Martha MacIsaac
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{{short description|Canadian actress (born 1984)}}
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| image = Martha MacIsaac 2009.jpg
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| caption = MacIsaac in 2009
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|10|11}}
| birth_place = Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1998–present
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Torre Catalano|2010|2015|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|Kyle McCullough|December 8, 2019}}}}
| children = 2
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Martha MacIsaac (born October 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in several feature films, including Superbad (2007), The Last House on the Left (2009), Dead Before Dawn (2012), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). She has also worked in television and as a voice actress.
Early life
MacIsaac was born and raised in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/from-new-moon-to-superbad-p-e-i-s-macisaac-goes-hollywood-1.663489|title=From New Moon to Superbad: P.E.I.'s MacIsaac goes Hollywood|publisher=cbc.ca|date=January 8, 2007|access-date=February 11, 2013}} the youngest of three girls; her mother Irene was one of twelve.{{cite news|last=Rainnie|first=Matt|url=https://www.cbc.ca/islandmorning/episodes/2012/12/18/martha-macisaac---1600-penn/|title=Martha MacIsaac - 1600 Penn|publisher=cbc.ca|date=November 18, 2012|access-date=February 11, 2013}}
Career
MacIsaac started her career playing Emily Byrd Starr in the Emily of New Moon television series, based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
She has appeared in several plays including the 2006 play The Wild Duck in which she played Hedwig{{cite news|last=Ouzounian|first=Richard|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/870674691.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+22%2C+2005&author=Richard+Ouzounian&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Ibsen%27s+secrets+told+exceedingly+well&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411160158/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/870674691.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+22,+2005&author=Richard+Ouzounian&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Ibsen's+secrets+told+exceedingly+well&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|title=Ibsen's secrets told exceedingly well|date=July 22, 2005|newspaper=Toronto Star|access-date=February 11, 2013}} and was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role - Play".{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100132-Precious-Stuff-Lord-of-the-Rings-Is-Lord-of-Torontos-Dora-Nominees-With-15-Nods|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411154838/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100132-Precious-Stuff-Lord-of-the-Rings-Is-Lord-of-Torontos-Dora-Nominees-With-15-Nods|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|title=Precious Stuff: Lord of the Rings Is Lord of Toronto's Dora Nominees, With 15 Nods|date=June 6, 2006|publisher=playbill.com|access-date=February 11, 2013}} In 2009, she played Paige in a remake of the Wes Craven film The Last House on the Left.{{cite news|last=Garrett|first=Diane|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980087/?categoryid=13&cs=1|title=Dillahunt joins cast of 'Last House'|date=February 8, 2008|publisher=variety.com|access-date=February 11, 2013}} She also performed in three consecutive productions of Soulpepper Theatre Company's Our Town as Emily,{{cite news|last=Cole|first=Sally|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Arts/Entertainment/2013-01-09/article-3153057/Martha-MacIsaac-visits-White-House/1|title=Martha MacIsaac visits White House|date=January 9, 2013|publisher=theguardian.pe.ca|access-date=February 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130201721/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Arts/Entertainment/2013-01-09/article-3153057/Martha-MacIsaac-visits-White-House/1|archive-date=January 30, 2013|url-status=dead}} beginning in 2006.{{cite news|last=Coulbourn|first=John|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Theatre/Reviews/O/Our_Town/2006/02/03/1423812.html|title=Soulpepper builds a beautiful 'Our Town'|date=February 3, 2006|publisher=jam.canoe.ca|access-date=February 11, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407134858/http://jam.canoe.ca/Theatre/Reviews/O/Our_Town/2006/02/03/1423812.html|archive-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=usurped}}
In a 2007 Entertainment Weekly article, she stated she has been inspired by Julia Roberts from the age of four and was self-described as "obsessed". She also stated she would like to perform alongside her in a film, particularly "a female version of Twins".{{cite news|last=Bell|first=Carrie|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20054055,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407212631/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20054055,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2008|title=Martha MacIsaac is dying to work with...|date=August 31, 2007|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 11, 2013}}
In late 2012, MacIsaac began a main role on the NBC comedy 1600 Penn as the president's eldest daughter, Becca. Brittany Snow was originally cast as Becca but because she did not physically resemble and fit in well with the other family members, Martha MacIsaac was cast instead.{{cite magazine|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2012/04/nbc-pilot-1600-penn-recasts-a-role-252817/|title=NBC Pilot '1600 Penn' Recasts A Role|date=April 4, 2012|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 11, 2013}} In a 2012 interview with the CBC Radio series Island Morning, she did reveal that 1600 Penn was her last audition before she considered returning to Canada.
Personal life
As of 2013, MacIsaac lives in Los Angeles. She was married to filmmaker Torre Catalano from 2010 to 2015.{{cite news|url=http://seaandbescene.com/2010/11/martha-macisaac-makes-minimum-wage/|title=Martha MacIsaac Makes "Minimum Wage"|date=September 15, 2010|publisher=seaandbescene.com|access-date=February 11, 2013}} On December 5, 2018, MacIsaac became engaged to Kyle McCullough. The couple eloped three days later.{{cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BrK65GGHVdh/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BrK65GGHVdh |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Instagram Post}}{{cbignore}} MacIsaac announced her pregnancy on April 7, 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv9tTpxl0JW/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bv9tTpxl0JW |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Instagram Post}}{{cbignore}} She gave birth to their son in mid-October 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4IEu-xp0FK/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B4IEu-xp0FK |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Instagram Post}}{{cbignore}} She gave birth to their daughter in December 2022.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2003
|Young Gabby Castellani |Film Debut |
| 2004
|Vivian Leigh Bacha | |
| 2005
|Mean Party Girl | |
| 2005
|Moira Lewellyn | |
| 2006
|Night of Terror |Olivia Dunne | |
| 2007
|Becca | |
| 2007
|Charlotte | |
| 2009
|{{sortname|The|Last House on the Left|The Last House on the Left (2009 film)}} |Paige | |
| 2009
|{{sortname|The|Thaw|The Thaw (2009 film)}} |Evelyn | |
| 2010
|Casey McCullen | |
| 2012
|Inmate | |
| 2012
|Charlotte Baker | |
| 2013
| The Girl | Short film |
| 2017
| |
| 2017
| Sabrina | |
| 2018
| Sarah | |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998–2000
|Emily Byrd Starr |46 episodes |
| 2000
|Bridgid (voice) | |
| 2005
|Haruko Akagi (voice) |
| 2006
|Kristy Hausman | |
| 2006–2008
|Melosa (voice) |52 episodes |
| 2007–2010
|Edyn, Bisiwog (voices) |
| 2008
|Sarah (voice) |13 episodes |
| 2010–2011
|Dana Stockwell |9 episodes |
| 2011
|Marcy |Martha |Episode: "Marcy Does an Acting Class" |
| 2012
|Spyburbia |Cissy (voice) |Episode: "Pilot" |
| {{Unbulleted list|2012–2013,|2015–2017,|2019–2020,|2022}}
|Patty, Airport Announcer (voices) |13 episodes |
| 2012–2013
|Becca Gilchrist | |
| 2014–2015
|data-sort-value="Pinkertons, The" | The Pinkertons |Main cast |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|532900}}
- [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/from-new-moon-to-superbad-p-e-i-s-macisaac-goes-hollywood-1.663489 About Martha on CBC webpage]
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Category:Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States