Allie MacDonald

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Allie MacDonald
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Born
Alexandra MacDonald

(1988-09-17) September 17, 1988 (age 34)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present

Alexandra "Allie" MacDonald (born September 17, 1988) [1] [2] is a Canadian actress.

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Early life

MacDonald was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, [3] to parents Peter and Chrissy MacDonald. [4] She studied musical theatre at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, British Columbia. [4]

Career

She made her feature film debut as Eve in Score: A Hockey Musical (2010). [4] She has appeared in independent films, short films and television shows. She starred in the films The Barrens (2012), [5] House at the End of the Street (2012), [4] And Now a Word from Our Sponsor (2013), the horror-musical film, Stage Fright (2014), [5] and the neonoir film Under the Silver Lake (2018).

Her most notable television roles are Belinda McKay in the Canadian comedy Young Drunk Punk. [4] [5] and Trina on Orphan Black . [6] She appeared as Edie Soames in the CTV mini-series Cardinal.

She released her debut EP 'Thank You' on December 20, 2016, under the pseudonym Sureilla.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 The Real Howard Spitz Little Girl - Library
2009In the GridMaddyShort
2009Red & StoneHeatherShort
2009Green ChristmasMaddieShort
2010 Score: A Hockey Musical Eve
2011BlinkShort
2012 Stories We Tell Joanna PolleyDocumentary
2012 House at the End of the Street Jillian
2012 The Barrens Sadie Vineyard
2012The RiverbankPatti Konstantin
2013 And Now a Word from Our Sponsor Meghan Hillridge
2014 Stage Fright Camilla Swanson
2015La Ville de L'AmourSophiaShort
2018Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto Lillian Gish Post-production
2018 Under the Silver Lake Meek Bride

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Ron James Show 1 episode
2011 The Listener Regan DennisEpisode: "Vanished"
2011 King Barbara TamsinEpisode: "Farah Elliott"
2011 Salem Falls Megan SaxtonTV film
2012 Alphas LisaEpisode: "Gods and Monsters"
2012 Haven TinaEpisode: "Real Estate"
2013Cinnamon GirlCassie CarterTV film
2013 Lost Girl HannahEpisode: "Fae-ge Against the Machine"
2013 Longmire DelilaEpisode: "Carcasses"
2014 Remedy Sheila McCabeEpisode: "Tomorrow the Green Grass"
2015Trigger PointAshley RobinsonTV film
2015 Young Drunk Punk Belinda McKayMain role
2015 Killjoys ClaraEpisode: "Vessel"
2016 Orphan Black TrinaRecurring role (4 episodes)
2016 Private Eyes The Demonic DonatellaEpisode: "Disappearing Act"
2016 Conviction Sierra MacyEpisode: "Bad Deals"
2017 Cardinal Edie SoamesMain role (season 1)
2018MisfitsKelly BaileyEpisode: "Pilot"
2018Mean QueenAmy TurnerTV film
2019 What/If Maddie CarterRecurring role
2021 Pacific Rim: The Black Brina TravisVoice role

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References

  1. Allie MacDonald's Bio at Northernstars: The Canadian Movie Database
  2. Allie MacDonald's Bio at Tribute.ca, Entertainment industry magazine
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