Madison McLaughlin

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Madison McLaughlin
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McLaughlin in 2017
Born
Madison Blaine McLaughlin

(1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Madison Blaine McLaughlin (born November 5, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for playing Evelyn Sharp/Artemis on the CW superhero television series Arrow . [1]

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Early life

Madison Blaine McLaughlin was born on November 5, 1995, [2] the eldest of four daughters. [3] [4] She lived in Louisiana before relocating to Los Angeles with her family at age 11. [5]

Career

McLaughlin's first notable role was as a guest star on the TV show Supernatural . She has had multiple appearances on the show. [6] In 2013, she also starred in Season 3 of Teen Wolf as Paige Krasikeva.

She's made recurring appearances on the TV show Major Crimes and Chicago P.D. [7]

In 2016, McLaughlin was cast in the superhero TV series Arrow to play the role of Evelyn Sharp, her biggest role to date. [8] [9]

In 2020, McLaughlin starred in Lifetime Network's teen thriller Most Likely to Murder and also appeared in a guest role on CW's Roswell, New Mexico . [10]

In 2022, McLaughlin made her directorial debut with the short film "Reaching Athena" for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. [11] Her sisters Marissa and Mahrynn starred in the film along with their friend Naomi Rubin, who played the titular role of Athena.

The next year, McLaughlin directed another Easterseals Disability Film Challenge short called "Leap of Love". [12] It was this film that won Best Awareness Campaign. [13] [14]

Activism

McLaughlin serves as the vice president [15] of the MacPac Foundation, a non-profit that raises awareness, funds, and support for research and families affected by hypomyelination with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticity (HBSL), a rare genetic leukodystrophy. [16]

Filmography

YearNameRoleNotes
2009Dangerous WomenStudent
2009Don't Touch ItAmyShort movie
2010 Meteor Apocalypse Alison DeMattiVideo movie
2010Stacy's MomMaria
2010Young AgainJennyVideo short
2010Different WorldsMean GirlShort movie
2011The RevivalsMadisonShort movie
2011 The Mentalist Annabeth LisbonEpisode: "Where in the World is Carmine O'Brien?"
2011Wasn't Planning on ItAerynShort movie
2012 NCIS Rosie MartinEpisode: "Gone"
2012IsabelVivian DresleyTV movie
2012–2013 Supernatural Krissy Chambers2 episodes
2013 Teen Wolf Paige KrasikevaEpisode: "Visionary"
2013 Major Crimes Kris Slater5 episodes
2013 Modern Family SiennaEpisode: "A Fair to Remember"
2015 Mad Men Sarah [17] Episode: 'The Forecast'
2015 Girl Meets World JasmineEpisode: "Girl Meets the Tell-Tale-Tot"
2015 Finding Carter Olivia2 episodes
2015 Chicago P.D Michelle Sovana9 episodes
2016–2017 Arrow Evelyn Sharp / Artemis 11 episodes
2018 Code Black JoyEpisode: "The Business of Saving Lives"
2019Most Likely to MurderCasey
2019Aware I'm RareChloePilot
2020 Roswell, New Mexico Iris SanchezEpisode: "Say It Ain't So"
2022The Blank's YPFLouisaEpisode: "Week 1"
2023Sun MoonLiz

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