Catherine Reitman

Catherine Marcelle Reitman (born April 28, 1981) is an American-Canadian actress, producer and writer. She is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of the CBC comedy series Workin' Moms.[2]

Catherine Reitman
Reitman in 2017
Born
Catherine Marcelle Reitman[1]

(1981-04-28) April 28, 1981
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1988–present
Spouse(s)
Philip Sternberg (m. 2009)

Early life

Reitman was born in Los Angeles, California,[3] the daughter of French-Canadian actress Geneviève Robert and Slovak-born Canadian film director Ivan Reitman. Her father is from a Jewish family and her mother converted to Judaism.[4] She attended the Cate School and majored in acting at University of Southern California.

Career

In January 2011, Reitman launched Breakin' It Down with Catherine Reitman, a film review web show on YouTube,[5] 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 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 2016, Reitman formed Wolf & Rabbit Entertainment ULC. with her husband Philip Sternberg to produce the half-hour, single-camera comedy Workin' Moms for CBC. 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.[6]

Personal life

She is the sister of Caroline Reitman and director Jason Reitman and the daughter of director Ivan Reitman. She is married to Philip Sternberg and they have two children.[7]

References
  1. "Catherine Marcelle Reitman, Born 04/28/1981 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. "Catherine Reitman". CBC. CBC Media Centre. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. California Birth Index
  4. "He and his French-Canadian wife, who converted to Judaism, are bringing up their children in the same tradition."
  5. "Candor Entertainment". Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  6. "Catherine Reitman". CBC. CBC Media Centre. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  7. "Catherine Reitman on Workin' Moms and being a working mom". Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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