Catherine Reitman

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Catherine Marcelle Reitman (Template:IPAc-en; born April 28, 1981)[1] is a Canadian-American actress, producer, and writer. She is the creator, executive producer, writer, and star of the Netflix/CBC Television sitcom Workin' Moms (2017−2023).[2]

Early life

Reitman was born in Los Angeles, California,[1] the daughter of French-Canadian actress Geneviève Robert and Slovak-born Canadian film director Ivan Reitman. Her father was from a Jewish family and her mother converted to Judaism.[3] She attended the Cate School and majored in acting at University of Southern California. She is the sister of Caroline Reitman and director Jason Reitman.

Career

In January 2011, Reitman launched Breakin' It Down with Catherine Reitman, a film review web show on YouTube,[4] which ended in July 2013. She occasionally filled in for Kevin Smith as a guest co-host with Ralph Garman on their podcast, Hollywood Babble-On.

Reitman starred in the television series The Real Wedding Crashers, based on the hit movie Wedding Crashers. She appeared in the films Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009) and Friends with Benefits (2011). She has also had roles on the series Hollywood Residential, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, How I Met Your Mother, Weeds, and Blackish. In 2022, she appeared in the revival of the sketch comedy series The Kids in the Hall.[5]

In 2016, Reitman formed Wolf & Rabbit Entertainment ULC. with her husband Philip Sternberg to produce the half-hour, single-camera comedy Workin' Moms for CBC and Netflix. She is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of the series, starring alongside Sternberg. In addition, Reitman has directed several episodes in each of the series' seasons. Workin' Moms received five Canadian Screen Award nominations in 2017, including Best Actress, Comedy, for Reitman, and Best Series, Comedy.[2]

Personal life

She is married to actor and producer Philip Sternberg, and they have two children.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Twins Granger Granddaughter
1989 Ghostbusters II Girl with Puppy
1990 Kindergarten Cop 3rd Grader
1993 Dave Girl at Durenberger
1993 Beethoven's 2nd Janie
1996 Space Jam Nerdluck BUPKUS (voice)
1997 Father's Day Victoria
2003 Crushed Sarah Short film
2005 Thank You for Smoking Reporter #1
2006 Soup of the Day Monique
2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend TV News Reporter
2007 Knocked Up Alison's Friend
2009 I Love You, Man Zooey's Friend
2009 Jesus People: The Movie Shauna Mebane
2009 Post Grad Jessica Bard
2010 Crazy/Sexy/Awkward Liza Direct-to-video
2010 How to Make Love to a Woman Vani
2010 Frank Advice Short film
2010 The D-Monster Claire Feinstein Short film
2011 Friends with Benefits Female Co-Worker
2011 Let Go Unbearable Industry Poser
2012 The Kitchen Pam
2015 Slow Learners Julia
2016 Babble-On Begins: The Director's Cut Reporter (voice) Short film

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