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''.

Early life and education

McAtee is the only child and daughter of Edward McAtee, from a family of nine, a teacher and later Director of

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programs in Pennsylvania, and wife Sandra Leichtenberger, an ER/Cardiac Care Charge nurse, of Irish,

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and Slovak descent. Her parents divorced when she was three, and both later remarried, giving her two stepbrothers. She grew up in

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. After graduating from

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in 1997, McAtee studied theatre at the

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, and

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. She holds a BA degree in theater arts from the University of Pittsburgh.

Career

Television

McAtee began her career appearing in stage productions

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. She made her television debut on '' Rescue Me'' followed by ''

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'' in 2005. She later guest-starred on ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...

'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', its spin-offs '' CSI: Miami'' and '' CSI: NY'', and ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. McAtee was also a recurring guest star for two seasons on

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's ''

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''. In 2014, McAtee joined the cast of the

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primetime drama, '' The Haves and the Have Nots''. She plays Maggie Day, campaign manager to Jim Cryer ( John Schneider) and David Harrington (

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). She was promoted to regular cast member as of third season. In June 2021, McAtee was reunited with ''Bloomington'' co-star

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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''.

Films

In film, McAtee has appeared in '' The Killing Floor'' (2007), ''

Hell Ride ''Hell Ride'' is a 2008 American action/neo-outlaw biker film written and directed by Larry Bishop, and starring Bishop, Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, Eric Balfour, Vinnie Jones, Leonor Varela and David Carradine. It was released under the "Q ...

'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2008) before landing the leading role in the independent drama '' Bloomington'' (2010).

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Philanthropy

Allison McAtee supports Art of Elysium,

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and

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References

External links

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Allison McAtee at rottentomatoes.com
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