Megan Charpentier (born May 26, 2001) is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as the feral child Victoria in the
horror film
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''Mama'' (2013), as the
Red Queen in ''
Resident Evil: Retribution'' (2012), and for her role as Gretta Keene in ''
It'' (2017) and the sequel ''
It Chapter Two
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'' (2019).
Early life
Charpentier has two younger sisters, Madison and Genea Charpentier.
Her parents are Anne and Maurice Charpentier.
Career
Charpentier began her acting career as a three-year-old
[ appearing in a ]Hasbro
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commercial after being offered to audition. Since then she has made several guest appearances in several TV shows most notably in ''Supernatural
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'' as Tess McAnn and she has also been in several TV movies. She is often associated with Amanda Seyfried
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and has played the younger version of the actress' character twice, once in ''Jennifer's Body
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'' and again in ''Red Riding Hood''. Charpentier appeared in '' Resident Evil: Retribution'' as the Red Queen and in ''Mama'' as Victoria.
She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the UBCP/ACTRA Awards for her role in ''Mama''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Accolades
References
External links
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Canadian child actresses
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Living people
2001 births