Allison McAtee

Allison McAtee is an American actress and producer. She played Catherine Stark in the independent film Bloomington and as Maggie Day in the primetime drama The Haves and the Have Nots.

Early life and education
McAtee was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.

After graduating from General McLane High School in 1997, McAtee studied theatre at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Imperial College London, and Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts. She holds a BA degree in theater arts from the University of Pittsburgh.

Television
McAtee began her career appearing in stage productions Off-Broadway in New York City. She made her television debut on Rescue Me  followed by Hope and Faith in 2005. She later guest-starred on Ugly Betty, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, its spin-offs CSI: Miami and CSI: NY, and Castle, The Mentalist, NCIS, and Revenge. McAtee was also a recurring guest star for two seasons on Showtime's Californication.

In 2014, McAtee joined the cast of the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime drama, The Haves and the Have Nots. She plays Maggie Day, campaign manager to Jim Cryer (John Schneider) and David Harrington (Peter Parros). She was promoted to regular cast member as of third season.

In June 2021, McAtee was reunited with Bloomington co-star Sarah Stouffer 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) and Hell Ride (2008), and Iron Man (2008) before landing the leading role in the independent drama Bloomington (2010).

Philanthropy
Allison McAtee supports Art of Elysium, Young Storytellers and Love146.