Emilia McCarthy
| Emilia McCarthy | |
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| Born |
Emilia McCarthy August 28, 1997 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | Em |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Emilia McCarthy (born August 28, 1997) is a Canadian actress, dancer and writer. She played the daughter of the sheriff in the television series Netflix called Hemlock Grove. McCarthy also played Taylor Dean in the movie Zapped of Disney Channel Original Movie.
In July 2013 she began working on the film Maps to the Stars playing Kayla. The film premiered on April 14, 2014 at various festivals and generated positive reviews. McCarthy plays the role of Abby Ackerman on Max & Shred, her first lead role in a television series. It is produced by YTV and also will air on Nickelodeon.
McCarthy was born on August 28, 1997 in London, Ontario, where she was raised. She is the daughter of Margarita De Antuñano, Director of the Canada-Mexico Cultural Exchange Centre and a Spanish teacher and Barry McCarthy a retired Vice-principal. Her mother is Mexican-Canadian and father of Canadian origin. McCarthy has Canadian and Mexican blood. She speaks fluent English, Spanish, and French. She discovered her passion for acting since she was a child. She is passionate about acting, dancing and modelling and to vigorously pursues "her call in life ,". as she refers Her grandmother Beatriz Carrillo said "Emilia is a born artist who acts and dances, I think she was born with this gift".
McCarthy took acting classes at "Armstrong Acting Studios", in Toronto. In an interview she declared:
"I was about seven and literally woke up one day and said, Mom, Dad, I want to be an actress"
Then in 2006 she landed her first role as Elle Fanning's photo double in the film Babel starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchet. The movie was directed by Oscar winner, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu.
At 8, McCarthy had the opportunity to perform with Cate Blanchett and Gael García Bernal as daughter Cate, a role she shared with Elle Fanning, in the winning film Golden Globe: Babel.
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