Cait Fairbanks

American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1993)

Cait Fairbanks

Born|

Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch

(1993-07-29) July 29, 1993 (age 31)

Michigan, U.S.

Other names| Cait Baunoch, Ginesse
Occupations|

* Actress
* singer-songwriter

Years active| 2001–present[1][2]
Website| www.caitfairbanks.com

Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch (born July 29, 1993), known professionally as Cait Fairbanks, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She plays Tessa Porter in the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards.[3][4] As a musician, she performs as Cait Fairbanks[5] and Ginesse.[6][7][8][9][10]

## Career

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Fairbanks started performing on stage at the age of eight and has since performed in over 20 professional, regional, and community theatre productions, including the Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical in 2014 (she played Veronica and Heather Duke) and 13 (musical) (she played Lucy).

Fairbanks also played Young Mindy in CSI:NY and Gabby Walsh in Untold Stories of the E.R.. Since 2017, Fairbanks has been playing Tessa Porter, a singer-songwriter, on The Young and The Restless. Portraying Tessa Porter allows Fairbanks to perform her own compositions on the daytime soap opera.

## Personal life

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As of 2019, Fairbanks confirmed that she was dating fellow co-star Zach Tinker who portrayed Fenmore Baldwin. They broke up in 2021.

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2006  | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Gabby Walsh  | Episode: "Director Down"
Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch
2007  | CSI: NY | Mindy Sanchez (age 14)  | Episode: "Cold Reveal"
Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch
2008  | Everybody Hates Chris | Darlene  | Episode: "Everybody Hates the Ninth-Grade Dance"
Credited as Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch
Lincoln Heights | Kennedy  | Episode: "The New Wild Ones"
Credited as Caitlin Baunoch
2010  | Two and a Half Men | Joanne  | Episode: "Three Girls and a Guy Named Bud"
Credited as Cait Baunoch
2013  | The Middle | Amanda  | Episode: "Valentine's Day IV"
2016  | K.C. Undercover | Ursula Witt  | 2 episodes
2017–present  | The Young and the Restless | Tessa Porter | Contract role
2021  | The Goldbergs | Paula Hogan  | Episode: "Alligator Schwartz"
2023  | Chicago Fire | Kayla  | Episode: "How Does It End?"

## Discography

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As Cait Fairbanks:

* Digging My Own Grave – single (2016)
* Fight or Flight – single (2017)
* With Me – single (2017)
* Joy to the World – single (2017)
* How Could a Lie Feel So True – single (2018)
* When I See You – single (2019)
* Clear My Mind \- single (2019)
* Umbrella (Live) [Unplugged] – single (2019)
* Love Me – single (2019)
* Something in You \- single (2019)
* If You're not Busy \- single (2019)
* More Than a Vow \- single (2020)
* Milky Way (Feat. RC Cates) \- single (2021)
* Everytime \- single (2022)
* Silver Line \- single (2022)

As Ginesse:

* Bedford – single (2018)
* Noise – single (2019)
* The Inbetween – single (2019)
* Somewhere to Die \- EP (2020)
* Gatorade \- single (2021)

## References

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1. ^ "Cait Fairbanks". IMDb.
2. ^ "7 Things to Know About The Young and the Restless Star Cait Fairbanks". June 14, 2017.
3. ^ Young, Candace (June 23, 2018). "Cait Fairbanks".
4. ^ "The Young and the Restless' Cait Fairbanks dishes on Tessa and the 2019 Emmy nomination that fans don't know about". soapcentral.com.
5. ^ "Cait Fairbanks on Apple Music". Apple Music.
6. ^ "Ginesse on Apple Music". Apple Music.
7. ^ "Ginesse Cuts Through the 'Noise' On Latest Single: Exclusive". Billboard.
8. ^ "Ginesse's Latest Video Is a Pastel Daydream". PAPER. May 23, 2019.
9. ^ "Ginesse Won't Let Nostalgia Keep Her Down Post-Breakup". NYLON. November 15, 2018.
10. ^ Staff, G. G. M. (November 16, 2018). "Ginesse issues new retrospective breakup tune "Bedford"".

## External links

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* Official website
* Cait Fairbanks at IMDb