Shauna MacDonald (Canadian actress)

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Shauna MacDonald
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MacDonald in 2014
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Occupation(s)Actress, director, producer, writer, voice actor, radio announcer
Years active1997–present
Notable work

Shauna MacDonald is a Canadian television and film actress, director, producer, writer, voice actor, and radio announcer. She became known for her role as the national continuity announcer for CBC Radio One. [1]

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Life and career

MacDonald was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. [2] She graduated from Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in Antigonish and later attended Montreal's McGill University, earning a degree in Russian and Slavic Studies.[ citation needed ]

She became known as the national continuity announcer for CBC Radio One, a role she held from the start of Radio One's 2004 summer season. With MacDonald's identity kept secret, the voice was quickly dubbed Promo Girl. MacDonald's identity was exposed by The Globe and Mail in 2005. [1] The promo spots were taken over in May 2007 by Steve Fletcher.

In the summer of 2005, Radio One ran a series of weekly "comedy-mysteries" starring MacDonald, along with other Radio One personalities, titled Promo Girl in The Mystery of.... [2] Short segments designed to highlight various CBC Radio programmes and the upcoming fall season were repeated a number of times each day, with prizes going to listeners who correctly solved the various clues or mysteries. The series was not completed due to a lockout of CBC employees that began in the late summer.[ citation needed ]

MacDonald has appeared in various Canadian series, including Trailer Park Boys (as Officer Erica Miller), These Arms of Mine (as Claire Monroe), and This Hour Has 22 Minutes (as a substitute newsreader), among other roles. In 2003 she starred in the two-part miniseries Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion . She has also appeared in an episode of Reign . MacDonald also played Tara in Saw VI , and reprised the role in Saw 3D .

She received a 2009 ACTRA Award nomination for Outstanding Performance – Female for her role as Lily in the short film Loving Loretta (2008). [3] [4]

In 2013, MacDonald and Kate Johnston co-wrote and co-directed the film Tru Love , in which MacDonald also starred. [5] The film won the Best Feature Film Audience Award at the Toronto Inside / Out Film Festival in 2014. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Someone to LoveEx GirlfriendShort film
1998 Jack and Jill Jill
1998Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the StormKerryVideo
2002 Time of the Wolf Anna MacKenzie
2002 Undercover Brother Wendy Marshall
2003 Spinning Boris Lisa
2004 Saint Ralph Emma Walker
2004The Porcelain PussyVelmaShort film
2005 Love Is Work Celia
2007 The Mad Monica Tepper
2007 Breakfast with Scot Joan
2008Production OfficeJane
2008Loving LorettaLilyShort film [4]
2008 Toronto Stories Lowry
2009 At Home by Myself...With You [7] Erin
2009 Saw VI Tara Abbott
2009DoppelgangerLenny 'The WeaselShort film
2010Ninety-OneSimoneShort film
2010Love Letter from an Open GraveMonaShort film
2010 Saw 3D Tara Abbott
2012Seven YearsSandraShort film
2012 Moving Day Brenda
2012AttachmentsDavinaShort film
2013 Tru Love TruProducer, co-director (with Kate Johnston), screenwriter
2013StormcloudShort film; producer
2014SirenImpatient WomanShort film
2017UnpluggedMomShort film
2018 Backstabbing for Beginners Reporter
2019 Polaroid Bird’s Mother
2019Ring RingCarolShort film
2019Business EthicsFräulein Stumpf

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Diabolik Naomi (voice)Episode: "Panther Uncaged"
1998 Earth: Final Conflict Katya PetrenkoEpisode: "If You Could Read My Mind"
1999 Mythic Warriors Lachesis (voice)Episode: "Damon and Pythias"
1999 Tales from the Cryptkeeper Mom (voice)Episode: "Monsters Ate My Homework"
1999–2001 These Arms of Mine Claire MonroeRecurring role: 12 episodes
2003 Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion Dr. Barbara PaxtonTV film
2003–2004 Trailer Park Boys Officer Erica MillerEpisodes: "Where in the Fuck Is Randy's Barbeque?", "The Delusions of Officer Jim Lahey", "A Shit Leopard Can't Change Its Spots", "A Man's Gotta Eat"
2003–2005The BlobheadsKiki BarnesMain. 24 episodes.
2004 The Newsroom Yvonne"One of Us"
2004While I Was GoneDetective GearyTV film
2004 Kevin Hill Dana GoyerEpisode: "Snack Daddy"
2005 This Is Wonderland Jen BrooksEpisode: "208"
2005 Riding the Bus with My Sister NonaTV film
2006 ReGenesis Heather MichelleEpisode: "Dim & Dimmer"
2006 Puppets Who Kill Ophelia McCoyEpisode: "A Few Feuds"
2006 Angela's Eyes Erika BellEpisode: "Eyes for Windows"
2006 Sons of Butcher Tammi (voice)Episode: "Handlin' the Bike"
2006–2007 Jeff Ltd. DorotaEpisodes: "Body by Jeff", "Some of My Best Friends Are Queer", "To Kill a Mocking Man", "The Auto-Fish 9000"
2007 Friends and Heroes Jezebel / Lydia / Naomi (voice)6 episodes
2007 The Best Years Mary HawkeEpisode: "Mommie Dearest"
2008 Life with Derek OlgaEpisode: "Driving Lessons"
2008 Flashpoint Ruth SkellarEpisode: "Who's George?"
2008 Paradise Falls Grace ColemanEpisodes: "Revelations", "Crash!"
2008 Less Than Kind CougarEpisode: "Fight and Flight – Part 2"
2008 Testees AmyEpisodes: "Gas Pills", "Uber-Glued", "Project X"
2009 The Listener MargaretEpisode: "Lisa Says"
2009 Aaron Stone Amanda LandersRecurring role: 12 episodes
2009–2010 Being Erica MarjorieEpisodes: "Papa Can You Hear Me?", "Physician, Heal Thyself"
2009–2011 Majority Rules! Alana RichardsRecurring role: 11 episodes
2010 Republic of Doyle CharlotteEpisode: "The Return of the Grievous Angel"
2010 Turn the Beat Around CynthiaTV film
2010 Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars ViolettaTV film
2010 Warehouse 13 Sutton HarrisEpisode: "Age Before Beauty"
2010 Lost Girl Dean PerettiEpisode: "Oh Kappa, My Kappa"
2010 The Dating Guy Nautica 5000 (voice)Episode: "20,000 VJ's Under the Sea"
2011 The Kennedys Janet AuchinclossEpisode: "The First Campaign"
2011 Salem Falls CarolTV film
2011 Covert Affairs EmmaEpisode: "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
2012 Murdoch Mysteries Mrs. BillingsEpisode: "Murdoch of the Klondike"
2012–2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Mrs. NovakEpisodes: "Got Your Money: Part 1", "Got Your Money: Part 2", "My Hero"
2013 Cracked Dr. Vanessa CurrieEpisodes: "What We Can't See", "The Light in Black"
2013 Waterloo Road Yvonne HegartyEpisode: "Love Hurts"
2013 Hard Rock Medical PippaEpisode: "Love, Labour, Loss"
2013 Saving Hope Sheila BurkeEpisode: "Defense"
2013 Rookie Blue Audrey HardingEpisode: "Friday the 13th"
2013Twelve Trees of ChristmasBetter GrevenTV film
2013Kid's TownSue RedshawEpisodes: "Your File", "Reason to Stay"
2014 Remedy Detective ParkerEpisode: "Bad Blood"
2014 Reign Hortenza de' MediciEpisode: "Higher Ground"
2014 Hemlock Grove Dr. Galina Zhelezhnova-BurdukovskayaRecurring role: 9 episodes
2014 The Divide Karen WoodsEpisode: "I Can't Go Back"
2014 Midnight Masquerade HelenTV film
2015 Bitten Lily BevelaquaEpisode: "Bad Dreams"
2015The PlateausYoung Nun #1Episode: "1.10"
2015Lead With Your HeartCatherineTV film
2016 11.22.63 Jeanne de MohrenschildtEpisodes: "The Rabbit Hole"; "Other Voices, Other Rooms"; "Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald"
2016 Rogue AUSA Samantha PolleyEpisodes: "New Shooter", "Hardboiled", "Baggage"
2016Group HomeNancyTV film
2016A Nutcracker ChristmasSharonTV film
2014 Ransom Alexis DuspleisEpisode: "Regeneration"
2017 The Girlfriend Experience Episode: "The List"
2018–2019 Little Dog Tammy MackeyRecurring role: 11 episodes
2019 Carter LorraineEpisode: "Harley Insisted On Wearing Pants"
2022 Workin' Moms Tina3 episodes

Video game

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 World of Warcraft: Legion Voice

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