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Meghan Ory Born August 20, 1982
Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaOccupation Actress Years active 1999–present Meghan Ory (born August 20, 1982) is a Canadian television and film actress.
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Life and career
Ory was born in Victoria, British Columbia and attended Royal Oak Middle School and then Claremont Secondary School. After receiving the Fine Arts Award for Acting from Royal Oak in 1996, she began pursuing a career in acting. Her first professional acting role came in 1999 in the Fox Family Channel television movie, The Darklings, opposite Suzanne Somers and Timothy Busfield. A guest appearance on the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven followed, before she landed her first regular TV role on the Fox Family series Higher Ground in 2000, along with Hayden Christensen. After appearing on the MTV series 2ge+her (2000), Ory joined the cast of the Canadian television series Vampire High in 2001.
She continued working in television with guest appearances on The Outer Limits, Dark Angel, Glory Days, and Maybe It’s Me. She appeared in the TV movies, Lucky 7 and National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion in 2003, as well as the TV series Smallville, Life As We Know It, and The Collector, and Family Reunion in 2004. Also in 2004, Ory made her feature film debut in Decoys, directed by Matthew Hastings, whom she had previously worked with on Higher Ground and Vampire High.[1]
In 2006, Ory appeared in UPN series South Beach, and the Hallmark mini-series Merlin's Apprentice, alongside Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson. She also appeared in the feature film John Tucker Must Die and the made-for-TV film Her Sister's Keeper.[2]
In 2007, Ory appeared in Blonde and Blonder with Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards,[3] and the television film Nightmare.
In 2008, Ory appeared in the television series Flash Gordon episode "Thicker Than Water", and has joined the cast of the supernatural thriller Dark House.[4]
In 2009, Ory appeared in the television series Knight Rider (2008) episode 17 (Season 1) "I love the Knight Life" as Megan Connelly. She portrayed Claire Thompson in the horror-thriller film Dark House.[5] She also appeared as a guest star of Canadian TV Series Sanctuary as Laura.
In 2010, Ory appeared in the Keystone Light beer commercial "Rescue of Beer"..[6]
In 2011, Ory is appearing as Red Riding Hood in the TV series Once Upon a Time.
Personal life
Ory resides in California, occasionally living and working in Los Angeles and New York.[7]
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Decoys Alex 2006 John Tucker Must Die Jill 2008 Blonde and Blonder Kit 2009 Dark House Claire 2010 Winner: Best Short Film Short film Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 The Darklings Jessie Everett TV movie 1999 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Alice Romano Episode: "The Road Not Taken" 2000 Higher Ground Juliette Waybourne 22 episodes 2000 2gether: The Series Heather Episode: "Crying" 2000 Hayley Wagner, Star Caitlin Curren TV movie 2001 The Outer Limits Danielle Hobson Episode: "Abduction" 2001 Maybe It's Me Lauren Episode: "The Cheerleader Episode"
Episode: "The Halloween Episode"2001-2002 Vampire High Sherry Woods 26 episodes 2002 Maybe It's Me Lauren Episode: "The Lab Partner Episode" 2002 Dark Angel Rachel Berrisford Episode: "The Berrisford Agenda" 2002 Glory Days Jade LaFayette / Ann Palmer Episode: "The Lost Girls" 2002 Just Cause Tracey Episode: "The Last to Know" 2003 Lucky 7 Janey TV movie 2003 National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion Allison Snider TV movie 2004 Smallville Megan Calder Episode: "Hereafter" 2004 Life as We Know It Greta Episode: "Family Hard-ships" 2004 The Collector Katie Episode: "The Ice Skater" 2005 The Collector Shannon Conrad / Cora Episode: "The Cowboy" 2006 South Beach Maggie 8 episodes 2006 Merlin's Apprentice Brianna TV miniseries 2006 Her Sister's Keeper Melissa Brennan TV movie 2007 Viva Laughlin Episode: "1.5" 2007 Nightmare Carla TV movie 2007 Painkiller Jane Wanda Episode: "Portraits of Lauren Gray" 2007 The Haunting of Sorority Row Amanda TV movie 2008 Flash Gordon Sarre Episode: "Thicker Than Water" 2009 Knight Rider Dr. Megan Connelly Episode: "I Love the Knight Life" 2009 Sanctuary Laura S. Episode: "Sleepers" 2010 Psych Josie Episode: "Viagra Falls" 2010-2011 True Justice Juliet 11 episodes 2011 Once Upon a Time Ruby / Red Riding Hood 7+ episodes References
- ^ Vampire High bio
- ^ Meghan Ory bio
- ^ http://www.eclipsemagazine.com/channel/movies/movie_news/pamela_anderson_denise_richards_go_blonde_blonder
- ^ AFM '09: 'Puppet Master: Axis of Evil', 'Luster' and 'Dark House'
- ^ Fangoria FrightFest Winner Announced: Dark House!
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLStB-0K-jQ
- ^ Down at the docks with Meghan Ory, Toro Magazine, Winter 2006.
External links
- Meghan Ory at the Internet Movie Database
- Vampire High at TV.com
Categories:- 1982 births
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian television actors
- Living people
- People from Victoria, British Columbia
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