Marnie McPhail

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Marnie McPhail
Born
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active1981–present
Spouse
(m. 2004)

Marnie McPhail Diamond is an American-born Canadian actress and musician who is well-known for playing Maria Wong in Braceface , Annie Edison in The Edison Twins , [1] and Peaches in JoJo's Circus .

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Personal life

McPhail was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Later, she moved to Toronto, Ontario, where she attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts. [2] At age 14, she was cast in her first major role as Annie Edison in the children's television series The Edison Twins (1982). [2] She is married to Reed Diamond. [3] She appeared in Sliders series 4/22 episode, Revelations.

Filmography

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YearWorkRoleNotes
1984–1986 The Edison Twins Annie EdisonDebut; children's TV series
1991Deadly MedicineHelen McKay
1993 Kiss of a Killer Betty
1994The Circle GameMonika
1994 Without Warning Donna Hastings
1995 Renegade Julie SeatonEpisode: "Liar's Poker"
1996 Star Trek: Borg Anastastia TargusVideo game
1996 Star Trek: Voyager AlciaLive-action TV
1996 Star Trek: First Contact Inge EigerLive-action film
1996 The Uninvited Halley
1997Blood EvidenceEdna Mae KinleyLive-action film
1997Born BadLoan officer
1997 Freaky Stories NarratorSegment: "The Babysitter"
1997Nights Below Station StreetMyhrra
1998Evidence of BloodEdna Mae Kinley
1998Mind GamesCora
1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (Segment: "The Bucket")MaggieLive-action TV series
1999 Grizzly Falls Mother [4]
2000 Dirty Pictures Reising
2000 One True Love Lucy Pearl
2001 A Town Without Christmas IsabelLive-action film [1]
2001Stolen MiracleKaren Lewis [1] [5]
2001 The Associates Cindy BaxterLive-action TV
2001–2004 Braceface Maria Wong (voice)Animated series
2002 Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay Brooke
2002 RFK Ethel Kennedy Live-action film [6]
2002Scared SilentLynn Jordan
2003 Blue Murder Roseanne Svoboda
2003 Wild Card Barb Miller
2003 The Piano Man's Daughter Young Lily Kilworth [7] [8]
2003 I Want a Dog (voice)Animated short
2003–2006 JoJo's Circus Peaches (voice)Animated series
2003–2004 Queer as Folk Rita Montgomery
2004 Sugar Madge [9]
2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played Mary OuimetLive-action film [10]
2005–2008 Delilah & Julius (voice)Animated series
2006 The State Within George BlakeTV mini-series [11] [12]
2007 Standoff Sarah
2007 Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming Molly CoganLive-action film
2022 Murdoch Mysteries Daisy Stewart
2023 Dream Scenario Claire [13]
2023 Orphan Black: Echoes Dr. Pam Teller3 episodes
2023 Beacon 23 Kaneddy
2023–present The Way Home Rita RichardsLive-action TV
2024 Trap Completed

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitle of workResultRef.
1986 Gemini Award Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Series The Edison Twins Won [14]
2001 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series The Associates (for episode #1.11: "Killing the Rat")Nominated
2002 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series The Associates Nominated

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