Martha MacIsaac (born October 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in several feature films, including '' Superbad'' (2007), ''

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'' (2009), ''

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'' (2012), and, most recently, ''Battle of the Sexes'' (2017). She has also worked in television and as a

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Early life

MacIsaac was born and raised in Charlottetown,

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, the youngest of three girls; her mother Irene was one of twelve.

Career

MacIsaac started her career playing Emily Byrd Starr in the ''

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'' television series, based on the books by

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. She has appeared in several plays including the 2006 play ''The Wild Duck'' in which she played Hedwig and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role - Play". In 2009, she played Paige in a remake of the

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film ''

''. She also performed in three consecutive productions of

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's ''Our Town'' as Emily, beginning in 2006. In a 2007 ''

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'' article, she stated she has been inspired by

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from the age of four and was self-described as "obsessed". She also stated she would like to perform alongside her in a film, particularly "a female version of ''

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''". In late 2012, MacIsaac began a main role on the NBC comedy '' 1600 Penn'' as the president's eldest daughter, Becca.

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was originally cast as Becca but because she did not physically resemble and fit in well with the other family members, Martha MacIsaac was cast instead. In a 2012 interview with the

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series '' Island Morning'', she did reveal that ''1600 Penn'' was her last audition before she considered returning to Canada.

Personal life

She was married to film producer, director and writer

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from 2010 to 2015. As of 2013, she lives in

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. On December 5, 2018, Martha became engaged to her boyfriend, Kyle McCullough. They eloped 3 days later. They announced their pregnancy on April 7, 2019 and welcomed their first son, Isaac Kelly McCullough in mid-October 2019.

Filmography

References

External links

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About Martha on ''CBC'' webpage
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