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Merritt Patterson is a Canadian actress. She had her breakout role in 2013 on the
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'' spin-off series ''Ravenswood'' then went on to play Ophelia Pryce in the E! television series ''The Royals'' (2014-2015). Merritt has starred in a number of holiday films for
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. In 2021, Patterson was cast opposite
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, and
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in
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's miniseries ''The Now''.


Career

Early in her career, Patterson played several recurring roles including her first credit as a recurring guest star on
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series ''
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''. She then went on to star opposite Debby Ryan in Disney Channel's '' Radio Rebel''. In 2013, Merritt starred as Olivia Matheson in the
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series, '' Ravenswood''. In 2015, she portrayed Ophelia Pryce, on '' The Royals'', the first scripted show for E!, opposite
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. In 2016, Patterson was cast in the second season of the
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television drama '' The Art of More'', playing Olivia Brukner, the daughter of
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's character. From 2017 to 2021, Patterson starred in 11
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and
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movies. In 2018, she starred as Cynthia Applewhite in
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feature film '' Unbroken: Path to Redemption''. Merritt was nominated at the Movieguide Awards for Best Supporting Actress and won Best Supporting Actress at the Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival. In 2021, Patterson was cast opposite
Dave Franco David John Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American actor. He began his career with small roles in films such as '' Superbad'' (2007) and ''Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010). Following a starring role in the ninth season of the comedy series '' Scru ...
,
Daryl Hannah Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film ''The Fury'' (1978). She has starred in various movies across the years, in ...
, and
Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan delivery. He rose to fame on '' The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' (1973–1974) before becoming a national presence on ''Saturday Ni ...
in
Quibi Quibi ( ) was a short-lived American short-form streaming platform that generated content for viewing on mobile devices. It was founded in Los Angeles in August 2018 as NewTV by Jeffrey Katzenberg and was led by Meg Whitman, its CEO. The serv ...
's TV miniseries ''The Now''. In 2022, Patterson starred in ''Catering Christmas'' for
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opposite Daniel Lissing.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Merritt Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from British Columbia Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian television actresses Year of birth missing (living people)