Kaitlin Doubleday is an American actress. She played a number of supporting film roles in her early career, including in '' Waiting...'' (2005) and '' Accepted'' (2006). From 2015 to 2016, she starred as Rhonda Lyon in the

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musical prime time soap opera ''

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''. In 2017, Doubleday joined the cast of CMT musical drama series ''

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'', playing Jessie Caine. In 2019, she appeared as the lead in ''Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays''.

Early life

Doubleday, who was born and raised in

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, is the elder of two daughters raised by Frank Doubleday and Christina Hart. She grew up in a show business family: her parents are former professional actors, and her younger sister, Portia, is an actress as well. Her mother works in the entertainment industry as a playwright and also as a producer in the theater. She attended the Music Academy at

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in Los Angeles.

Career

Doubleday made her acting debut in an episode of the CBS procedural ''

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'' in 2002 and in the same year appeared in the feature film ''

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''. She graduated to supporting roles in films '' Waiting...'' (2005), '' The TV Set'' (2006) and '' Accepted'' (2006). In 2007, she starred in the ABC comedy series, ''

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''. The series received negative reviews and was canceled after a month on the air. In the following years, Doubleday continued performing on television, with small parts on '' CSI: Miami'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Drop Dead Diva'' and '' Witches of East End''. Doubleday also performed in the recurring role of Logan Louis in the HBO comedy series '' Hung'' in 2011. In 2015, Doubleday began starring in the

musical prime time soap opera ''

''. She played Rhonda Lyon, wife of the eldest son in the Lyon family. Also in 2015, she was cast in the independent drama film ''Po'' directed by John Asher, about a single father raising a son with

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. Doubleday also appeared as a celebrity guest on

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comedy show ''

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'' in June 2016. In 2017, she featured in the popular horror series '' Scary Endings'' alongside Australian actor Adam J. Yeend in an episode titled "The Water Rises". In 2017, Doubleday joined the cast of CMT musical drama series ''

'' in its fifth season, following the departure of original series star

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. She portrayed Jessie Caine, a singer/songwriter. Her character was introduced during the series' 100th episode on June 15, 2017. In 2019, Doubleday played the female lead in ''Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays''. Doubleday's character plans a successful

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-themed Christmas exhibit amidst a larger fundraiser on the grounds of

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. The performance drew on Doubleday's acting and singing abilities.

Personal life

In May 2015, Doubleday became engaged to Devin Lucien, a DJ, in

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. She and Lucien married on May 6, 2016 in

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. The couple has a son, born in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doubleday, Kaitlin Living people Actresses from Los Angeles Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles) alumni American television actresses American film actresses 21st-century American actresses American soap opera actresses Kaitlin Year of birth missing (living people)