Margaret "Maggie" Lawson is an American actress best known for her role as Juliet O'Hara on Psych.
Bio[]
Lawson was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Judy and Mike Lawson. Her mom was a homemaker, and her father a hotel manager. Lawson attended Assumption High School, an all-girls Catholic School in Louisville. She is the middle child of two brothers, Nick and Chris.
Although Lawson is best known for her role in Psych, she has appeared on a myriad of other shows, including Unhappily Ever After, Justified, Smallville, Rules of Engagement, Back in the Game, Two and a Half Men, and Angel from Hell.
Lawson dated her Psych co-star James Roday Rodriguez from 2006 until approximately late 2013/early 2014. [1] She became engaged to actor Ben Koldyke in November 2014 and they married nine months later, in August 2015. [2][3][4] Lawson and Koldyke later divorced in early 2017.
Lawson is an avid animal lover and co-founder of the Tiger Frances Foundation, an animal rescue organization based in Los Angeles, California. [5][6]
According to USA Network's "Psych All-Night" event, Lawson's favorite episode of the show is "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast."
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | Unhappily Ever After | Madelyn | 2 Episodes |
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 Episodes | |
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 |
2006-2014 | 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 | News Co-Host #2 | ||
2010 | A Date With Diana | Diana | Short Film |
2012 | Justified | Layla | 1 Episode |
2013 | Back in the Game | Terry Gannon, Jr. | Series Regular |
2014-2015 | Two and a Half Men | Ms. McMartin | 10 Episodes |
2016 | Angel from Hell | Allison | Series Regular |