Maggie Lawson

Biography

Maggie Lawson is an American actress. Maggie is well known for her role in the Detective comedy series Psych as Juliet O'Hara. Her roles in- Lethal Weapon (as Nathalie Flynn) Inside Schwartz(as Eve), It's All Relative(as Liz Stoddard Banks), Crumbs(Andrea Malone), Back in the Game(as Terry Gannon), Angel from Hell(as Allison) are popular as well.

Family- Childhood

Margaret Cassidy Lawson is an American actress born on 12th August 1980 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States to Mike Lawson(Father) & Judy Lawson(Mother).

[ Maggie Lawson childhood ]

Parents

Maggie's father Mike Lawson is a Hotel manager. Her mother Judy- a homemaker.

Siblings

Maggie has two brothers:

• Nick Lawson
• Chris Lawson

[ Maggie Lawson with brothers- Nick Lawson, Chris Lawson ]

Education

• Stephen Martyr School: She attended the Catholic grade school for her middle schooling
• Assumption High School: She attended the all-girls Catholic high school in Louisville, Kentucky until her sophomore year. She finished her senior year of the High School through correspondence course, she was busy with acting career by then.

Marriage - Boyfriend - Relationships

Maggie Lawson & Ben Koldyke- Marriage & Divorce

Maggie and her 'Back In The Game' co-star Ben Koldyke got engaged on November 14, 2014. They had been dating for a few months before that.

Image: Maggie Lawson with Ex-husband Ben Koldyke

Wedding

The couple got married on 8th August 2015 at his family ranch in New Mexico. The wedding features men wearing white cowboy hats, newlyweds playing Table Tennis in the open, Horse and dogs among other Farm things.

[ Maggie Lawson and Ben Koldyke wedding]

Divorce: She filed for divorce in 2017.

Maggie Lawson & James Roday

Maggie Lawson & James Roday dated for about 7 years from 2006 and 2013. The two played Lead roles (love interest of each other) in the TV Series as well. Maggie and James had been appearing in Plays at theaters together. The two came together in 2017 for Psych: The movie, they appear in the Psych movie sequel of 2020 (Psych 2: Lassie Come Home). 

[ Maggie Lawson with James Roday ]

Maggie Lawson & Eric Christian Olsen

Maggie dated American actor and producer Eric Christian Olsen from April 2003 to May 2005. They have attended Hollywood events together. Eric is known for playing Detective Marty Deeks on NCIS: Los Angeles.

[ Maggie Lawson & Eric Christian Olsen ]

Interesting Facts & Trivia

• Early beginning: Her acting career started at the age of 8 when started at the local community theater.
• At the age of 10 she had an on-air commercial for a Louisville TV station. She soon became a news reporter in a program that had children of her age as viewers. It went on for another six years before she moved on.  [2]
• Journalist: she worked as a youth journalist for a while before moving to Los Angeles to seek a career in acting. She was 15 when she made the move to Los Angeles.
• Host: Maggie Lawson co-hosted the Fox 41 show- Kid's Club in her hometown Louisville.
• Animal Lover: She loves pets and has had dogs named Tristen & Frank.
• Ancestry: Maggie is of Irish descent.
• Loving Aunt: She is close to her niece and nephew.
• Played Sports in youth: She played Softball during her school days. Her brothers played baseball. [2]
• LGBT Supporter: She supports LGBTQ & has attended pride parades at times.
• Double Role: She played two roles in the movie- The Wonderful World of Disney: Model Behavior (2000). One as a model & another as a nerdy student
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Philanthropy 

• The Tiger Frances Foundation: she is the co-founder of TTFF (with Jude McVay), a non-profit organization which works towards animal rescue and fighting abuse against animals. It was founded in 2014.
• Love On Paws: she is involved with the TIFF program which aims to develop kindness in children towards animals
• Animal rescue: Maggie rescued her first animal in 1990 near a restaurant in Louisville, she named him Popcorn.

Maggie Lawson Look alike

Maggie Lawson has been compared to actress Alicia Silverstone, they share similar looks. Their smiles, hair, eyes, cheeks, lips are cloest copies of each other. They have different looking noses and different but adorable voices. 

Questions & Answers

• Did Maggie Lawson & Paul Greene ever date?
  • No, Maggie Lawson & Paul Greene played each other's love interest in the movie- "My Favorite Wedding"
• Are Maggie Lawson & James Roday back together?
  • They have been working together on projects after Maggie's divorce. There are speculations about couple dating again. They have maintained a friendly relationship despite breakup, they have been working together, greeting and congratulating each other on social media.
• Does Maggie Lawson have any children?
  • She doesn't have any children.

Filmography

Movies List

TV Series List

Short Movies

Stage/ Theater

Sources

1. Maggie Lawson Wiki
2. Imdb Bio
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