Quinn McColgan (born January 31, 2002) is an American actress from

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, who has appeared in five feature films, four TV shows, one TV movie and a short. Her breakthrough role was in the TV mini-series ''

Mildred Pierce ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...

'' as Ray Pierce (the younger daughter of Mildred Pierce, played by

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) directed by

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, and one of her best known roles was Becca in the

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film '' Non-Stop'' (2014) directed by Spanish director

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. Charlene Sharpe, Delmarvanow.com Accessed 2016-1-27

Career

Starting her career in commercials, McColgan has moved up to have prominent roles in feature films and television shows. Her performance as Ray Pierce in the TV miniseries

received a

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nomination for 2012. McColgan's acting ability has been praised in ''

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'', where Frank Scheck in his review of the feature film ''

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'' commented "Far better is child actress McColgan, delivering a well-rounded, naturalistic performance. Here's hoping she gets a better movie next time." In the ''

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'' review of ''Extinction'', Katherine Pushkar commented: "... the upside though is McColgan as Lu...clearly someone to watch".

Filmography

* 2010 ''

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TV Documentary Series Episode: 37.14 as Performer (Bit Part) * 2011 ''

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'' TV Series Episode: Counting Comet,as Melissa (3rd Billing) * 2011 ''

'' TV Mini-series, as Ray Pierce (5th Billing) * 2011 ''

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'' TV Series Episode: Up in Flames, as Anna Halsey (minor role) * 2012 ''Dark House'' TV Movie, as Paula (10th Billing) * 2012 ''Unburden Short, as Callie (2nd Billing) * 2014 ''

Ping Pong Summer ''Ping Pong Summer'' is a 2014 American independent coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Michael Tully. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. Gravitas Ventures acquired the distribution ...

'' Feature Film, (Bit Part) * 2014 '' Non-Stop'' Feature Film, as Becca (13th Billing) * 2014 ''

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'' Feature Film, as Rosalie Twerki (10th Billing) * 2015 ''

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'' TV Series Episode: The Kenyon Family No.71, as The Child Bride (minor role) * 2015 ''

'' Feature Film, as Lu (3rd Billing) * 2015 ''

Love the Coopers ''Love the Coopers'' (titled ''Christmas with the Coopers'' in the UK and Ireland) is a 2015 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Jessie Nelson and written by Steven Rogers. The film stars an ensemble cast, including Alan Arkin, Jo ...

'' aka ''Christmas with the Coopers'', Feature Film, as Young Charlotte 12-14yrs old ( minor role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McColgan, Quinn 2002 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Delaware