Caitlin was born on August 16, 1953 in Whitefish Bay, Milwakee, Wisconsin. Growing up there, she and her two older sisters turned their garage into a theatre. She made her formal stage debut at eight, when her mother, a drama teacher, cast Caitlin as Peter Pan in a Cumberland School summer production. Caitlin admits there may have been some bias at that audition, but none was evident when she joined the North Shore Children's Theatre, a local professional touring company, at age 11. She played clarinet in the band at Whitefish Bay High School, where she was also a member of the choir. At 17, she won a scholarship at the prestigious Julliard School of Drama in New York City. In her four years at Julliard, Caitlin studied under Oscar-winning actor John Houseman, and performed such classic roles as Masha in "The Seagull," Doreen in "Tartuffe," Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet," Mary Boyle in "Juno and the Paycock," Maryanne in "Measure for Measure," and Esmeralda in "Camino Reef." Jake and SarahAfter graduation, Caitlin made her off-Broadway debut as Loretta in "Hot House" at the Chelsea Theatre. She remained at Chelsea to play Finkel in "Yentl" and to understudy Tovah Feldshuh in the title role. She moved to Broadway to understudy the role of Elizabeth in "A Matter of Gravity," starring Katherine Hepburn, then to Seattle to appear as Celia in "As You Like It," Gwendolyn in "Travesties," and Eylie in "Ladyhouse Blues." Caitlin next appeared in "Gogol" at the New York Shakespeare Festival, and played the double roles of Belle and Mrs. Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol" at Playwrights Horizon. On closing night she made a trial move to Los Angeles and in five weeks was cast as Anna Marie Hollyhock in an ABC comedy series, "Apple Pie." The series introduced Caitlin to tap dancing, an interest she still pursues. Caitlin remained in Los Angeles to play fourteen-year old Bianca in "White Marriage" at the Odyssey Theatre, which earned her a Drama-Logue award for best actress. She also appeared in two television movies, "Mark Twain's America" and "The Seeding of Sarah Burns." She returned to the East to star as Ersilla Drei in Pirandello's "Naked" at the Syracuse Stage, and as Amy in the horror feature "He Knows You're Alone." Performances in "Ape Watch" at the Mark Taper Forum Lab, "The Brides" at the Lenox Art Centre, and off-Broadway as Olive Lashbrook in the 40s classic "The Voice of the Turtle" and "Scenes and Revelations" soon followed. She also appeared as waitress Lurleen Hamett in ABC's "One Life to Live." One of Caitlin's early roles was in _He Knows You're Alone , where she played Aunt Fran. She lives on a horse farm outside New York City, with her many pets, including dogs and horses.
Bears an uncanny resemblance to Lesley Ann Warren (they also share the same birthday).
Caitlin is a voracious reader and loves animals. Fragance design and music are also some of her passions.
Shes the creator of "Caitlin", a fragrance that was featured in InStyle Magazine as adored by actresses Naomi Judd, Rosanna Arquette and choreographer/singer Paula Abdul. The scent contains sweet gardenia, crisp apple, sandalwood and patchouli.
Her company "Caitlin" has pledged to donate part of its net profits to foundations which address the environment, human rights, poverty, world hunger, and Third World debt.
A passionate environmentalist, she joined the crew of the Greenpeace ship Solo, which was at the forefront of the ecological efforts. Also, the packaging for the perfume products from her company "Caitlin" uses only recycled, reusable, earth-friendly materials. Her company also doesnt use animal testing.
Her great-great-great grandfather is Jacob Best, founder of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer.
Won admirers when she played Snow White on the fantasy sitcom "The Charmings". Those same admirers became disgruntled when she was replaced by another actress, who they deemed wasnt as pretty or as funny as Caitlin. The series was soon canceled.
