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Emilia McCarthy (born August 28, 1997) is a Canadian actress, dancer and writer. She plays the role of Abby Ackerman on '' Max & Shred'', her first main role in a television series. It is produced by YTV and also aired on
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. She played one of Sheriff Sworn's twin daughters, Alyssa Sworn, in the
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television series '' Hemlock Grove''. McCarthy also played Taylor Dean in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Zapped''. In 2018, she portrayed the role of Lacey in the
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''
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'' and reprised the role in ''
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'' and '' Zombies 3''. In July 2013, she began working on the film '' Maps to the Stars'' playing Kayla. The film premiered on April 14, 2014, at various festivals and generated positive reviews.


Early life

McCarthy was born on August 28, 1997, in
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, where she was raised. She is the daughter of Margarita De Antuñano, Director of the Canada-Mexico Cultural Exchange Centre and a Spanish teacher and Barry McCarthy a retired Vice-principal. McCarthy has Mexican and Irish ancestry; her mother is
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and father of Irish origin. McCarthy took acting classes at Armstrong Acting Studios, in Toronto. She stated in a 2013 interview that: "I was about seven and literally woke up one day and said, Mom, Dad, I want to be an actress". Then in 2006 she landed her first role as Elle Fanning's photo double in the film ''Babel'' starring
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and
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. The movie was directed by Oscar winner, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu.


Career


2007–12: Early career

At eight years-old, McCarthy had the opportunity to perform with
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as daughter Cate—a role she shared with
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—in the
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-winning film ''Babel''. In 2007, at the age of nine, McCarthy landed the role of Laura Westover for the TV movie '' Booky & the Secret Santa''. In 2009, at age 11, she was hired again to resume the role of Laura Westover in the movie '' Booky's Crush'' being the last film in the series. McCarthy made a special appearance in the episode "All In" on the CW-Ranked ''
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'' as Cena. The episode was released on October 25, 2012. McCarthy has performed in several theatre productions like ''Hairspray'' and '' Tarantella Cabaret'', also made stage appearances in works such as ''
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'' and '' Seussical Jr''.


2013–present: Movies and ''Max & Shred''

McCarthy auditioned in Toronto for
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, director / producer of the series. In April,
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premiered the series Hemlock Grove of 13 episodes. Emilia appeared in 9 episodes as Alyssa Sworn in the series. McCarthy was the star of the web series ''Unlikely Heroes'' and ''Kid's Town'' in 2013. That same year McCarthy landed the female lead role in the film '' Bunks'', a film original
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. Where Lauren plays a camp counselor who wants the rules followed by the campers. McCarthy was part of the main cast of the film '' Zapped'', she plays Taylor Dean, the antagonist of
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's character. The film premiered on June 27, 2014, in the United States and United Kingdom and America premiered on August 10, 2014. The July 15, 2013, it was confirmed that McCarthy would be part of the cast of the film '' Maps to the Stars''. She played the character of Kayla. Production began in July 2013. EOne introduced the film with his other films in state post-production in 2013 at the Toronto Film Festival. On April 14, 2014, the first preview of the film that was released. The film premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and the performances of the cast were praised. McCarthy plays the role of Abby Ackerman in the new YTV series '' Max & Shred'', which also will be transmitted by
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. The series had a release date of October 6, 2014, in the United States.Fanlala Exclusive: New Nickelodeon Show 'Max & Shred' Coming in October!
.Retrieved September 12, 2014.


Personal life

In 2014, McCarthy graduated from
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. In 2015, she began attending Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in parallel with her acting career, majoring in film studies and minoring in psychology.


Filmography


Film


Television


Web


Bibliography

* ''Baby's Wish'' (2006)


Awards and nominations


See also

* Hemlock Grove


References


External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Emilia 1997 births Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from London, Ontario Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Mexican descent Canadian people of Irish descent Canadian television actresses Writers from London, Ontario