Laine MacNeil

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Laine MacNeil (* 1996 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian actress who gained international fame primarily for her role as Patty Farrell in the film adaptations of the Gregs Diary book series .

life and career

Laine MacNeil, who was born and raised in Vancouver, on the west coast of Canada, began her acting career at a young age, where she played a not insignificant supporting role in her first notable film production. She played Kayla in Mr. Troop Mom - The Crazy Summer Camp with All-Round Talent George Lopez from 2009 . In the following year, the young actress had her big international breakthrough when she was cast in the role of Patty Farrell in the first film adaptation of the successful Gregs Tagebuch book series . In Greg's diary - Surrounded by idiots! , so the first part of the film adaptation, her older brother Donnie got his first significant role in the film and television business; he played the character Wade .

The young Canadian has received several awards and honors for her performance in the film. At the 2011 Young Artist Awards ceremony, for example, she received a nomination for a Young Artist Award in the category “Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress”. In addition, she was with the cast of Greg's Diary - Surrounded by Idiots! , consisting of Chloë Moretz , Karan Brar , Robert Capron , Grayson Russell , Zachary Gordon , Devon Bostick and Alex Ferris , received a Young Artist Award in the category “Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast” at the same ceremony.

In 2011, MacNeil made numerous other appearances, including a guest appearance in the short-lived Canadian police series Shattered . She also took over in the second part of the film adaptation, published in 2011, Gregs Diary 2 - Are there any problems? , again the role of Patty Farrell and was also seen in a guest role in the series RL Stine's The Haunting Hour . After these engagements, MacNeil was again strongly represented at the Young Artist Awards the following year. At the 2012 Young Artist Awards she received a nomination in the category "Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 14-16" for her performance in Shattered and was also awarded a Young Artist Award in the category " Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress “for her involvement in Greg's Diary 2 - Are there any problems? excellent. In the same year, her brother Donnie was nominated for a guest role in an episode of the Canadian series Hiccups . In 2012, MacNeil had another guest role on RL Stine's The Haunting Hour and she also appeared on an episode of Falling Skies . She also played a supporting role in Norman Buckley's debut film directing The Pregnancy Project that year and returned in Greg's Diary 3 - It wasn't me! , the third part of the successful film series, which celebrated its premiere on August 3, 2012, again in the role of the red-haired nerd Patty Farrell .

Filmography

Movies

TV Shows

Awards and nominations

Tabular overview of awards and nominations
year Award For category result
2011 Young Artist Award Greg's Diary - Surrounded by Idiots! Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Nominated
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
(together with Chloë Grace Moretz , Karan Brar , Robert Capron , Grayson Russell , Zachary Gordon , Devon Bostick and Alex Ferris ) 		Won
2012 Young Artist Award Greg's Diary 2 - Are there any problems? Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress
Shattered Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 14-16 Nominated
2013 Young Artist Award Greg's Diary 3 - It wasn't me! Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Nominated
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
(together with Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Peyton List , Karan Brar, Connor and Owen Fielding , Devon Bostick and Grayson Russell) 		Won

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laine MacNeil: actually born in '96 . In: Twitter.com . September 4, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b c 32nd Annual Young Artist Award , accessed on August 3, 2012
  3. ^ A b c 33rd Annual Young Artist Awards , accessed on August 3, 2012
  4. ↑ 34th Annual Young Artist Award - Nominations ( English ) In: youngartistawards.org . Young Artist Award . Retrieved April 7, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME MacNeil, Laine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada