Meghan Ory (born August 20, 1982) is a Canadian television and film actress. She is best known for her role as

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series '' Once Upon a Time'' and also starred in the short-lived

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drama ''

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'' as Riley Neal. Ory currently stars in the

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family drama ''

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'' as Abby O'Brien.

Career

She was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She started acting in theater before her teens, but her mother forbade her from taking roles in film and television in order to be able to pay for her head shots. Her first professional acting role came in 1999 in the

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television movie, ''The Darklings'', opposite Suzanne Somers and

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. A guest appearance on the television series '' The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'' followed, before she landed her first regular TV role on the Fox Family series '' Higher Ground'' in 2000, along with

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and

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. After appearing on the MTV series ''

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'' (2000), Ory joined the cast of the Canadian television series '' Vampire High'' in 2001. She continued working in television with guest appearances on '' The Outer Limits'', '' Dark Angel'', '' Glory Days'', and ''Maybe It’s Me''. She appeared in the TV movies ''Lucky 7'' and '' National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion'' in 2003, as well as the TV series '' Smallville'', '' Life As We Know It'', and ''

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'', and ''Family Reunion'' in 2004. Also in 2004, Ory made her feature film debut in ''

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'', directed by Matthew Hastings, whom she had previously worked with on ''Higher Ground'' and ''Vampire High''. In 2006, Ory appeared in

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series '' South Beach'', and the

mini-series '' Merlin's Apprentice'', alongside

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and Miranda Richardson. She also appeared in the feature film '' John Tucker Must Die'' and the

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film ''Her Sister's Keeper''. In 2007, Ory appeared in '' Blonde and Blonder'' with

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and

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, and the television film ''Nightmare''. In 2008, Ory appeared in the television series '' Flash Gordon'' episode " Thicker Than Water". In 2009, Ory appeared in the television series ''

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'' episode 17 (Season 1) " I love the Knight Life" as Megan Connelly. She portrayed Claire Thompson in the horror-thriller film '' Dark House''. She also appeared as a guest star of Canadian TV Series

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as Laura. In 2010, Ory appeared in the

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beer commercial "Rescue of Beer".''. Beginning fall 2011, Ory starred as

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series '' Once Upon a Time''. She was in most of the episodes of the first season and was promoted to the main cast in the second season of the series. She left the cast at the end of the second season, to focus on her new show ''Intelligence'', but made guest appearances in four episodes during the third season. Ory also returned to the show during its fifth season for three episodes. In March 2013, Ory was cast as the female lead opposite

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in the

drama

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'', which co-stars

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. The show was cancelled after one season due to poor ratings. In the 2016 Hallmark original series ''

'', she stars as a divorced career woman with two young daughters who returns to her hometown.

Personal life

In 2008, she married

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, with whom she had worked on ''Merlin's Apprentice''. In May 2018, Ory announced that they had welcomed their first child, a son. In July 2019, Ory announced that she was expecting their second child, a daughter, as stated in an interview. In October 2019, Ory announced that they had welcomed their second child. She currently resides in Newfoundland,

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and is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ory, Meghan 1982 births Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Actresses from Victoria, British Columbia 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses