Brittany Allen (born February 5, 1986) is a Canadian actress. Her first notable role was as Marissa Chandler on '' All My Children'' from 2009 to 2010, for which she received a

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for Outstanding Younger Actress in 2011. In later years, she worked consistently on television, and in the films of her partner, Colin Minihan, including the 2014 film '' Extraterrestrial'', the 2016 film ''

It Stains the Sands Red ''It Stains the Sands Red'' is a 2016 Canadian-American horror film directed by Colin Minihan. It stars Brittany Allen as a woman relentlessly pursued through the desert outside of Las Vegas by a single zombie. Plot During a zombie apocalypse, ...

'' and the 2018 film ''

What Keeps You Alive ''What Keeps You Alive'' is a 2018 Canadian psychological horror film written and directed by Colin Minihan. It stars Hannah Emily Anderson and Brittany Allen and follows a young woman fighting for her life as her wife's murderous intentions bec ...

'', the latter of which Allen starred in and scored.

Education

She attended

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in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the Sheridan Institute for Technology and Advanced Learning in

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, for their renowned Music Theatre – Performance Program.

Career

After a few minor roles in TV movies, Allen played the role of Marissa Chandler on '' All My Children'' from April 21, 2009 to December 21, 2010. For this role, she earned a

in 2011 in the category Younger Actress in a Drama Series. She went on to appear in several TV series, with recurring roles in the Canadian drama '' Bomb Girls'' and the American science fiction western '' Defiance'' on the Syfy network. In 2014, she played the lead role in the

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horror film '' Extraterrestrial'', directed by Colin Minihan of The Vicious Brothers, with whom Allen started an ongoing personal and professional relationship. In 2015, Allen starred in the

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'' and contributed to the writing of the story for the

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comedy-drama film, ''Almost Anything''. In 2016, she teamed up with Minihan again for the unconventional zombie film ''

'', where Allen acted as executive producer and starred as a lone woman being chased by a single, relentless zombie throughout the desert. In 2017, Allen starred in the

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'' Incontrol''. She also had a co-starring role in the horror film '' Jigsaw'', a sequel to the ''Saw'' film franchise. In 2018, she appeared on the

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series '' Falling Water'', replacing Brooke Bloom in the role of Sabine for the series' second season. She also played the role of Ella Riordan in the second season of NBC's "Taken". The same year she co-starred alongside her '' Jigsaw'' co-star Hannah Emily Anderson in the thriller ''

'', which she also produced and scored. The film marks her third collaboration with Colin Minihan. In 2019, she appeared in the horror film '' The Prodigy'' as Margaret St. James. The same year she appeared as Charlotte/Popclaw in the Amazon superhero black comedy television series, '' The Boys''.

Personal life

In 2014, she started dating Canadian director Colin Minihan, whom she met on the set of '' Extraterrestrial'', which he directed and she starred in.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Brittany Canadian television actresses 1986 births Living people Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series winners Canadian soap opera actresses Actresses from Toronto Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses