Martha MacIsaac

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Martha MacIsaac
Martha MacIsaac 2009.jpg
MacIsaac in 2009
Born (1984-10-11) October 11, 1984 (age 40)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Spouses
  • (m. 2010;div. 2015)
  • Kyle McCullough
    (m. 2019)
Children2

Martha MacIsaac (born October 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in several feature films, including Superbad (2007), The Last House on the Left (2009), Dead Before Dawn (2012), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). She has also worked in television and as a voice actress.

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Early life

MacIsaac was born and raised in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, [1] the youngest of three girls; her mother Irene was one of twelve. [2]

Career

MacIsaac started her career playing Emily Byrd Starr in the Emily of New Moon television series, based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

She has appeared in several plays including the 2006 play The Wild Duck in which she played Hedwig [3] and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role - Play". [4] In 2009, she played Paige in a remake of the Wes Craven film The Last House on the Left . [5] She also performed in three consecutive productions of Soulpepper Theatre Company's Our Town as Emily, [6] beginning in 2006. [7]

In a 2007 Entertainment Weekly article, she stated she has been inspired by Julia Roberts from the age of four and was self-described as "obsessed". She also stated she would like to perform alongside her in a film, particularly "a female version of Twins ". [8]

In late 2012, MacIsaac began a main role on the NBC comedy 1600 Penn as the president's eldest daughter, Becca. Brittany Snow was originally cast as Becca but because she did not physically resemble and fit in well with the other family members, Martha MacIsaac was cast instead. [9] In a 2012 interview with the CBC Radio series Island Morning , she did reveal that 1600 Penn was her last audition before she considered returning to Canada. [2]

Personal life

As of 2013, MacIsaac lives in Los Angeles. [6] She was married to filmmaker Torre Catalano from 2010 to 2015. [10] On December 5, 2018, MacIsaac became engaged to Kyle McCullough. The couple eloped three days later. [11] MacIsaac announced her pregnancy on April 7, 2019. [12] She gave birth to their son in mid-October 2019. [13] She gave birth to their daughter in December 2022.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 This Time Around Young Gabby CastellaniFilm Debut
2004 Suburban Madness Vivian Leigh Bacha
2005 Ice Princess Mean Party Girl
2005 I Do, They Don't Moira Lewellyn
2006Night of TerrorOlivia Dunne
2007 Superbad Becca
2007 In God's Country Charlotte
2009 The Last House on the Left Paige
2009 The Thaw Evelyn
2010 Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage Casey McCullen
2012 For a Good Time, Call... Inmate
2012 Dead Before Dawn Charlotte Baker
2013 Seasick Sailor The GirlShort film
2017 Battle of the Sexes Jane Bartkowicz
2017 Unicorn Store Sabrina
2018 What Keeps You Alive Sarah
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998–2000 Emily of New Moon Emily Byrd Starr46 episodes
2000 Eckhart Bridgid (voice)
2005 Slam Dunk Haruko Akagi (voice) [14]
2006 This Is Wonderland Kristy Hausman
2006–2008 Di-Gata Defenders Melosa (voice)52 episodes
2007–2010 Magi-Nation Edyn, Bisiwog (voices)52 episodes [14]
2008 Friends and Heroes Sarah (voice)13 episodes
2010–2011 Greek Dana Stockwell9 episodes
2011MarcyMarthaEpisode: "Marcy Does an Acting Class"
Episode: "Marcy Does a Pool Party"
2012SpyburbiaCissy (voice)Episode: "Pilot"
  • 2012–2013,
  • 2015–2017,
  • 2019–2020,
  • 2022
Family Guy Patty, Airport Announcer (voices)13 episodes
2012–2013 1600 Penn Becca Gilchrist
2014–2015 The Pinkertons Kate Warne Main cast

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