Katharine Hope McPhee Biography
Katharine Hope McPhee Foster is an American actress, singer, and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. In May 2006, McPhee was the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol. In addition, the singer’s self-titled album was released on RCA Records on January 30, 2007, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 381,000 copies.
Katharine Hope McPhee Age|Birthday
Hope was born on March 25, 1984. Therefore, she is 398 years old and celebrates her birthday on 25th March every year.
Katharine Hope McPhee Height|Weight
Hope’s height is 5 feet 8 inches (approximately 173 centimeters). Moreover, she weighs 62 kilograms.
Katharine Hope McPhee Family
McPhee was born in Los Angeles, California, US to her parents Daniel (father) and Peisha (nee Burch, mother). In addition, her father was a television producer whereas her mother has been a vocal coach on American Idol since 2011. Moreover, she has one sibling, an elder sister, Adrian, who has been a vocal coach on American Idol since 2012.
Katharine Hope McPhee’s Husband
On February 2, 2008, McPhee married Nick Cokas at Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church after dating for three years. However, in October 2013, Hope was photographed publicly kissing her married Smash director, Michael Morris. She filed for divorce from Cokas on May 2, 2014, after having been separated for the past year. Moreover, the divorce was finalized on February 8, 2016.
Moreover, Katharine dated her Scorpion co-star Elyes Gabel for almost two years. However, they split in 2016.
Furthermore, Hope became engaged to record producer David Foster in June 2018. The couple married a year later on June 28, 2019, at the St. Yeghiche Armenian Apostolic Church in Kensington, London. Moreover, the couple has a son together named Rennie David Foster (born on February 22, 2021).
Katharine Hope McPhee Education
Hope attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters majoring in musical theatre. However, the singer-songwriter left college before graduation on the advice of her manager and returned to Los Angeles to try out for television pilots.
Katharine Hope McPhee Career
In 2005, the singer-songwriter was persuaded by her eventual husband Nick Cokas and her parents to try out for the television series competition American Idol. McPhee 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. Moreover, after the first round of Hollywood week, Hope sang ‘I’ll Never Love This Way Again’ by Dionne Warwick. Additionally, during the second round, Katharine performed in a group singingFour Tops’ ‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)’ and the judges advanced the entire group.
In addition, the singer performed ‘My Funny Valentine’ a capella and advanced to the top 40. Moreover, the American Idol contestant worked on various music projects with guest mentors David Foster and Andrea Bocelli. Additionally, the singer visited her alma mater Notre Dame High School for her hometown celebration in May 2006. Moreover, the day was declared Katherine McPhee Day by mayor Antonio Villaraigosa who had visited the school on that day. Furthermore, Hope finished as the runner-up to Taylor Hicks.
2006 – 2008 – Katharine McPhee and feature-film debut
2009 – 2010 – Unbroken, TV shows, and movie projects
2011 – 2013 – Smash series and a new record deal
2014 – 2017 – Scorpion and Hysteria
2017 to present – I Fall in Love Too Easily and Waitress
Filmography
Film
2007 – Crazy
2008 – The House Bunny
2011 – You May Not Kiss the Bride, Shark Night 3D
2012 – Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2017 – The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
2018 – Bayou Caviar
2021 – The Tiger Rising
Television
2006 – American Idol
2007 – Lonelygirl15, Ugly Betty
2009 – CSI: NY
2010 – Community
2011 – The Voice
2012 – Family Guy
2012-2013 – Smash
2014 – It Could Be Worse, In My Dreams
2014-2018 – Scorpion
2016 – Lip Sync Battle
2017 – A Deadly Secret…
2021 – Country Comfort, The Masked Singer
Stage
2005 – Annie Get Your Gun
2018, 2019 – Waitress
2019 – 2020 – Waitress
Katharine Hope McPhee’s Net Worth
McPhee’s net worth is $14 million.
