Kaitlin Ann Vilasuso (

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Riley; born July 17, 1986) is an American actress and podcast host. She is best known for her roles in films ''

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'' ''(2003),'' ''

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'' (2003) and '' Watercolor Postcards'' (2013).

Early life

Kaitlin Ann Riley was born on July 17, 1986, in

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale ( ) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County, Florida, Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the ...

to Patricia and Michael Riley. She is one of seven children and her younger sister,

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, is also an actress.

Career

She has appeared in films ''Catherine's Grove'' (1997), ''In the Shadows'' (2001), ''

'' (2003), ''

'' (2003), ''Scavengers'' (2013) and '' Watercolor Postcards'' (2013). She portrayed Lexy in American television sitcom ''

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'' in the episode "Wedding Crashers". Since November 2018, she has co-hosted the podcast ''Just Between Us'' with her sister

Personal life

She began dating actor

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in 2010. On May 21, 2012, Kaitlin's sister,

, announced on ''

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'' that Kaitlin was pregnant with the couple's first child. The couple announced their engagement in May 2012 and were married on August 25, 2012, in

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. The couple's first daughter, was born on November 26, 2012. Their second daughter was born on July 15, 2016. They welcomed a third daughter on December 31, 2023. They experienced a miscarriage in 2020.

Filmography

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