Mercedes McNab
{{short description|Canadian actress (born 1980)}}
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| birth_name = Mercedes Alicia McNab
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|3|14}}
| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1991–2011
| spouse = {{marriage|Mark Henderson|2012}}
| children = 2
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Mercedes Alicia McNab (born March 14, 1980){{cite web|url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/128527%7C0/Mercedes-Mcnab/#overview|title=Mercedes Mcnab |publisher=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=April 15, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160415112928/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/128527%7C0/Mercedes-Mcnab/|url-status=live}} is a Canadian former actress. She is known for her role as Harmony Kendall on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2001) and its spinoff Angel (2001–2004). She additionally is known for her role as pretentious Amanda Buckman in Addams Family Values (1993) and Misty in the horror films Hatchet (2007) and Hatchet II (2010).
Early life
McNab was born on March 14, 1980, in Vancouver, British Columbia. McNab's father is English former soccer player Bob McNab.{{cite news|url= http://bbc.adactio.com/cult/news/buffy/2003/01/20/1668.shtml|title=Harmony in Huddersfield |date=January 20, 2003 |publisher=BBC|archive-date=July 18, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718231853/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/buffy/2003/01/20/1668.shtml|url-status=live}}
Career
McNab received her first notable acting role in 1991 when she appeared as a Girl Scout selling cookies in The Addams Family. She played a more prominent role in the 1993 sequel Addams Family Values as snobby camper Amanda Buckman. In 1997, McNab was cast in a recurring role on The WB TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. McNab had initially auditioned for the lead role of Buffy Summers, which went to Sarah Michelle Gellar, and instead she played Harmony Kendall, a vapid, popular high-school student who eventually becomes a vampire.{{Cite news|title=Mercedes McNab: Being Buffy or beating Buffy?|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/interviews/mcnab/page4.shtml|access-date=2020-10-28|publisher=BBC|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190515142332/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/interviews/mcnab/page4.shtml|url-status=live}} Part of larger interview with links to individual questions and answers at {{cite news|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/interviews/mcnab/index.shtml|title=Mercedes McNab Interview|publisher=BBC|date=June 18, 2014|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190509180511/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/interviews/mcnab/index.shtml|url-status= live}} She appeared in 16 episodes over four years. McNab reprised this role when she was cast in the spin-off series Angel, which starred David Boreanaz. After a one-off guest role in season two, she became a recurring guest at the start of the show's final season, which aired from 2003 to 2004, and then a series regular midway through.
File:JulieBenz MercedesMcNab BoosterBash04.jpg at the Booster Bash, October 2005]]
McNab went on to guest star in shows including Psych and Supernatural. In 2007, she appeared in a lead role in the slasher movie Hatchet, directed by Adam Green. She briefly appeared in the 2010 sequel Hatchet II and afterward starred in a number of direct-to-DVD horror movies such as Dark Reel and Thirst, as well as the TV-movie Vipers alongside Tara Reid.{{cite news|url= https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-04-26-scream-queens_N.htm|work=USA Today|first= Thomas K.|last=Arnold|title=Three screams for these stars|date=April 27, 2007|archive-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url= https://archive.today/20121208222057/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-04-26-scream-queens_N.htm|url-status=live}}
McNab was the cover model for and was featured in a nude pictorial in the November 2006 issue of Playboy magazine.{{cite web|url=https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/mercedes-mcnab |title=Mercedes McNab 'Playboy' cover launch, Los Angeles, America - 19 Oct 2006|publisher=Shutterstock|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201103185528/https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/search/mercedes-mcnab|url-status=live}} She was also featured in the FHM magazine's January 2004 USA issue.{{Cite web|date=2013-11-15|title=Where Are They Now? - Mercedes McNab|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2013/11/15/where-are-they-now-mercedes-mcnab/|access-date=2020-10-28|publisher=HorrorSociety.com|language=en-US|archive-date=November 18, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131118083038/http://www.horrorsociety.com/2013/11/15/where-are-they-now-mercedes-mcnab/|url-status=live}}
McNab retired from acting in 2011.
Personal life
McNab and real-estate developer Mark Henderson married on May 12, 2012, in La Paz, Mexico.{{cite magazine|last1=Garcia|first1=Jennifer|last2=Schwartz|first2=Alison|title=Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Mercedes McNab Is Married|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20595613,00.html|magazine=People|access-date=February 27, 2013|date=May 15, 2012|archive-date=March 9, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170309113542/http://people.com/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayers-mercedes-mcnab-marries-mark-henderson-wedding-photo/ |url-status=dead}} The couple have two children, a daughter and a son.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
She has not acted professionally since getting married.{{Cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1387291/harmony-buffy-what-happened-harmony-actress-mercedes-mcnab |title=Harmony Buffy: What happened to Harmony actress Mercedes McNab? |date=2021-01-24 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Express UK |last=Palmer |first=Katie}}{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/buffy-vampire-slayers-stars-flopped-after-show/ |title=Buffy The Vampire Slayers Stars Who Flopped After The Show |date=2018-02-14 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=ScreenRant |last=Snellgrove |first=Chris}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1991
|{{sortname|The|Addams Family|The Addams Family (1991 film)}} |Girl Scout | |
| 1993
|Amanda Buckman | |
| rowspan="2" |1994
|Hanna Morgan | |
| {{sortname|The|Fantastic Four|The Fantastic Four (unreleased film)}}
|Young Sue Storm |Unreleased |
| 2000
|White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf |Pamela | |
| rowspan="2" |2006
|Miles from Home |Ginger |Short film |
| Hatchet
|Misty | |
| 2007
|{{sortname|The|Pink Conspiracy|nolink=1}} |Jamie | |
| rowspan="2" |2008
|XII |Vicki | |
| Dark Reel
|Tara Leslie | |
| rowspan="2" |2010
|Atheria |Direct-to-video |
| Hatchet II
|Misty | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1992
|Lisa |"The Genius" |
| 1994
|{{sortname|The|Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.}} |Shannon Trahern |"Brooklyn Dodgers" |
| 1994
|Connie |"Halloween" |
| 1997–2001
|Recurring role; included unaired pilot |
| 1997
|Claudia Spencer |TV film |
| 1998
|Denise Miller |"Date Auction" |
| 1998
|Jill |"Last Dance" |
| 2001
|Heather Preston |"6 Hours" |
| 2001
|Beer Money |Echo Olvera |TV film |
| 2001–2004
|Harmony Kendall |Guest role (season 2) Main role (season 5); 17 episodes |
| 2002
|Grace |"Downtown Crossing" |
| 2002
|Mickey Tanner |"Chapter 38" |
| 2004
|Katie |"Undercover Brother" |
| 2007
|Natalie Carson |"In Sickness & in Health" |
| 2007
|Holly |"Love, Bullets and Blacktop" |
| 2007
|Lucy |"Fresh Blood" |
| 2008
|Viki Jenkins |"Daredevils!" |
| 2008
|Georgie |TV film |
| 2009
|Brooke Lombardini |"Cold Comfort" |
| 2010
|Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf |Gillian Garvey |TV film |
| 2011
|Glass Heels |Carla |TV film |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Mercedes McNab}}
- {{Twitter|MercedesMcNab}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0573523|name=Mercedes McNab}}
- {{cite web|url=http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=388|title=Mercedes McNab [interview]|date=2007| publisher=FractalMatter.com|archive-date=December 8, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071208112520/http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=388|url-status=dead}}
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Category:20th-century Canadian actresses
Category:21st-century Canadian actresses
Category:Actresses from Vancouver
Category:Canadian child actresses
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian people of English descent