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Maggie Lawson | |
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 Lawson atSan Diego Comic-Con in 2013 | |
| Born | Margaret Cassidy Lawson (1980-08-12)August 12, 1980 (age 45)[1] Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | [2][3] |
| Partner | James Roday Rodriguez (2006-2014) |
Maggie Lawson (born August 12, 1980) is an American actress who is best known for her role as DetectiveJuliet "Jules" O'Hara in the television seriesPsych, and its subsequentfilm series. From 2018 to 2019, she held the recurring role of Natalie Flynn in the third and final season ofFox'sLethal Weapon.
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Lawson was born on August 12, 1980, inLouisville, Kentucky and was raised there as well.[4] She began performing onstage at age eight, in local community and dinner theatre productions.[5]
Lawson started her career incommunity anddinner theater productions. She became a youth TV host onWDRB Fox 41Kid's Club in Louisville. She relocated to Los Angeles for her firsttelevision pilot at 15.[6]
Lawson performed in various sitcoms likeCybill,Boy Meets World andHome Improvement throughout her early career in both guest starring and supporting roles. She also made guest appearances on television series such asSmallville andFear Itself, and co-starred inIt's All Relative andCrumbs.
ForThe Wonderful World of Disney, Lawson starred in a double role inModel Behavior featuringJustin Timberlake. She portrayedNancy Drew in the 2002 filmNancy Drew. Other film credits includePleasantville,Nice Guys Sleep Alone andCleaner.
From 2006 to 2014, Lawson co-starred in theUSA Network original seriesPsych, as DetectiveJuliet "Jules" O'Hara. She reprised her role in 2017 inPsych: The Movie, inPsych 2: Lassie Come Home in 2020 andPsych 3: This Is Gus, in 2021.[7]
In 2011, Lawson briefly returned to her roots in theater to star in the playGreedy, directed by her then-partner andPsych co-star James Roday. It ran for a few weekends in Los Angeles.
FollowingPsych, she scored leading roles in ABC's 2013 sitcomBack in the Game, CBS's 2014 sitcom pilotSave the Date and CBS's 2016 fantasy sitcomAngel from Hell. She also had short arcs onTwo and a Half Men,The Great Indoors, andNetflix'sThe Ranch. Also for Netflix, Lawson starred in the recurring role of Christa on the second and third seasons of horror-comedy seriesSanta Clarita Diet as well as the movieSpivak in 2018.
ForHallmark Channel, Lawson has starred inMy Favorite Wedding andChristmas Encore in 2017,The Story of Us andChristmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy in 2019.
Lawson starred in a recurring role as Dr. Natalie Flynn on the third season ofLethal Weapon and was featured inTreehouse, the sixth episode ofHulu's monthly horror movie anthologyInto The Dark.
In 2020, she played Kay, the female lead oppositeJason Biggs, in theFOX comedy seriesOutmatched, "about a blue-collar couple [...] in South Jersey trying to get by and raise four kids, three of whom just happen to be certified geniuses."[8]
In 2025, Lawson joined the main cast ofBlue Bloods spinoffBoston Blue, in the role of Sarah Silver, half-sister of lead detective Lena Silver.[9]
Throughout the series run ofPsych (2006–2014), Lawson was in a relationship with series leadJames Roday Rodriguez.[10][11]
On November 14, 2014, Lawson became engaged toBack in the Game co-starBen Koldyke[12] and married him on August 8, 2015, on his family's ranch inNew Mexico. In early 2017, Lawson filed for divorce from Koldyke.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | I've Been Waiting for You | Debbie Murdock | TV movie |
| Pleasantville | Lisa Anne | ||
| 1999 | Nice Guys Sleep Alone | Meghan | |
| 2000 | Model Behavior | Alex Burroughs/Janine Adams | TV movie |
| 2002 | Cheats | Julie Merkel | |
| Heart of a Stranger | Amanda Maddox | TV movie | |
| Nancy Drew | Nancy Drew | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Winter Break | Michelle Casper | |
| 2004 | Love Rules! | Kelly | TV movie |
| Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman | Rachel | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Cleaner | Cherie | |
| 2009 | Still Waiting... | Allison | Video |
| Killer Hair | Lacey Smithsonian | TV movie | |
| Hostile Makeover | Lacey Smithsonian | TV movie | |
| Gamer | Female News Host #1 | ||
| 2010 | A Date with Diana | Diana | Short |
| 2017 | My Favorite Wedding | Tess Harper | TV movie |
| Psych: The Movie | Juliet O'Hara | TV movie | |
| Christmas Encore | Charlotte Lacy | TV movie | |
| 2018 | Spivak | Jeanine Mulholland | TV movie |
| 2019 | The Story of Us | Jamie Vaughn | TV movie |
| Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy | Katie Connell | TV movie | |
| 2020 | Psych 2: Lassie Come Home | Juliet O'Hara | TV movie |
| 2021 | Psych 3: This Is Gus | Juliet O'Hara | TV movie |
| A Lot Like Christmas | Jessica Roberts | TV movie | |
| 2024 | Sugarplummed | Emily Mitchell | TV movie |
| 2025 | I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story | Krista | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hang Time | Kim | Episode: "Green-Eyed Julie" |
| 1996–97 | Unhappily Ever After | Madelyn | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 1997 | Step by Step | Alana Mills | Episode: "Loose Lips" |
| Cybill | Jennifer | Episode: "Like Family" | |
| Meego | Brooke | Episode: "Fatal Attraction" | |
| Boy Meets World | Debbie | Episode: "I Love You, Donna Karan: Part 1" | |
| 1998 | Home Improvement | Samantha Hayes | Episode: "An Older Woman" |
| Kelly Kelly | Ally | Episode: "The Wedding Show" | |
| 1999 | Working | Julie | Episode: "Romeo and Julie" |
| Felicity | Rebecca | Episode: "Todd Mulcahy: Part 2" | |
| Family Rules | Hope Harrison | Main Cast | |
| ER | Shannon Mitchell | Episode: "Responsible Parties" | |
| Party of Five | Alexa | Recurring Cast: Season 6 | |
| 2001–02 | Inside Schwartz | Eve Morris | Recurring Cast |
| 2002 | Smallville | Chrissy Parker | Episode: "Redux" |
| 2003–04 | It's All Relative | Liz Stoddard-Banks | Main Cast |
| 2005 | Tru Calling | Megan Roberts | Episode: "The Last Good Day" |
| 2006 | Crumbs | Andrea Malone | Main Cast |
| 2006–14 | Psych | Juliet O'Hara | Main Cast |
| 2007 | Rules of Engagement | Jesse | Episode: "Jeff's Wooby" |
| 2008 | Fear Itself | Samantha the Bride | Episode: "In Sickness and in Health" |
| 2012 | Justified | Layla | Episode: "Thick as Mud" |
| 2013–14 | Back in the Game | Terry Gannon Jr. | Main Cast |
| 2014–15 | Two and a Half Men | Ms. McMartin | Recurring Cast: Season 12 |
| 2016 | Angel from Hell | Allison | Main Cast |
| 2017 | The Great Indoors | Rachel | Recurring Cast |
| 2017–18 | The Ranch | Jen | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 |
| 2018–19 | Lethal Weapon | Natalie Flynn | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Christa | Recurring Cast: Season 2–3 | |
| 2019 | Into the Dark | Rebecca Wheeler | Episode: "Treehouse" |
| 2020 | Outmatched | Kay | Main Cast |
| 2023–25 | The Milk Chug | Jo (voice) | Main Cast |
| 2025 | Boston Blue | Sarah Silver | Main Cast |
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