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Catherine Reitman

Catherine Reitman is a writer, showrunner, actress, comedian, producer and director best known as the creator and star of Workin Moms, which originally aired on Canadas CBC and is now available globally on Netflix. The series recently premiered its 6th season which instantaneously rose to the Top 10 Watch List. Season 6 was ranked the third most watched series globally the week of its release in May. Catherine is also widely recognized for her roles on ABCs hit series Blackish, for which she has also directed an episode, and FXs Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Additionally, she can be seen in Kenya Barris Netflix series, Black AF.

Most recently, Reitman was recognized by the Alliance for Women in Media with a Gracie Award for Showrunner, Comedy on Workin Moms. In 2020, she received Gracie Awards for Best Lead Actress and Best Direction in a Comedy, also for her work on Workin Moms. In 2019, Catherine received the Rising Star Award at the renowned Austin Film Festival for her writing on the series.

In 2016, she formed Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment 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, which is now in production on its seventh season. In addition, Reitman directed several episodes throughout the series. Workin Moms has received two International Emmy Award nominations for Best Comedy Series and multiple Canadian Screen Award nominations for each season.

Her training started at the influential Groundlings improv theatre and school in Los Angeles, CA, where she was a member of the Sunday Company. She has had roles in other high-profile film and television series including How I Met Your Mother, Weeds, Real Wedding Crashers, I Love You, Man, Knocked Up, and most recently The Kids in the Hall reboot. Her additional writing and producing credits include VH1s Miss You Much, and the web series Breakin it Down with Catherine Reitman.

Reitmans 2017 Ted Talk at TEDxToronto in 2017 has garnered over a million views, and the filmmaker has also appeared as a featured speaker at the BANFF World Media Festival on panels including Master Class: The Revitalization of Canadian Comedy, and CBCs Breakfast of Showrunner Champions and moderated the 2018 session In Conversation with Kent Alterman, Comedy Central.

She has become involved in philanthropy, producing and performing in multiple charity improv nights, donating proceeds to organizations helping women in need, like Nellie's, The New Mom Project and FINCA.

Catherine Reitman

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Creator, executive producer, writer, "Kate Foster"

Catherine Reitman

Role

Creator, executive producer, writer, "Kate Foster"