Shauna MacDonald

Shauna MacDonald
Born (1970-10-06) October 6, 1970
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation Actress, radio announcer
Years active 1997–present

Shauna MacDonald (born October 6, 1970) is a Canadian television and film actress, director, and radio announcer.

Life and career

MacDonald was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She graduated from Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in Antigonish and later attended Montreal's McGill University, earning a degree in Russian and Slavic Studies.

MacDonald has appeared in various Canadian TV series, including Trailer Park Boys (as Officer Erica Miller), These Arms of Mine (as Claire Monroe), and This Hour Has 22 Minutes (as a substitute newsreader), among other roles. In 2003 she starred in the two part miniseries Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion. She has also appeared in an episode of Reign.

However, she is likely best known as the former national continuity announcer for CBC Radio One, a role she held from the start of Radio One's 2004 summer season. With MacDonald's identity kept secret, the voice was quickly dubbed Promo Girl. MacDonald was ultimately outed[1] by The Globe and Mail in early 2005. The promo spots were taken over in May 2007 by Steve Fletcher.

In the summer of 2005, Radio One ran a series of weekly "comedy-mysteries" starring MacDonald—along with other Radio One personalities—titled Promo Girl in The Mystery of... Short segments designed to highlight various CBC Radio programmes and the upcoming fall season were repeated a number of times each day, with prizes going to listeners who correctly solved the various clues or mysteries. The series was not completed due to a lockout of CBC employees that began in the late summer.

MacDonald also played Sarah in the 2005 horror film The Descent which earned 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.

MacDonald also played Tara in Saw VI, and reprised the role in Saw 3D.

She received a 2009 ACTRA Award nomination for Outstanding Performance – Female for her role as Lily in Loving Loretta (2008).[2][3]

In 2013, MacDonald and Kate Johnston cowrote and codirected the film Tru Love, in which MacDonald also starred.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Someone to Love Ex Girlfriend Short film
1998 Jack & Jill Jill
1998 Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm Kerry Video
2002 Time of the Wolf Anna MacKenzie
2002 Undercover Brother Wendy Marshall
2003 Spinning Boris Lisa
2004 Saint Ralph Emma Walker
2004 The Porcelain Pussy Velma Short film
2005 Love Is Work Celia
2007 The Mad Monica Tepper
2007 Breakfast with Scot Joan
2008 Production Office Jane
2008 Loving Loretta Lily Short film
2008 Toronto Stories Lowry
2009 At Home by Myself... with You Erin
2009 Saw VI Tara Abbott
2009 Doppelganger Lenny 'The Weasel Short film
2010 Ninety-One Simone Short film
2010 Love Letter from an Open Grave Mona Short film
2010 Saw 3D: The Final Chapter Tara Abbott
2012 Seven Years Sandra Short film
2012 Moving Day Brenda
2012 Attachments Davina Short film
2013 Tru Love Tru
2014 Siren Impatient Woman Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Diabolik Naomi "Panther Uncaged"
1998 Earth: Final Conflict Katya Petrenko "If You Could Read My Mind"
1999 Mythic Warriors Lachesis (voice) "Damon and Pythias"
1999 Tales from the Cryptkeeper Mom (voice) "Monsters Ate My Homework"
1999-2001 These Arms of Mine Claire Monroe 12 eps
2003 Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion Dr. Barbara Paxton TV film
2003-2004 Trailer Park Boys Officer Erica Miller Recurring role
2003-2005 The Blobheads Kiki Barnes 24 eps
2004 The Newsroom Yvonne "One of Us"
2004 While I Was Gone Det. Geary TV film
2004 Kevin Hill Dana Goyer "Snack Daddy"
2005 This Is Wonderland Jen Brooks "2.8"
2005 Riding the Bus with My Sister Nona TV film
2006 ReGenesis Heather Michelle "Dim & Dimmer"
2006 Puppets Who Kill Ophelia McCoy "A Few Feuds"
2006 Angela's Eyes Erika Bell "Eyes for Windows"
2006 Sons of Butcher Tammi (voice) "Handlin' the Bike"
2006-2007 Jeff Ltd. Dorota Recurring role
2007 Friends and Heroes Various (voice) Recurring role
2007 The Best Years Mary Hawke "Mommie Dearest"
2008 Life with Derek Olga "Driving Lessons"
2008 Flashpoint Ruth Skellar "Who's George?"
2008 Paradise Falls Grace Coleman Recurring role
2008 Testees Amy "Gas Pills", "Uber-Glued", "Project X"
2009 The Listener Margaret "Lisa Says"
2009 Aaron Stone Amanda Landers Recurring role
2009 Being Erica Marjorie "Papa Can You Hear Me?"
2009-2011 Majority Rules! Alana Richards Recurring role
2010 Being Erica Marjorie "Physician, Heal Thyself"
2010 Republic of Doyle Charlotte "The Return of the Grievous Angel"
2010 Turn the Beat Around Cynthia TV film
2010 Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars Violetta TV film
2010 Warehouse 13 Sutton Harris "Age Before Beauty"
2010 Lost Girl Dean Peretti "Oh Kappa, My Kappa"
2010 The Dating Guy Nautica 5000 (voice) "20,000 VJ's Under the Sea"
2011 The Kennedys Janet Auchincloss TV miniseries
2011 Salem Falls Carol TV film
2011 Covert Affairs Emma "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
2012 Murdoch Mysteries Mrs. Billings "Murdoch of the Klondike"
2012 Degrassi: The Next Generation Mrs. Novak "Got Your Money: Parts 1 & 2"
2013 Cracked Dr. Vanessa Currie "What We Can't See", "The Light in Black"
2013 Waterloo Road Yvonne Hegarty "Love Hurts"
2013 Hard Rock Medical Pippa "Love, Labour, Loss"
2013 Saving Hope Sheila Burke "Defense"
2013 Rookie Blue Audrey Harding "Friday the 13th"
2013 Twelve Trees of Christmas Better Greven TV film
2013 Kid's Town Sue Redshaw "Your File", "Reason to Stay"
2014 Remedy Det. Parker "Bad Blood"
2014 Reign Cortenza "Higher Ground"
2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Mrs. Novak "My Hero"
2014 Hemlock Grove Dr. Galina Recurring role
2014 The Divide Karen Woods "I Can't Go Back"
2014 Midnight Masquerade Helen TV film
2015 Bitten Lily Bevelaqua "Bad Dreams"

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Public Airwaves - Globe outs CBC "Promo Girl"". publicairwaves.ca. Archived from the original on 2006-01-05.
  2. ↑ "The ACTRA Awards in Toronto – 2009 Nominees Announced" (PDF). ACTRA. January 27, 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Sumi, Glenn (May 13, 2009). "Hogtown Homos". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 17 December 2017.


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