Quinn Shephard

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Quinn Shephard

Quinn Shephard (born February 28, 1995 in New York City , New York ) is an American actress and former child actress . She gained fame primarily for her role as Donna Malone in the Christmas comedy Oh je, you merry in 2006, as well as for her supporting role as Morgan Sanders in the thriller television series Hostages from 2013 to 2014, which was canceled after only one season .

life and career

She had her first notable appearance in film and television in the star-studded film Harrison's Flowers by the French Elie Chouraqui in 2000. After that, the young actress was largely quiet again. She only had another film appearance in 2004, this time a supporting role in Barry Strugatz ' From Other Worlds . Even after that, Shephard could not record any regular engagements; Two years later she finally had a supporting role in Oh dear, you happy when she slipped into the role of Donna Malone and subsequently at the Young Artist Awards 2007 for her performance with Tyler James Williams , Dyllan Christopher , Dominique Saldaña , Gia Mantegna and Brett Kelly was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film" . Another two years passed before the young actress, who grew up in New York and New Jersey , was able to make another film appearance. She only had a brief appearance in Long Legs, Short Lies and a Glimmer of Truth ... , starring among others with Bruce Willis , Mischa Barton and Reece Thompson .

Still without regular engagements, it took another three years before Quinn Shephard was booked for the next production. In the ninth episode of the 13th season, she and Lili Reinhart appeared as an accomplice in the murder of a schoolmate. After appearing in the short film Kiss? and in an episode of the short-lived law series Made in Jersey in 2012, she had her breakthrough in the film and television business from 2013 when she was cast in the role of Morgan Sanders in the CBS thriller series Hostages . Shephard appears in the series as the daughter of Dr. Ellen Sanders (played by Toni Collette ) and Brian Sanders ( Tate Donovan ) appeared and was used in all 15 episodes produced and broadcast in the series, which had already been canceled after one season, until 2014. In addition, she had another assignment in 2013 Craig Gillespie's drama Trooper , where she mimes the daughter of New York State Trooper KJ Flaxton , played by Oscar winner Mira Sorvino .

Quinn Shephard's success with Hostages has now led to further engagements in well-known television productions. The former YAA nominee was able to record appearances in one episode each of The Blacklist , Believe and Person of Interest and also had a film appearance in the drama And, We're Out of Time by director Jace Alexander, which was released in early 2014 . The premiere of another production is planned for 2015, in which Shephard will participate as an actress. She was cast in the role of Scarlett in the film Windsor , which is currently still being shot and planned for the premiere at the end of September 2015 .

Quinn Shephard, who also appears as a stage actress, played in 2010 in the drama Witch Hunt at Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick, NJ , is also active as a screenwriter and filmmaker. Her work has already been shown at the Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park ; With Blame , she already has her first full-length feature film.

Filmography (selection)

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Nominations

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 28th Young Artist Awards (English), accessed on August 6, 2014
  2. ^ Cast Announced For Porter Farrell's 'Windsor' , accessed August 6, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Shephard, Quinn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and former child actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States