| Intro | Canadian actress |
| Is | Actor |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 26 July 1987, Oakville |
| Age: | 33 years |
Miriam McDonald (born 1987) is a Canadian actress best known for playing the lead female character Emma Nelson on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Career
McDonald focused on acting, landing a job in the series, System Crash, in 1999. McDonald found a niche as a voice-over actress, after she was cast in 2001 to participate in a cartoon series named Ripping Friends. She has done a total of 39 voice-over jobs.
In 2000, she was cast as Emma Nelson in Degrassi: The Next Generation, a spin-off of the successful Degrassi series.
In 2004, she played Dawn Gensler in the made-for-television movie She’s Too Young. She also had a guest role on the Canadian Family show Naturally, Sadie as Heidi.
In 2008, she played Danielle “Daisy” Brooks in the made-for-television erotic-thriller movie, Poison Ivy: The Secret Society.
In 2013, she got two roles in the popular Canadian TV-show Lost Girl and also made an appearance in Orphan Black.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | System Crash | TV series | |
| 2001 | Pecola | “Chewy” (or “Chuie”/”Chewie”/”Little Chu”) | TV series |
| The Ripping Friends | Additional Voices | TV series | |
| 2001–2010 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Emma Nelson | Main role Seasons 1-9, debuted October 14 |
| 2004 | She’s Too Young | Dawn Gensler | TV movie, debuted February 16 |
| Blue Murder | Lucy Wentworth | season 4 episode 5 (44 overall) “Boarders” debuted May 19 | |
| 2005 | Karma | Samantha | Video |
| 2007 | Naturally, Sadie | Heidi | season 2 episode 25 (49 overall) “As Bad as It Gets”, debuted January 7 |
| The Poet | Willa | film, debuted June 21 | |
| Devil’s Diary | Heather | TV movie, debuted September 22 | |
| 2008 | Sea Beast | Carly McKenna | TV movie, debuted June 30 |
| Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Danielle “Daisy” Brooks | TV movie, debuted July 27 | |
| 2012 | XIII: The Series | Sasha | Episode 19: “Gauntlet” |
| 2013 | Lost Girl | twins | season 3: Riley (at time credited as “Hot Fae”) in episode 5 (40 overall) “Faes Wide Shut” (debuted February 10), then Anita in episode 11 (46 overall) “Adventures in Fae-bysitting” (debuted March 31) |
| Orphan Black | Madison | season 1, episode 5: “Conditions of Existence” (debuted April 27) | |
| 2014 | Wolves | Haley | |
| 2015 | It Goes There: Degrassi’s Most Talked About Moments | herself | |
| 2016 | Degrassi: Next Class | Emma Nelson-Mason | Guest Star: Season 2, episode 5 “#ThrowBackThursday” |