Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch, 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. As a musician, she performs as Cait Fairbanks and Ginesse. Fairbanks started performing on stage at the tender age of eight and has since performed in over 20 professional, regional, and community theatre productions. Among them: the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical in 2014 (she played Veronica) 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.
Cait Fairbanks
Actor
Caitlin Elizabeth Baunoch, 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. As a musician, she performs as Cait Fairbanks and Ginesse. Fairbanks started performing on stage at the tender age of eight and has since performed in over 20 professional, regional, and community theatre productions. Among them: the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical in 2014 (she played Veronica) 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.
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