Maggie Lawson

Maggie Lawson (born Margaret Cassidy Lawson on August 12, 1980) is an American actress. Her television roles include Juliet O'Hara in Psych, Natalie Flynn in Lethal Weapon, Kay Bennett in Outmatched, and Sarah Silver in Boston Blue.

Early life, family and education Lawson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Mike Lawson, a hotel manager, and Judy Lawson, a homemaker. She began appearing in local community and dinner theatre productions as a child and later worked as a youth journalist for a local Fox television station before moving to Los Angeles.

Career Lawson began acting on television as a teenager. Her early television appearances included roles in Hang Time and Boy Meets World. She later appeared in Pleasantville and played dual roles in the television film Model Behavior. In 2002, she portrayed Nancy Drew in a television based on the character.

In 2024, Lawson played Emily in the Hallmark Channel television film Sugarplummed. The same year, she voiced Jo in the animated series The Milk Chug and was listed as one of the project's executive producers.

In 2025, Lawson portrayed Krista in Lifetime’s I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story. That year, she also joined the CBS series Boston Blue, a Blue Bloods spinoff, as Sarah Silver, the Boston Police Department superintendent.

Lawson also hosts Unconditional with Maggie Lawson, a podcast about relationships between people and pets.

Lawson is associated with animal-rescue work. She co-founded the Tiger Frances Foundation and developed Love on Paws, a program involving rescue animals and children. In 2025, The Astra Awards announced that she would receive the Petco Love Lovey Award for her work with animals.

Personal life Throughout the series run of Psych (2006–2014), Lawson was in a relationship with series lead James Roday Rodriguez.

Lawson married actor Ben Koldyke in 2015 and filed for divorce in 2017.

Filmography

Film 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

Television 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-current Boston Blue Sarah Silver Main Cast