Megan Stott is an American actress. She had her breakthrough role in '' Little Fires Everywhere'' (2020) and had the lead role in 2024 series ''

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''.

Early life

From

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, she began acting at a young age, putting plays on with her brothers at home. She was encouraged to sign up with acting agencies by her vocal coach. She attended an online public school.

Career

She had her first television role in 2020 playing Izzy, the daughter of

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’s character in the adaptation of

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's '' Little Fires Everywhere''. In April 2020, she joined the cast of the family comedy film ''

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'' alongside

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. In 2021, she appeared in comedy horror anthology series ''

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''. In 2024, she had the lead role of Penelope in

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coming-of-age television series ''

'' written by

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and

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. That year, she had a lead role in action thriller film ''

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'' alongside

Dylan Sprouse Dylan Thomas Sprouse (born August 4, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Zack Martin on the Disney Channel series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and its spin-off, ''The Suite Life on Deck'', where he starred alongside ...

and Mason Gooding.

Personal life

She plays the violin.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stott, Megan Actresses from North Carolina American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Date of birth unknown Living people