Laine MacNeil

Laine MacNeil (born October 28, 1996)[1][2] is a Canadian actress. MacNeil made her motion picture debut at the age of thirteen, and is perhaps best known for her role as Patty Farrell in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid feature film franchise, which earned her five Young Artist Award nominations, including a win as Best Young Supporting Actress in a Feature Film.

Laine MacNeil
Born (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996
OccupationActress
Years active2009present

Life and career

MacNeil was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She began her acting career at a young age, and appeared in her first significant film production in a non-negligible marginal role. In Mr. Troop Mom with all-rounder George Lopez in 2009 she had the role of the Kayla. The following year the young actress came to her international breakthrough when she was cast in the role months before as "Patty Farrell" in the first film adaptation of the successful book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The first part of the film, including her older brother Donnie MacNeil. His first significant role in the film and television business, he mimed the character Wade.

For her performance in the film, the young Canadian was awarded several times and honored. So she has received many awards in the Young Artist Awards 2011 nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress" on 3 August 2012. In addition, it was with the cast of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, consisting of Peyton List, Karan Brar, Robert Capron, Grayson Russell, Zachary Gordon, and Devon Bostick at the same ceremony with a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast".

In 2011 MacNeil followed for numerous other appearances, including among other things a guest appearance on the short-lived Canadian police series Shattered. They also took over in 2011 published the second part of the film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Again in the role of Patty Farrell and was also still in a guest role in the series RL Stine's The Haunting Hour see. After these engagements MacNeil was in the following year again represented at the Young Artist Awards. She received the award of the Young Artist Awards 2012 a nomination in the category "Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 14-16" for her performance in Shattered and was additionally a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress" for their involvement in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. In the same year her brother Donnie for a guest role in an episode of the Canadian series Hiccups.

In 2012, MacNeil had a guest role on RL Stine's The Haunting Hour and made an appearance in an episode of Falling Skies. She also played a supporting role this year in Norman Buckley's directorial debut film The Pregnancy Project and returned to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Patty Farrell
2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Patty Farrell
2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Patty Farrell
2013 Horns Glenna Shepherd (age 13)
2016 Unclaimed Girl AKA, On the Farm
2016 The Edge of Seventeen TCBY Girl
TBA Spontaneous Jenna Dalton Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Mr. Troop Mom Kayla TV film
2011 Shattered Mia Simms "Key with No Lock"
2011 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series Kayla "Catching Cold"
2012 The Pregnancy Project Payton TV film
2012 Falling Skies Teresa "Worlds Apart"
2013 The Killing Angie Gower "Eminent Domain", "Try"
2013 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series Tracey "Séance"
2014 Almost Human Emily Wilson "Disrupt"
2014 Motive Marlisse Grauer "The Made Me a Criminal"
2014 The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story Teenage Girl #1 TV film
2014 Damaged Macey TV film
2014 Strange Empire Martha "How Far Is Heaven"
2015 R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls Andrea Payton TV film
2015 The Hollow Jill TV film
2016 The X-Files Girl "Babylon"
2016–2017 You Me Her Ava Recurring role

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2011 Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young ActressDiary of a Wimpy KidNominated[3]
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
(with Zachary Gordon, Karan Brar, Robert Capron, Grayson Russell, Devon Bostick, Alex Ferris, Chloë Grace Moretz)
Diary of a Wimpy KidWon
2012 Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young ActressDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesWon[4]
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 14-16ShatteredNominated
2013 Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young ActressDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysNominated[5]
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
(with Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Peyton List, Karan Brar, Connor & Owen Fielding, Devon Bostick, Grayson Russell)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysWon
Best Performance in a TV series - Guest Starring Young Actress 14–16Falling SkiesNominated
2014 Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 17-21R. L. Stine's The Haunting HourNominated[6]
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17-21The KillingNominated
2015Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 17-21Strange EmpireNominated[7]
Joey AwardsBest Actress in a TV Drama Guest Starring Role Age 14-18 YearsNominated[8]
2017Canadian Screen AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic SeriesYou Me HerPending[9]

References

  1. Laine MacNeil [@TheLaineMacNeil] (October 28, 2012). "80's themed sweet sixteen today! #madonna #legwarmers!!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 6, 2013 via Twitter.
  2. Laine MacNeil [@TheLaineMacNeil] (September 4, 2013). "@RobKrisIs4ever actually born in '96" (Tweet). Retrieved September 6, 2013 via Twitter.
  3. "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  4. "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  5. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  6. "35th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  7. "36th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. "Joey Awards". www.joeyawards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. "2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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