Catherine Reitman


Catherine Marcelle Reitman is an American-Canadian actress, producer and writer. She is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of the CBC comedy series Workin' Moms.

Early life

Reitman was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of French-Canadian actress Geneviève Robert and Slovak-born Canadian film director Ivan Reitman. Her father is from a Jewish family and her mother converted to Judaism. She attended the Cate School and majored in acting at University of Southern California.

Career

In January 2011, Reitman launched Breakin' It Down with Catherine Reitman, a film review web show on YouTube, which ended in July 2013. She occasionally filled in for Kevin Smith as a guest co-host with Ralph Garman on their podcast, Hollywood Babble-On.
Reitman starred in the television series The Real Wedding Crashers, based on the hit movie Wedding Crashers. She appeared in the films Knocked Up, I Love You, Man and Friends with Benefits. She has also had roles on the series Hollywood Residential, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, How I Met Your Mother, Weeds, and Blackish.
In 2016, Reitman formed Wolf & Rabbit Entertainment ULC. 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, starring alongside Sternberg. In addition, Reitman has directed several episodes in each of the series’ seasons. Workin' Moms received five Canadian Screen Award nominations in 2017 including Best Actress, Comedy, for Reitman, and Best Series, Comedy.

Personal life

She is the sister of Caroline Reitman and director Jason Reitman and the daughter of director Ivan Reitman. She is married to Philip Sternberg and they have two children.