her roots in theater to star in the play ''Greedy,'' directed by

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, which played for a few weekends in Los Angeles. Lawson starred in various sitcoms like ''

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,'' ''

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'' and ''

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'' throughout her early career in both guest starring and supporting roles. She also made guest appearances on television series such as '' Smallville'' and '' Fear Itself,'' and co-starred in ''

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'' and '' Crumbs''. For

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, Lawson starred in a double role in '' Model Behavior'' featuring Justin Timberlake, and in the 2002 installment of ''

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'' in the title role. Other film credits include '' Pleasantville,'' ''

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'' and ''

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.'' From 2006 to 2014, Lawson co-starred in the

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original series, '' Psych'', as Detective Juliet O'Hara. She reprised her role in 2017 in '' Psych: The Movie'', in Psych 2: Lassie Come Home in 2020 and Psych 3: This is Gus, in 2021. Following ''Psych,'' she scored leading roles in ABC's 2013 sitcom '' Back in the Game'', CBS's 2014 sitcom pilot ''

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'' and CBS's 2016 fantasy sitcom '' Angel from Hell.'' She also had short arcs on ''

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,'' '' The Great Indoors,'' and

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's ''

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.'' Also for Netflix, Lawson starred in the recurring role of Christa on the second and third seasons of horror-comedy series ''

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'' as well as the movie ''Spivak'' in 2018. For

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, Lawson has starred in ''My Favorite Wedding'' and ''Christmas Encore'' in 2017, ''The Story of Us'' and ''Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy'' in 2019. Most recently, Lawson starred in a recurring role as Dr. Natalie Flynn on the 3rd season of ''

'' and was featured in ''

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,'' the 6th episode of Hulu's monthly horror movie anthology '' Into The Dark.'' In 2020 she played Kay, the female lead opposite

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, in the FOX comedy series '' Outmatched'', "about a blue-collar couple ..in South Jersey trying to get by and raise four kids, three of whom just happen to be certified geniuses."

Personal life

Throughout the series run of '' Psych'' (2006–2014), Lawson was in a relationship with series lead

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. On November 14, 2014, Lawson became engaged to ''Back in the Game'' co-star Ben Koldyke and married him on August 8, 2015, on his family's ranch in New Mexico. In early 2017, Lawson filed for divorce from Koldyke.

Filmography

References

External links

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USA Network's web site about Maggie Lawson
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