Catherine Reitman () is a Canadian actress, executive producer, and writer born in the United States. She is the creator, executive producer, writer, and star of the Netflix/CBC Television sitcom Workin' Moms (2017−2023).
Early life Reitman is the daughter of French-Canadian actress Geneviève Robert and Slovak-born Canadian film director Ivan Reitman. Her father was from a Jewish family and her mother converted to Judaism.
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 Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Knocked Up (2007), I Love You, Man (2009) and Friends with Benefits (2011). 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 2022, she appeared in the revival of the sketch comedy series The Kids in the Hall.
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 and Netflix. 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 married to actor and producer Philip Sternberg, and they have two children.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Twins Granger Granddaughter 1989 Ghostbusters II Girl with Puppy 1990 Kindergarten Cop 3rd Grader 1993 Dave Girl at Durenberger 1993 Beethoven's 2nd Janie 1996 Space Jam Nerdluck Bupkus (voice) 1997 Father's Day Victoria 2003 Crushed Sarah Short film 2005 Thank You for Smoking Reporter #1 2006 Soup of the Day Monique 2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend TV News Reporter 2007 Knocked Up Alison's Friend 2009 I Love You, Man Zooey's Friend 2009 Jesus People: The Movie Shauna Mebane 2009 Post Grad Jessica Bard 2010 Crazy/Sexy/Awkward Liza Direct-to-video 2010 How to Make Love to a Woman Vani 2010 Frank Advice Short film 2010 The D-Monster Claire Feinstein Short film 2011 Friends with Benefits Female Co-Worker 2011 Let Go Unbearable Industry Poser 2012 The Kitchen Pam 2015 Slow Learners Julia 2016 Babble-On Begins: The Director's Cut Reporter (voice) Short film
References
External links
Breakin’ It Down with Catherine Reitman on Catherine Reitman's YouTube channel