Mylène Mackay (born 7 July 1987) is a Canadian actress.[2] She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for her performance in Endorphine.[3] In 2016, she appeared as Nelly Arcan in Anne Émond's film Nelly,[4] and as Marguerite in André Forcier's film Kiss Me Like a Lover (Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes).[5]
Mylène Mackay | |
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Born | (1987-07-07) July 7, 1987 (age 35)[1] |
Alma mater | National Theatre School of Canada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Originally from Saint-Didace in the Lanaudière region of Quebec,[6] she is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.[6]
She was named one of the Toronto International Film Festival's Rising Stars of 2016, alongside Grace Glowicki, Jared Abrahamson and Sophie Nélisse.[7] In 2017, she won the Prix Iris for Best Actress for Nelly,[8] with La Presse's Marc-André Lussier [fr] judging her to be part of a "changing of the guard" among Quebec actors and actresses.[5]
In 2017 she won a Prix Gémeaux as Best Actress in a Web Series for her role in Ici TOU.TV's Adulthood (L'Âge adulte).[9]
In 2020 she appeared in Escouade 99, the Quebec television adaptation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and in 2021 she appeared in Yan England's film Sam. She has also made several guest appearances in Transplant as Mags's sister Camille.
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