Meg Elizabeth Donnelly (born July 25, 2000) is an American actress. She played Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom '' American Housewife'' (2016–2021), Addison Wells in the Disney Channel film series ''Zombies'' (2018–present), and Mary Campbell in the CW television series '' The Winchesters'' (2022–2023).

Early life

Donnelly was born in New York City and grew up in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. She is an only child. She began training in voice, dance and acting at the Annie's Playhouse School of Performing Arts in Far Hills, New Jersey at the age of six. She has appeared as a featured vocalist in several Kids of the Arts, Broadway Kids and Time To Shine productions in New York City. While in New York, to better communicate with Japanese exchange students at her high school, she began learning their language, later releasing one of her singles in Japanese.

Career

Donnelly co-starred as Ash in the 2013

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series ''Team Toon''. She was the American face of Clean and Clear's 2015 Awkward to Awesome campaign, and was the understudy for the role of Louisa von Trapp in the NBC television special '' The Sound of Music Live!''. She starred in the 2015

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pilot ''Future Shock'', but it was not sold. Donnelly played the starring role of Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom '' American Housewife'' from 2016 to 2021. She replaced actress Johnny Sequoyah who played the character in the series' pilot. Critics cited this as Donnelly's breakout role. She then appeared in the

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''The Broken Ones'', which premiered at the 2017 SOHO International Film Festival. Donnelly stars as Addison in the Disney Channel Original Movie musical '' Zombies'', which premiered on February 16, 2018. She then released her debut single, "Smile," on August 5, 2018. On March 1, 2019, she released her second single, "Digital Love". She reprises the role of Addison in the sequels '' Zombies 2'', which premiered on

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on February 14, 2020; ''Zombies 3'', which was released in July and August 2022 on

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and

, respectively; and the upcoming sequel ''Zombies 4'', which was greenlit in February 2024 with Donnelly set to executive produce. In 2022, Donnelly was cast as Mary Campbell, the future mother of Dean and Sam Winchester, in the ''

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'' spin-off '' The Winchesters'', which was picked up to series by

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in May and cancelled after one season. Also in 2022, she played the recurring role of Val in the Disney+ original series '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. In 2023, she voiced Kara Zor-El / Supergirl in the film ''Legion of Super-Heroes'', a role she reprised the following year in the '' Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths'' trilogy. Donnelly subsequently was among the finalists to play Supergirl in the live action film ''

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'', though the part was ultimately given to Milly Alcock. In 2025, Donnelly competed in season thirteen of '' The Masked Singer'' as "Coral". She finished in 3rd place. At age 24, she was the youngest finalist in the show. Following her appearance on the series, she announced the release of an

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, ''Dying Art'', set for release in June 2025.

Personal life

In February 2024, Donnelly confirmed she was in a relationship with American actor and '' The Winchesters'' co-star, Drake Rodger.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Donnelly, Meg 2000 births 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American women singers Actresses from New Jersey American child actresses Actors from Somerset County, New Jersey American television actresses American film actresses American voice actresses American female models American female dancers Living people People from Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey