Meghan Ory
Meghan Ory | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1982 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999-present |
Meghan Ory (born August 20, 1982) is a Canadian television and film actress.
Biography
Ory was born in Victoria, British Columbia and attended Royal Oak Middle School and then Claremont Secondary School. After receiving the Fine Arts Award for Acting from Royal Oak in 1996, she began pursuing a career in acting. Her first professional acting role came in 1999 in the Fox Family Channel television movie, The Darklings, opposite Suzanne Somers and Timothy Busfield. A guest appearance on the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven followed, before she landed her first regular TV role on the Fox Family series Higher Ground in 2000, along with Hayden Christensen. After appearing on the MTV series 2ge+her (2000), Ory joined the cast of the Canadian television series Vampire High in 2001.
She continued working in television with guest appearances on The Outer Limits, Dark Angel, Glory Days, and Maybe It’s Me. She appeared in the TV movies, Lucky 7 and Thanksgiving in 2003, as well as the TV series Smallville, Life As We Know It, and The Collector, and Family Reunion in 2004. Also in 2004, Ory made her feature film debut in Decoys, directed by Matthew Hastings, whom she had previously worked with on Higher Ground and Vampire High.[1]
In 2006, Ory appeared in UPN series South Beach, and the Hallmark mini-series Merlin's Apprentice, alongside Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson. She also appeared in the feature film John Tucker Must Die and the made-for-TV film Her Sister's Keeper.[2]
In 2007, Ory appeared in Blonde and Blonder with Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards,[3] and the television film Nightmare.
In 2008, Ory appeared in the television series Flash Gordon episode "Thicker Than Water", and has joined the cast of the supernatural thriller Dark House.[4]
In 2009, Ory appeared in the television series Knight Rider (2008) episode 17 (Season 1) "I love the Knight Life" as Megan Connelly. She portrayed Claire Thompson in the horror-thriller film Dark House.[5]
In 2010, Ory appeared in the Keystone Light beer commercial "Rescue of Beer". Ory will also be featured in the upcoming 2011 sequel Final Destination 5.[6]
Personal life
Ory resides in California, occasionally living and working in Los Angeles and New York.[7]
References
- ^ Vampire High bio
- ^ Meghan Ory bio
- ^ http://www.eclipsemagazine.com/channel/movies/movie_news/pamela_anderson_denise_richards_go_blonde_blonder
- ^ AFM '09: 'Puppet Master: Axis of Evil', 'Luster' and 'Dark House'
- ^ Fangoria FrightFest Winner Announced: Dark House!
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLStB-0K-jQ
- ^ Down at the docks with Meghan Ory, Toro Magazine, Winter 2006.