Meredith MacNeill (born 1975) is a Canadian actress and comedian."NS comedian looks to expand topical writing amid #MeToo, #TimesUp campaigns"
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'', February 1, 2018. She is most famous for her roles in the

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s ''

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'' and ''

Baroness von Sketch Show ''Baroness von Sketch Show'' is a Canadian television sketch comedy series. It debuted on CBC Television on June 14, 2016. Produced by Frantic Films, the series is an all-female comedy series starring Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Bro ...

'', and the film ''

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''.

Career

In 2005, she appeared in series 3, episode 2 of ''

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'', playing the character of Mark and Jez's old friend from university, "Canadian" Merry. She promises Jez and Super Hans the disused pub she owns, and has a manic episode shortly afterwards. She appears in the 2009 film ''

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'' as a time traveller called Millie. In 2009, she appeared in production of '' Mary Stuart'' which played at the Traverse Theatre in

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and

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in Austria. She is the creator of Doreen George's ''My Travel Show''. She co-created and stars in the CBC Television 2016 comedy series ''

'', and was awarded best actress at the 2015

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for her role in the indie comedy ''Your Money or Your Wife''. She is also a writer and frequent guest host for ''

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''. At the

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in 2017, MacNeill and her ''Baroness von Sketch Show'' castmates

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, Carolyn Taylor and Jennifer Whalen were nominated for Best Ensemble Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series, and won the award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Series; at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, the troupe won the awards in both of the same categories. In 2021 she appeared as a police detective in the Canadian drama series ''

Pretty Hard Cases ''Pretty Hard Cases'' is a Canadian police comedy-drama television series that premiered on CBC Television on February 3, 2021. Originally announced with the working title ''Lady Dicks'', the series was created by Tassie Cameron and Sherry White. ...

''."CBC announces new buddy cop drama series Pretty Hard Cases"

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, February 11, 2020.

Personal life

MacNeill is originally from

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. She is a graduate of the

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macneill, Meredith 1975 births 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Nova Scotia Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Canadian comedy writers Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian sketch comedians Canadian television actresses Canadian women comedians Date of birth missing (living people) Living people This Hour Has 22 Minutes People from Pictou County Canadian television writers Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian women television writers 21st-century Canadian comedians Comedians from Nova Scotia Canadian Comedy Award winners