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Mercedes McNab
Mercedes McNab in 2011Born Mercedes Alicia McNab
March 14, 1980
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOccupation Actress Years active 1991 – present Mercedes Alicia McNab (born March 14, 1980) is a Canadian-born actress perhaps best known for playing Harmony Kendall on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel. She is also well known for her role as Misty in the horror films Hatchet and Hatchet 2.
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Early life
An only child, McNab was born in Vancouver, British Columbia; her father is former English football player Bob McNab.[1]
Career
Before her television work, McNab played a Girl Scout selling cookies in the 1991 film The Addams Family. She enjoyed a more prominent role as a stuck-up summer camp resident in its 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values. In 1997, McNab won the role of Harmony Kendall in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She appeared in 16 episodes over four years, and portrayed the same character in the spin off show Angel for 17 episodes. Other TV appearances include episodes for Supernatural, Reaper and Criminal Minds. In 2007, McNab starred in the slasher film Hatchet and later had a cameo in the sequel Hatchet 2. She also had roles in the horror movies Dark Reel, XII and Thirst which co-starred Lacey Chabert.[2] McNab appeared in the TV movies Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf and Vipers alongside Tara Reid. Due to her many roles in the horror genre, McNab is considered a modern day Scream Queen.[3]
In the media
She posed nude for, and was on the cover of, the November 2006 issue of Playboy magazine. McNab also appeared in the January 2004 issue of FHM magazine.
Television
List of acting performances in Television Title Year Role Notes Harry and the Hendersons 1992 Lisa TV Episode: "The Genius" The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 1994 Shannon Trahern TV Episode: "Brooklyn Dodgers" Diagnosis: Murder 1995 Christy TV Episode: "My Baby Is Out of this World" Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2001; occasional) Harmony Kendall 16 Episodes Smart Guy 1997 Toukie TV Episode: "Big Picture" USA High 1998 Denise Miller TV Episode: "Date Auction" Touched by an Angel 1998 Jill TV Episode: "Last Dance" Walker, Texas Ranger 2001 Heather Preston TV Episode: "6 Hours" Dawson's Creek 2002 Grace TV Episode: "Downtown Crossing" Boston Public 2002 Mickey Tanner TV Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Eight" Run of the House 2004 Katie TV Episode: "Undercover Brother" Angel 2001, 2003–2004; regular Harmony Kendall 17 Episodes Crossing Jordan 2007 Natalie TV Episode: "In Sickness & in Health " Supernatural 2007 Lucy TV Episode: "Fresh Blood" Reaper 2007 Holly TV Episode: "Love, Bullets and Blacktop" Psych 2009 Viki TV Episode: "Daredevils!" Criminal Minds 2009 Brooke TV Episode: "Cold Comfort" List of acting performances in films Title Year Role Notes The Addams Family 1991 The Girl Scout Addams Family Values 1993 Amanda Buckman The Fantastic Four 1994 Young Sue Storm Unreleased Savage Land 1994 Hanna Morgan Escape To Atlantis 1997 Claudia Spencer TV Movie White Wolves III: Cry of the White Wolf 2000 Pamela Beer Money 2001 Echo Olvera TV Movie Miles From Home 2006 Ginger Hatchet 2007 Misty The Pink Conspiracy 2007 Jamie Direct-To-DVD Dark Reel 2008 Tara Leslie Direct-To-DVD Vipers 2008 Georgie TV Movie XII 2008 Vicki Direct-To-DVD Thirst 2010 Arethia Direct-to-DVD Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf 2010 Gillian Garvey Direct-To-DVD Hatchet 2 2010 Misty Cameo Glass Heels 2011 Carla TV movie References
External links
- Mercedes McNab at the Internet Movie Database
- Mercedes McNab at AllRovi
Major members of the Buffy and Angel casts Amy Acker · Amber Benson · Marc Blucas · David Boreanaz · Nicholas Brendon · Charisma Carpenter · Emma Caulfield · Alexis Denisof · Eliza Dushku · Sarah Michelle Gellar · Seth Green · Andy Hallett · Alyson Hannigan · Anthony Stewart Head · Vincent Kartheiser · James Marsters · Mercedes McNab · Glenn Quinn · J. August Richards · Michelle TrachtenbergCategory:Buffyverse Categories:- 1980 births
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian television actors
- Canadian people of English descent
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Living people
- People from Vancouver
- Canadian screen actor stubs
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