Clare McConnell is a Canadian actress from Calgary, Alberta, [1] best known for her recurring roles as Dennas in Star Trek: Discovery [2] and Effie Newsome Crabtree in Murdoch Mysteries . [3]
An alumna of the Toronto company of The Second City, [4] she received a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Breakout Artist at the 18th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2017. She has also had roles in the television series Wynonna Earp , Coroner , American Gods , Killjoys , Nurses , Hudson & Rex and Slasher , the films This Is What It Sounds Like Falling Out of Love with You, Dim the Fluorescents and Stealing School, and the web series Avocado Toast .
She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Avocado Toast. [5]