Adelaide Kane
Adelaide Kane | |
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Born | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 9 August 1990
Citizenship | Australian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for | Reign |
Adelaide Kane (born 9 August 1990) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Lolly Allen in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and Mary, Queen of Scots in the CW period drama series Reign. She is also known for her recurring role as Cora Hale in Teen Wolf (2011 TV series).
Early life
Kane was born on 9 August 1990 in Claremont, a suburb in Perth. Her father is Scottish (from Glasgow) and her mother has Scottish, Irish, and French ancestry.[1] She grew up in Perth, Western Australia and attended St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls. When she joined the cast of Neighbours she and her family moved to Melbourne, Victoria.
Career
Kane was picked to join the cast of Neighbours as Lolly Allen after she entered a competition run by Dolly magazine in 2006.[2] She was given a three-month contract with the show,[2] and left her class at St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls to move to Melbourne, where Neighbours is produced.[citation needed] In December 2006 Kane announced that she would be leaving the show after her contract was not renewed.[3][4] At the time of the announcement Kane had not yet appeared as Lolly.
From March to December 2009 Kane portrayed Tenaya 7 on Power Rangers RPM, part of the long-running Power Rangers franchise. In April 2010 Kane starred in the television film Secrets of the Mountain on NBC.[5] In 2010 Kane also starred in the Hulu series Pretty Tough based on the novel by the same name. In November 2012 it was announced that Kane had joined the cast of Teen Wolf as Cora.[6] In February 2013 Kane was cast as Mary, Queen of Scots in the CW period drama series Reign.[7] Kane starred in Scott Speer's short thriller film Realm in 2015,[8] which is set to become a full-length film with a release date in 2016.[9]
Filmography
Film
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Goats | Aubrey | |
2012 | Donner Pass | Nicole | |
2013 | The Purge | Zoey Sandin | |
2013 | Louder Than Words | Stephanie Fareri | |
2013 | Blood Punch | Nabiki | |
2013 | A Letter Home | Emily Feldman | Short film |
2014 | The Devil's Hand | Ruth | |
2015 | Realm | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Neighbours | Lolly Allen | 42 episodes |
2009 | Power Rangers RPM | Tenaya 7 | Main role; 29 episodes |
2010 | Pretty Tough | Charlie | Main role; 20 episodes |
2010 | Secrets of the Mountain | Jade Ann James | Television film |
2013 | Teen Wolf | Cora Hale | Recurring role; 11 episodes |
2013–present | Reign | Mary, Queen of Scots | Lead role; 48 episodes |
2015 | Whose Line is it Anyway? | Herself | Season 11 episode 2 |
Theatre[10]
Year | Title | Role |
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2000 | The Wizard of Oz | Munchkin Mayor |
2002 | Fiddler on the Roof | Hodel |
2004 | Oliver! | Soloist |
2004 | Our Day Out | Lead |
2005 | Anything Goes | Chorus |
References
- ^ Jason Lynch. "Reign's Adelaide Kane Takes on Mary, Queen of Scots: 'It's Fun — Not the History Channel!'". Parade.
- ^ a b "Dolly Magazine Announces New Neighbours Stars". Life. 4 August 2006. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (24 December 2006). "Report: Six 'Neighbours' stars to go". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ "Neighbours launches quest for new teen talent". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ Vranica, Suzanne; Byron, Ellen (11 February 2010). "Giants Ally on Film in Bid to Promote Family TV". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (28 November 2012). "Charlie & Max Carver Among New Cast Additions On MTV's 'Teen Wolf'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (9 February 2013). "The CW Casts Its Mary Queen Of Scots". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Teenage Exorcists Speed Toward the Realm". Dread Central.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr. "[WATCH] 'Realm' Exorcism Short Sparks Deal; Scott Speer To Direct For Relativity". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Frog Management - acting agency for Perth actors, casting, and acting classes". frogmanagement.com.au.
External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1990 births
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- Actresses from Perth, Western Australia
- Australian child actresses
- Australian film actresses
- Australian people of French descent
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Australian soap opera actresses
- Australian television actresses
- Living people
- People educated at St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls