Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson is an American actress, comedienne, and screenwriter, widely known for her role as Penny Hartz in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings. She made her first major television appearances as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, spending two seasons on the show from 2008–2009. Casey Wilson was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, and has a brother, Fletcher Todd Wilson. She graduated from T. C. Williams High School in 1998 and studied theater at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Her father, Paul O.... Wilson, is a political consultant who helps run campaigns for Republican politicians. Her mother, Kathleen Anne "Kathy" Higdon Wilson, who died September 1, 2005, was chair of the National Women's Political Caucus. Under her leadership, the NWPC endorsed Walter Mondale in the 1984 election, and she eventually became a Democrat. After retiring from politics, she became director of the Abracadabra Child Care and Development Center preschool in Alexandria.
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