Alex McKenna

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Alex McKenna
McKenna in 2019
Born	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Known for	Abby Macy on Crossing Jordan Sadie Adler in Red Dead Redemption 2
Spouse	Joshua Close ​ (m. 2016)​
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Alex McKenna is an American actress and voice-over artist. She gained fame by playing Petunia Stupid in The Stupids (1996) and Mickey Apple in You Wish (1997). She resumed her acting career with guest appearances in The CW hit teen drama series 90210 in 2010. In 2012, she had recurring appearances in the television series, including Dallas, Guys with Kids and Two and a Half Men .^{[ citation needed ]} McKenna is also known for her role as Sadie Adler in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018).

Career

McKenna began her career as a child actress, portraying Petunia Stupid in the adventure comedy film The Stupids (1996). She had roles as Amanda in the horror film Campfire Tales (1997) and as Linda Ross in Joey (1997). ^[1] In 1998, she was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series ( You Wish ) in Young Artist Awards. She had a small role as Alex's friend in the comedy film What Women Want (2000). The film earned $374 million worldwide, and received largely positive reviews. She portrayed a drug-addicted teenager Abby Macy in NBC's crime drama series Crossing Jordan . ^[2] She appeared in several guest starring television roles, including 90210 , Malcolm in the Middle , Shake It Up , Common Law , Two and a Half Men , Guys with Kids and Boston Public .^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2009, she played the lead role of Megs in short film The City of Lights.^{[ citation needed ]} Next McKenna landed a recurring role in the TNT revival of the CBS prime-time soap opera, Dallas . In 2014, she appeared in the horror film Haunted along with Luke Kleintank and Lesley-Anne Down. She had a supporting role as Tammy in Bear with Us (2016). The film also earned McKenna numerous awards, including Jury Award for Best Supporting Actress at Sunscreen Film Festival.^{[ citation needed ]} She appeared opposite Josh Radnor in the drama film The Seeker (2016), portraying Grace. ^[3] In 2018, she starred in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 as the voice and motion capture actress of Sadie Adler, and she made a guest appearance on an episode of drama thriller television series Quantico in the episode "Heaven's Fall". ^[4]

Personal life

McKenna married Canadian actor Joshua Close in August 2016 in Calistoga, California. ^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	A Woman Undone	Jennifer
	The Stupids	Petunia Stupid
1997	Joey	Linda Ross
	Campfire Tales	Amanda
	Heart of Fire	Katy Stoler
1998	Safety Patrol	Hannah Zapruder	Also known as Disney's Safety Patrol
2000	What Women Want	Alex's Friend
2009	The City of Lights	Megs	Short film
2012	The Longer Day of Happiness	Elizabeth
2013	Stand By	Jenny	Short film
	The Freemason	Rana Burkhalter
2014	Haunted	Eve
2015	Single in South Beach	Gina
	Other People's Children	Jillian
2016	Bear with Us	Tammy
	The Seeker	Grace
	Folk Hero & Funny Guy	Stacy
	Flatbush Luck	Zoey
	We	Eleanor	Short film
	Julianne	N/A
	1, 2, 3... You Please.	Jesse
2017	Sensum	Dom
2018	Magnetic Plasma for mass(es) Enlightenment	Crystals
	Anthem of a Teenage Prophet	Ms. Banks

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Middle Ages	Hillary Cooper	3 episodes
1993	The Trouble with Larry	Lindsay Flatt	Recurring character
1994	Winnetka Road	Leah Barker	Series regular
1997–1998	You Wish	Mickey Apple	13 episodes
1997	TGIF	Mickey Apple	Episode: "Frightful Halloween Bash"
2000	Boston Public	Melissa	Episode: "Chapter Seven"
2001	Malcolm in the Middle	Beth	Episode: "Bowling"
2001–2006	Crossing Jordan	Abby Macy	12 episodes
2010	90210	Cat	3 episodes
2011	Shake It Up	Sarah	Episode: "Review It Up"
2012–2014	The Legend of Korra	Senna / Additional Voices	Voice role
2012–2013	Dallas	Rebecca Sutter	4 episodes
2012	Guys with Kids	Megan	Episode: "Pilot"
	Two and a Half Men	Michelle	Episode: "That's Not What They Call It in Amsterdam"
	Sketchy	Rudolph / Little Boy / Ariel	Episodes: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Christmas", "Prawn Stars"
	Common Law	Irene	Episode: "Pilot"
2015	After Ever After	Aurora	Episode: "Aurora and Phillip"
	The Following	Jewel	Episodes: "Demons", "Evermore"
2016	Code Black	Caroline Stringer	Episode: "Blood Sport"
2018	Quantico	Jocelyn Turner	Episode: "Heaven's Fall"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Red Dead Redemption 2	Sadie Adler	Performance capture
2019	Red Dead Online	Sadie Adler

Awards and nominations

Year	Group	Award	Work	Result
1998	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series–Supporting Young Actress	You Wish	Nominated
2016	Sunscreen Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Bear with Us	Won
2016	Orlando Film Festival	Best Ensemble Cast in a Feature Film (shared with the cast)		Won
2016	FilmQuest	Best Supporting Actress		Won
2017	North Hollywood Cinefest	Best Actress in a Feature Film		Won
2019	NAVGTR Awards	Supporting Performance in a Drama	Red Dead Redemption II	Nominated

References

1. Filmography for Alex McKenna TV Guide. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
2. Alex McKenna filmography ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]} Fancast. February 29, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
3. "The Seeker - A Cloud Cult Film". The Seeker. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
4. Quantico: Heaven's Fall | TVmaze , retrieved August 23, 2018
5. "A Romantic Wedding Weekend at Calistoga Ranch - Green Wedding Shoes". Green Wedding Shoes. June 7, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

External links

• Alex McKenna at IMDb