Emilia McCarthy is a Canadian actress, dancer and writer. She plays the role of Abby Ackerman on Max & Shred, her first main role in a television series. It is produced by YTV and also aired on Nickelodeon. She played one of Sheriff Sworn's twin daughters, Alyssa Sworn, in the Netflix television series Hemlock Grove. McCarthy also played Taylor Dean in the Disney Channel Original Movie Zapped. In 2018, she portrayed the role of Lacey in the Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies and reprised the role in Zombies 2 and Zombies 3.
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. McCarthy has Mexican and Irish ancestry; her mother is Mexican Canadian and father of Irish origin.
McCarthy took acting classes at Armstrong Acting Studios, in Toronto. She stated in a 2013 interview that:
"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 Blanchett. The movie was directed by Oscar winner, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu.
| Date of Birth | 28th August 1997 |
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| Age | 27 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current City | London |
| Birth Place | London |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Occupation | writer, actor, children's writer, film actor, film director |
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