Shauna MacDonald (Canadian actress) facts for kids
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Shauna MacDonald
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MacDonald in 2014
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Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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| Occupation | Actress, director, producer, writer, voice actor, radio announcer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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Shauna MacDonald is a talented Canadian actress. She also works as a director, producer, writer, and voice actor. You might know her voice from CBC Radio One, where she was a national announcer. She has appeared in many TV shows and movies.
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About Shauna MacDonald's Life and Career
Shauna MacDonald was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. She went to high school there. Later, she studied at McGill University in Montreal. She earned a degree in Russian and Slavic Studies.
Becoming "Promo Girl"
Shauna became well-known for her voice on CBC Radio One. She was the national continuity announcer. This meant she introduced shows and told listeners what was coming next. She started this role in 2004. For a while, her identity was a secret. People called her voice "Promo Girl." In 2005, a newspaper called The Globe and Mail revealed who she was. She stopped being the "Promo Girl" in 2007.
Radio Comedy and TV Roles
In 2005, Shauna starred in a fun radio series. It was called Promo Girl in The Mystery of.... These short comedy stories helped promote different CBC Radio shows. They also offered prizes to listeners who solved clues.
Shauna has acted in many Canadian TV series. She played Officer Erica Miller in Trailer Park Boys. She was Claire Monroe in These Arms of Mine. She also appeared as a newsreader in This Hour Has 22 Minutes. In 2003, she starred in a two-part TV movie called Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion. She also had a role in an episode of Reign. Shauna played Tara in the movies Saw VI and Saw 3D.
Awards and Directing Work
In 2009, Shauna was nominated for an ACTRA Award. This award was for her great acting as Lily in the short film Loving Loretta (2008).
In 2013, Shauna MacDonald also became a director and writer. She worked with Kate Johnston to create the film Tru Love. Shauna also acted in this movie. The film won an award in 2014. It was named Best Feature Film Audience Award at the Toronto Inside / Out Film Festival.
Shauna MacDonald's Filmography
Shauna MacDonald has acted in many films and television shows. Here are some of her roles:
Film Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Someone to Love | Ex Girlfriend | Short film |
| 1998 | Jack and Jill | Jill | |
| 1998 | Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm | Kerry | Video |
| 2002 | Time of the Wolf | Anna MacKenzie | |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother | Wendy Marshall | |
| 2003 | Spinning Boris | Lisa | |
| 2004 | Saint Ralph | Emma Walker | |
| 2004 | The Porcelain ... | Velma | Short film |
| 2005 | Love Is Work | Celia | |
| 2007 | The Mad | Monica Tepper | |
| 2007 | Breakfast with Scot | Joan | |
| 2008 | Production Office | Jane | |
| 2008 | Loving Loretta | Lily | Short film |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Lowry | |
| 2009 | At Home by Myself...With You | Erin | |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Tara Abbott | |
| 2009 | Doppelganger | Lenny 'The Weasel | Short film |
| 2010 | Ninety-One | Simone | Short film |
| 2010 | Love Letter from an Open Grave | Mona | Short film |
| 2010 | Saw 3D | Tara Abbott | |
| 2012 | Seven Years | Sandra | Short film |
| 2012 | Moving Day | Brenda | |
| 2012 | Attachments | Davina | Short film |
| 2013 | Tru Love | Tru | Producer, co-director (with Kate Johnston), screenwriter |
| 2013 | Stormcloud | Short film; producer | |
| 2014 | Siren | Impatient Woman | Short film |
| 2017 | Unplugged | Mom | Short film |
| 2018 | Backstabbing for Beginners | Reporter | |
| 2019 | Polaroid | Bird’s Mother | |
| 2019 | Ring Ring | Carol | Short film |
| 2019 | Business Ethics | Fräulein Stumpf |
Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Diabolik | Naomi (voice) | Episode: "Panther Uncaged" |
| 1998 | Earth: Final Conflict | Katya Petrenko | Episode: "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 Monroe | Recurring role: 12 episodes |
| 2003 | Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion | Dr. Barbara Paxton | TV film |
| 2003–2004 | Trailer Park Boys | Officer Erica Miller | Episodes: "Where in the ... Is Randy's Barbeque?", "The Delusions of Officer Jim Lahey", "A ... Leopard Can't Change Its Spots", "A Man's Gotta Eat" |
| 2003–2005 | The Blobheads | Kiki Barnes | Main. 24 episodes. |
| 2004 | The Newsroom | Yvonne | "One of Us" |
| 2004 | While I Was Gone | Detective Geary | TV film |
| 2004 | Kevin Hill | Dana Goyer | Episode: "Snack Daddy" |
| 2005 | This Is Wonderland | Jen Brooks | Episode: "208" |
| 2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Nona | TV film |
| 2006 | ReGenesis | Heather Michelle | Episode: "Dim & Dimmer" |
| 2006 | Puppets Who Kill | Ophelia McCoy | Episode: "A Few Feuds" |
| 2006 | Angela's Eyes | Erika Bell | Episode: "Eyes for Windows" |
| 2006 | Sons of Butcher | Tammi (voice) | Episode: "Handlin' the Bike" |
| 2006–2007 | Jeff Ltd. | Dorota | Episodes: "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 Hawke | Episode: "Mommie Dearest" |
| 2008 | Life with Derek | Olga | Episode: "Driving Lessons" |
| 2008 | Flashpoint | Ruth Skellar | Episode: "Who's George?" |
| 2008 | Paradise Falls | Grace Coleman | Episodes: "Revelations", "Crash!" |
| 2008 | Less Than Kind | Cougar | Episode: "Fight and Flight – Part 2" |
| 2008 | Testees | Amy | Episodes: "Gas Pills", "Uber-Glued", "Project X" |
| 2009 | The Listener | Margaret | Episode: "Lisa Says" |
| 2009 | Aaron Stone | Amanda Landers | Recurring role: 12 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Being Erica | Marjorie | Episodes: "Papa Can You Hear Me?", "Physician, Heal Thyself" |
| 2009–2011 | Majority Rules! | Alana Richards | Recurring role: 11 episodes |
| 2010 | Republic of Doyle | Charlotte | Episode: "The Return of the Grievous Angel" |
| 2010 | Turn the Beat Around | Cynthia | TV film |
| 2010 | Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars | Violetta | TV film |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Sutton Harris | Episode: "Age Before Beauty" |
| 2010 | Lost Girl | Dean Peretti | Episode: "Oh Kappa, My Kappa" |
| 2010 | The Dating Guy | Nautica 5000 (voice) | Episode: "20,000 VJ's Under the Sea" |
| 2011 | The Kennedys | Janet Auchincloss | Episode: "The First Campaign" |
| 2011 | Salem Falls | Carol | TV film |
| 2011 | Covert Affairs | Emma | Episode: "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Mrs. Billings | Episode: "Murdoch of the Klondike" |
| 2012–2014 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Mrs. Novak | Episodes: "Got Your Money: Part 1", "Got Your Money: Part 2", "My Hero" |
| 2013 | Cracked | Dr. Vanessa Currie | Episodes: "What We Can't See", "The Light in Black" |
| 2013 | Waterloo Road | Yvonne Hegarty | Episode: "Love Hurts" |
| 2013 | Hard Rock Medical | Pippa | Episode: "Love, Labour, Loss" |
| 2013 | Saving Hope | Sheila Burke | Episode: "Defense" |
| 2013 | Rookie Blue | Audrey Harding | Episode: "Friday the 13th" |
| 2013 | Twelve Trees of Christmas | Better Greven | TV film |
| 2013 | Kid's Town | Sue Redshaw | Episodes: "Your File", "Reason to Stay" |
| 2014 | Remedy | Detective Parker | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 2014 | Reign | Hortenza de' Medici | Episode: "Higher Ground" |
| 2014 | Hemlock Grove | Dr. Galina Zhelezhnova-Burdukovskaya | Recurring role: 9 episodes |
| 2014 | The Divide | Karen Woods | Episode: "I Can't Go Back" |
| 2014 | Midnight Masquerade | Helen | TV film |
| 2015 | Bitten | Lily Bevelaqua | Episode: "Bad Dreams" |
| 2015 | The Plateaus | Young Nun #1 | Episode: "1.10" |
| 2015 | Lead With Your Heart | Catherine | TV film |
| 2016 | 11.22.63 | Jeanne de Mohrenschildt | Episodes: "The Rabbit Hole"; "Other Voices, Other Rooms"; "Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald" |
| 2016 | Rogue | AUSA Samantha Polley | Episodes: "New Shooter", "Hardboiled", "Baggage" |
| 2016 | Group Home | Nancy | TV film |
| 2016 | A Nutcracker Christmas | Sharon | TV film |
| 2014 | Ransom | Alexis Duspleis | Episode: "Regeneration" |
| 2017 | The Girlfriend Experience | Episode: "The List" | |
| 2018–2019 | Little Dog | Tammy Mackey | Recurring role: 11 episodes |
| 2019 | Carter | Lorraine | Episode: "Harley Insisted On Wearing Pants" |
| 2022 | Workin' Moms | Tina | 3 episodes |
Video Game Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | Voice |
See also
In Spanish: Shauna MacDonald para niños
- List of female film and television directors
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
