Cait Fairbanks
Cait Fairbanks | |
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| Born | Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch July 29, 1993 Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | Cait Baunoch, Ginesse |
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| Years active | 2001–present[1][2] |
| Website | www |
Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch (born July 29, 1993), known professionally as Cait Fairbanks, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She plays Tessa Porter in the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards.[3][4] As a musician, she performs as Cait Fairbanks[5] and Ginesse.[6][7][8][9][10]
Career[edit]
Fairbanks started performing on stage at the age of eight and has since performed in over 20 professional, regional, and community theatre productions, including the Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical in 2014 (she played Veronica and Heather Duke) and 13 (musical) (she played Lucy).
Fairbanks also played Young Mindy in CSI:NY and Gabby Walsh in Untold Stories of the E.R.. Since 2017, Fairbanks has been playing Tessa Porter, a singer-songwriter, on The Young and The Restless. Portraying Tessa Porter allows Fairbanks to perform her own compositions on the daytime soap opera.
Personal life[edit]
As of 2019, Fairbanks confirmed that she is dating fellow co-star Zach Tinker who portrayed Fenmore Baldwin.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Gabby Walsh | Episode: "Director Down" Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Mindy Sanchez (age 14) | Episode: "Cold Reveal" Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch |
| 2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Darlene | Episode: "Everybody Hates the Ninth-Grade Dance" Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch |
| Lincoln Heights | Kennedy | Episode: "The New Wild Ones" Credited as Caitlin Baunoch | |
| 2010 | Two and a Half Men | Joanne | Episode: "Three Girls and a Guy Named Bud" Credited as Cait Baunoch |
| 2013 | The Middle | Amanda | Episode: "Valentine's Day IV" |
| 2016 | K.C. Undercover | Ursula Witt | 2 episodes |
| 2017–present | The Young and the Restless | Tessa Porter | Contract role |
Discography[edit]
As Cait Fairbanks:
- Digging My Own Grave – single (2016)
- Fight or Flight – single (2017)
- With Me – single (2017)
- Joy to the World – single (2017)
- How Could a Lie Feel So True – single (2018)
- When I See You – single (2019)
- Clear My Mind - single (2019)
- Umbrella (Live) [Unplugged] – single (2019)
- Love Me – single (2019)
- Something in You - single (2019)
- If You're not Busy - single (2019)
- More Than a Vow - single (2020)
- Milky Way (Feat. RC Cates) - single (2021)
- Everytime - single (2022)
- Silver Line - single (2022)
As Ginesse:
- Bedford – single (2018)
- Noise – single (2019)
- The Inbetween – single (2019)
- Somewhere to Die - EP (2020)
- Gatorade - single (2021)
References[edit]
- ^ "Cait Fairbanks". IMDb.
- ^ "7 Things to Know About The Young and the Restless Star Cait Fairbanks". June 14, 2017.
- ^ Young, Candace (June 23, 2018). "Cait Fairbanks".
- ^ "The Young and the Restless' Cait Fairbanks dishes on Tessa and the 2019 Emmy nomination that fans don't know about". soapcentral.com.
- ^ "Cait Fairbanks on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ^ "Ginesse on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ^ "Ginesse Cuts Through the 'Noise' On Latest Single: Exclusive". Billboard.
- ^ "Ginesse's Latest Video Is a Pastel Daydream". PAPER. May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Ginesse Won't Let Nostalgia Keep Her Down Post-Breakup". NYLON. November 15, 2018.
- ^ Staff, G. G. M. (November 16, 2018). "Ginesse issues new retrospective breakup tune "Bedford"".