Maggie Lawson

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Maggie Lawson
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Lawson at ComicCon, San Diego, July 22, 2010
Born Margaret Cassidy Lawson1
(1980-08-12) August 12, 1980 (age 32)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–present
Partner(s) James Roday (2006–present)

Margaret Cassidy "Maggie" Lawson (born August 12, 1980) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Juliet O'Hara (Jules) in the TV show Psych. She has also starred in the sitcoms Inside Schwartz, It's All Relative, and Crumbs, as well as the television movie Nancy Drew.

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Life and career

Lawson was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Judy, a homemaker, and Mike Lawson, a hotel manager.2 She attended Assumption High School, an All-Girls Catholic school. She is of Irish descent.citation needed In 2000, she starred in Model Behavior, an ABC-TV movie featuring Justin Timberlake. She has also made guest appearances on television series such as Smallville and Fear Itself. She was recently the star of a play called Greedy, directed by James Roday, which played for a few weekends in Los Angeles.3

She co-stars in the USA Network original series, Psych, as Detective Juliet O'Hara. She has been in a relationship with Psych co-star James Roday since 2006.4 Lawson is slated to star in the ABC sitcom Back In The Game, which was picked up for the 2013 fall season. She will play Terry Gannon, a single mother and former college softball player who reluctantly agrees to coach her son's little league team.5

Filmography

Lawson at the 2009 Comic-Con in San Diego.
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Unhappily Ever After Madelyn 2 episode
Hang Time Kim 1 episode
1997 Step by Step Alana Mills 1 episode
Boy Meets World Debbie 1 episode
Meego Brooke 1 episode
Cybill Jennifer 12 episode
1998 Home Improvement Samantha Hase 1 episode
Pleasantville Lisa Anne
I've Been Waiting for You Debbie Murdock
1999 Party of Five Alexa Recurring role
ER Shannon Mitchell 1 episode
Working Julie 1 episode
Felicity Rebecca 1 episode
2000 Model Behavior Alex Borroughs/Janine Adams TV film
2001 Inside Schwartz Eve Series regular
2002 Nancy Drew Nancy Drew TV movie
Cheats Julie Merkel
Heart of a Stranger Amanda Maddox TV movie
Smallville Chrissy/Missy Parker 1 episode
2003 Winter Break Michelle
2003–2004 It's All Relative Liz Stoddard-Banks Series regular
2004 Love Rules Kelly TV film
Revenge of a Middle-Aged Woman Rachel TV film
2005 Tru Calling Megan Roberts 1 episode
2006 Crumbs Andrea Malone Series regular
2006–present Psych Juliet O'Hara Series regular
2007 Cleaner Cherie
Rules of Engagement 1 episode
2008 Fear Itself Samantha 1 episode
2009 Still Waiting... Allison
Killer Hair Lacey Smithsonian TV film
Hostile Makeover Lacey Smithsonian TV film
Gamer Female News Host #1
2010 A Date with Diana Diana Shortfilm
2012 Justified Layla 1 episode
2013 Back in the Game Terry Gannon, Jr. Series regular

References

  1. ^ http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/12252?c=search&first=Margaret+&last=Lawson&spelling=Exact&8_year=1980&8_month=8&8_day=0&4=&9=&11=&SubmitSearch.x=62&SubmitSearch.y=17
  2. ^ "Maggie Lawson Biography (1980-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-05-22. 
  3. ^ "The Spotlight: James Roday - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2013-03-15. 
  4. ^ Tarnoff, Brooke (February 9, 2010). "'Psych' Star James Roday Is a Big, Fat Liar". Retrieved February 12, 2011. 
  5. ^ West, Kelly (14 May 2013). "Maggie Lawson And James Caan Get Back In The Game In New ABC Comedy". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 15 May 2013. 

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