MaeMae Renfrow
{{Short description|American actress and model}}
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MaeMae Renfrow (born April 20, 1997) is an American actress and model. On television, she is known for her role in the Nickelodeon series Hunter Street (2017–2019). Her films include Bomb City (2017).
Early life
Career
Renfrow began her career in modeling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.karanixon.com/blog/maemae-two-management|title=MaeMae // Two Management|website=Kara Nixon|date=13 March 2015|accessdate=29 October 2023}} In 2013, she appeared in the Korean edition of First Class Magazine.{{Cite web|url=http://majorwomen.blogspot.com/2013/03/mae-mae-renfrow-for-first-class.html|title=Mae Mae Renfrow for First Class Magazine Korea|website=Major Model Women|date=5 March 2013|accessdate=20 October 2023}} She modeled Vesela Zarankova's 2014 fashion collection for the online retailer Nineteenth Amendment,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ernestosue.com/blog/2014/5/1/vesela-zarankova-2014-fashion-collection-cary-nc|title=Vesela Zarankova 2014 Fashion Collection - Cary, NC|website=Ernesto Sue|date=4 May 2014|accessdate=20 October 2023}} which featured in Harper's Bazaar UK the following year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ernestosue.com/blog/2015/2/14/harper-bazaar-uk-march-2015-publication|title=Harper Bazaar UK March 2015 Publication|website=Ernesto Sue|date=14 February 2015|accessdate=20 October 2023}} She also had gigs with Boy London and was the face is several Christina Angelina murals, including the "Face of Reno.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/3M8hqZmyVc/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==|title=#Reno #TheBiggestLittleCity @whitneypeakhotel big thank you to @maemae381 for being the #FaceOfReno|author=Christina Angelina|via=Instagram|date=27 May 2015|accessdate=29 October 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://artsnla.com/2017/03/10/tess-and-max-talk-nickelodeons-hunter-street-in-exclusive-interview/|title=Tess and Max talk Nickelodeon's "Hunter Street" in exclusive interview|website=Arts n LA|first=Giavanna|last=Foster|date=10 March 2017|accessdate=29 October 2023}} She appeared in music videos for Cho Yong-pil's "Hello" in 2013{{Cite web|title=Hello Music Video – Cho Yong Pil|url=http://lumpens.com/hello-cho-yong-pil/|access-date=2021-11-18|website=|publisher=Lumpens}} and Nathan Sykes' "Over and Over Again" in 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7613238/nathan-sykes-over-and-over-again-video-the-notebook-watch|title=Nathan Sykes' "Over And Over Again" Video Inspired By 'The Notebook': Watch|website=Idolator|first=Robbie|last=Daw|date=29 October 2015|accessdate=29 October 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://blog.visionlosangeles.com/maemae-renfrow-nathan-sykes-over-and-over-again/|title=MaeMae Renfrow - Nathan Sykes "Over and Over Again"|website=Vision Models|date=28 October 2015|accessdate=29 October 2023}}
In 2016, Renfrow made her screen acting debut as Kristen in the digitally-released thriller film Sickhouse. The following year, she played Jade in the crime film Bomb City{{Cite journal|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/movies/2018/01/24/bomb-city-a-true-texas-crime-story-pits-punks-against-preps-in-90s-amarillo-b/|title='Bomb City': A true Texas crime story pits punks against preps in '90s Amarillo (B+)|journal=Dallas News|first=Chris|last=Vognar|date=24 January 2018|accessdate=8 May 2022}}{{Cite web |title=‘Bomb City’ Tells The Story Of How A Jocks Versus Punks Face-Off In Amarillo Turned Deadly |url=https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/bomb-city-tells-the-story-of-how-a-jocks-versus-punks-face-off-in-amarillo-turned-deadly/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Texas Standard |language=en-US}} and Matilda Higgins in the Brat tween web series Attaway Appeal.{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/digital-creator-brat-fall-slate-set-in-high-school-exclusive-1202532236/|title=Digital Creator Brat Unveils Fall Slate of High School-Set Shows|journal=Variety|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=21 August 2017|accessdate=20 October 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.brat.tv/shows/attaway-appeal|title=Attaway Appeal|website=Brat TV|accessdate=20 October 2023}} From 2017 to 2019,{{Cite journal|url=https://hiddenremote.com/2017/03/15/hunter-street-interview/|title=Interview: 'Hunter Street' Star MaeMae Renfrow On the Hunter Sibling Dynamics|journal=Hidden Remote|first=Cody|last=Schultz|date=15 March 2017|accessdate=20 October 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://celebsecrets.com/maemae-renfrow-on-hunter-street-season-2-amazing-and-more-mystery/|title=MaeMae Renfrow on 'Hunter Street' Season 2 – "Amazing and More Mystery!"|website=Celeb Secrets|first=Cassie|last=Hudson|date=14 February 2018|accessdate=20 October 2023}} Renfrow starred as Tess Hunter in the first two seasons of the Dutch-produced Nickelodeon adventure series Hunter Street.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.girlslife.com/trending/celebs/33318/qa-get-to-know-maemae-renfrow-from-emhunter-streetem|title=Q&A: Get to know MaeMae Renfrow from Hunter Street|journal=Girls' Life|first=Sydney|last=Adamson|date=29 January 2018|accessdate=8 May 2022}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.ysbnow.com/exclusive-vid-maemae-renfrow-spills-on-the-hunter-street-cast-group-chat/|title=EXCLUSIVE VID: MaeMae Renfrow Spills On The "Hunter Street" Cast GROUP CHAT|journal=YSBNow|date=31 January 2018|accessdate=8 May 2022}}{{Cite web |title="Hunter Street" Star MaeMae Renfrow On the Hunter Sibling Dynamics {{!}} Interview |url=https://www.nickalive.net/2017/03/hunter-street-star-maemae-renfrow-on.html |access-date=2025-02-24}}
Renfrow returned to television with guest appearances in episodes of the Netflix superhero series The Imperfects in 2022 and the Shudder anthology Creepshow in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://horrorobsessive.com/2023/10/14/creepshow-the-hat-and-grieving-process-s4e2/|title=Creepshow: "The Hat" And "Grieving Process" (S4E2)|website=Horror Obsessive|first=Brendan|last=Jesus|date=14 October 2023|accessdate=20 October 2023}} She has an upcoming role in the British-American horror film Oak.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/first-look-at-gfm-film-sales-us-uk-horror-oak-as-production-wraps-exclusive/5170108.article|title=First look at GFM Film Sales' US-UK horror 'Oak' as production wraps (exclusive)|journal=Screen International|first=Ben|last=Dalton|date=4 May 2023|accessdate=20 October 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |date=2022-05-04 |title=First Look at ‘Oak’ Grows from a Cursed Tree [Cannes] |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/indie/3713557/first-look-at-oak-grows-from-a-cursed-tree-cannes/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2016
| Kristen | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Jade | |
| American Satan
| Elias' Assistant | |
| 2024
| Oak | Faye Parker | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2017–2018
| Tess Hunter | Main role |
| 2017
| Matilda Higgins | Web, main role |
| 2022
| Zoe | Episode: "Zoe Must Be Destroyed" |
| 2023
| Jean | Episode: "Grieving Process" |
| 2024
| Amish Affair | Rachel | Television film |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Song
! Year ! Artist ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| "Hello"
| 2013 | |
| "Over and Over Again"
| 2015 | |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|8027817}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actors from Raleigh, North Carolina
Category:Actresses from North Carolina
Category:American child models