Miriam McDonald
| Miriam McDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1987 Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Miriam McDonald (born 1987[1]) is a Canadian actress best known for playing the lead[2] female character Emma Nelson on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.[3][2][4]
Career
McDonald focused on acting, landing a job in the series, System Crash, in 1999. McDonald found a niche as a voice-over actress, after she was cast in 2001 to participate in a cartoon series named Ripping Friends. She has done a total of 39 voice-over jobs.
In 2000, she was cast as Emma Nelson in Degrassi: The Next Generation, a spin-off of the successful Degrassi series.
In 2004, she played Dawn Gensler in the made-for-television movie She's Too Young. She also had a guest role on the Canadian Family show Naturally, Sadie as Heidi.
In 2008, she played Danielle "Daisy" Brooks in the made-for-television erotic-thriller movie, Poison Ivy: The Secret Society.
In 2013, she got two roles in the popular Canadian TV-show Lost Girl and also made an appearance in Orphan Black.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | System Crash | TV series | |
| 2001 | Pecola | "Chewy" (or "Chuie"/"Chewie"/"Little Chu") | TV series |
| The Ripping Friends | Additional Voices | TV series | |
| 2001–2010 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Emma Nelson | Main role Seasons 1-9, debuted October 14 |
| 2004 | She's Too Young | Dawn Gensler | TV movie, debuted February 16 |
| Blue Murder | Lucy Wentworth | season 4 episode 5 (44 overall) "Boarders" debuted May 19 | |
| 2005 | Karma | Samantha | Video |
| 2007 | Naturally, Sadie | Heidi | season 2 episode 25 (49 overall) "As Bad as It Gets", debuted January 7 |
| The Poet | Willa | film, debuted June 21 | |
| Devil's Diary | Heather | TV movie, debuted September 22 | |
| 2008 | Sea Beast | Carly McKenna | TV movie, debuted June 30 |
| Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Danielle "Daisy" Brooks | TV movie, debuted July 27 | |
| 2012 | XIII: The Series | Sasha | Episode 19: "Gauntlet" |
| 2013 | Lost Girl | twins | season 3: Riley (at time credited as "Hot Fae") in episode 5 (40 overall) "Faes Wide Shut" (debuted February 10), then Anita in episode 11 (46 overall) "Adventures in Fae-bysitting" (debuted March 31) |
| Orphan Black | Madison | season 1, episode 5: "Conditions of Existence" (debuted April 27) | |
| 2014 | Wolves | Haley | |
| 2015 | It Goes There: Degrassi's Most Talked About Moments | herself | |
| 2016 | Degrassi: Next Class | Emma Nelson-Mason | Guest Star: Season 2, episode 5 "#ThrowBackThursday" |
References
- ↑ McDonald, Miriam (30 May 2005). "Miriam McDonald Exclusive Interview".
Now the whole Degrassi empire if I can call it that, has been around for 25 years, but because I was born in ’87, I missed a lot of those years
- 1 2 "Degrassi where are they now". EOnline.Com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014.
Nelson was the reboot's female lead as she was the child of the original series' fan favorite, Spike
- ↑ Reilly, Kaitlin (19 June 2015). "Where is Emma from degrassi today, Miriam McDonald is not a rapper". Bustle.Com.
McDonald also mentioned updates about her real estate career
- ↑ "Celebrities: Miriam McDonald". TVguide.Com.