Cait Fairbanks

Biography

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.

Known For

Chicago Fire

Kayla

The Middle

Amanda

The Goldbergs

Paula Hogan

K.C. Undercover

Ursula Timmcoy

The Young and the Restless

Tessa Porter

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role

Year	TV Show	Role
2015	K.C. Undercover	Ursula Timmcoy
2013	The Goldbergs	Paula Hogan
2012	Chicago Fire	Kayla
2009	The Middle	Amanda
1973	The Young and the Restless	Tessa Porter