Yolanda McClary Age, Wikipedia, Husband【 CSI Bio 】Net worth Family

Name Yolanda McClary

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB August 20, 1963. As of 2025, she is around 62 years old.

Wiki Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Yolanda McClary is an American crime scene investigator and a co-star on the TNT reality show Cold Justice.
She is also a TV producer, as well as the inspiration behind the character of Catherine Willows (played by Marg Helgenberger) on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

Yolanda McClary (maiden name Yolanda Anna González) was born on August 20, 1963, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her father was one of the first senior Hispanic master sergeants in the US Air Force, and her mother is from the Netherlands.
Yolanda grew up in Las Vegas, where she attended Bonanza High School in the Las Vegas Valley.
Following her graduation from Bonanza High School, Yolanda went on to study at the College of Southern Nevada, where she achieved an Associate of Arts degree.
After that, Yolanda attended the American Institute of Applied Science, where she graduated from with a Forensic Science Diploma.
Yolanda has been married to her husband, Michael Kelly McClary since September 29, 1990.
Yolanda has a daughter, Tiffany, born in 1983.
When she’s not traveling for work, Yolanda continues to reside in her hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, with her husband.

Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

Yolanda started working for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in April of 1985. She remained there in her role as senior crime scene investigator until November 2010, almost twenty-six years later.
During her time at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, she got to be shadowed by Anthony E. Zuiker, a tram operator with a passion for television writing, when she was doing graveyard shifts. At the time, Yolanda wasn’t sure why the duty of showing him around had fallen to her, but when Anthony E. Zuiker left he told her she would be a character in his TV pilot if his script would be picked up.
To Yolanda’s great surprise, Anthony E. Zuiker’s script became the ground-breaking CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which ran for over fifteen seasons.
Once the TV show began production, Yolanda was also shadowed by Marg Helgenberger, the actress cast to play the role inspired by Yolanda herself, Catherine Willows.
After she stopped working for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Yolanda went on to co-star on the TNT reality show Cold Justice alongside Kelly Siegler.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

Yolanda has appeared on three episodes of NBC’s popular true-crime TV show Dateline.
She has also produced The Jane Doe Murders and The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes.
Yolanda has a dog called Sammy.
She is very close friends with her Cold Justice co-star Kelly Siegel.
One of Yolanda’s hobbies is designing and she has experience with designing dog clothes and accessories, usually involving lots of sparkle.
She loves Mexican food and iced tea.
Yolanda initially went to university to study accounting but she discovered the world of crime scene investigation and quickly changed gears.
Yolanda is a woman of faith and is very devoted to Saint Michael.

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