Caitlin Maureen McHugh (born May 13, 1986) is an American actress, writer, and model.

Early life

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to Leilani (née Empeno) and Timothy McHugh, she attended Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in

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, California, graduating in 2004. She is of Irish and Filipino ancestry.

Career

She first began to find bit parts in film and television in 2007 with a minor role in '' I Am Legend'', and earned nine more credits over the next six years. In 2014, she portrayed Sloan in the fifth season of the TV series ''

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''. In 2017, she co-wrote the romantic comedy short film ''Ingenue-ish'' with fellow actor

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, who also co-starred with her. McHugh is signed with Wilhelmina Models. In 2016, she appeared in television commercials for

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and the following year, for

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SUVs.

Personal life

McHugh married restaurateur Massimo Lusardi on June 3, 2011. They separated a few months later and divorced in 2014. In 2011, McHugh met actor

when they both guest-starred on an episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. They began dating in 2016 and became engaged in October 2017. They married in February 2018, and their son was born in April 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McHugh, Caitlin American female models American models of Filipino descent American people of Irish descent Living people University of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni Actresses from Santa Monica, California Writers from Santa Monica, California Female models from California 21st-century American women 1986 births