Shauna MacDonald
| Shauna MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 6, 1970 Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress, radio announcer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Shauna MacDonald (born October 6, 1970) is a Canadian television and film actress and radio announcer.
Life and career
MacDonald was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She graduated from Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in Antigonish and later attended Montreal's McGill University, earning a degree in Russian and Slavic Studies.
MacDonald has appeared in various Canadian TV series, including Trailer Park Boys (as Officer Erica Miller), These Arms of Mine (as Claire Monroe), and This Hour Has 22 Minutes (as a substitute newsreader), among other roles. In 2003 she starred in the two part miniseries Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion.
However, she is likely best known as the former national continuity announcer for CBC Radio One, a role she held from the start of Radio One's 2004 summer season. With MacDonald's identity kept secret, the voice was quickly dubbed Promo Girl. MacDonald was ultimately outed[1] by The Globe and Mail in early 2005. Her distinctive voice, and the quirky sense of humour in the promotional items she reads, made her a polarizing figure among long time Radio One listeners, particularly in the context of several other changes to the network's programming intended to attract a younger audience. The promo spots were taken over in May 2007 by Steve Fletcher.
In the summer of 2005, Radio One ran a series of weekly "comedy-mysteries" starring MacDonald—along with other Radio One personalities—titled Promo Girl in The Mystery of... Short segments designed to highlight various CBC Radio programmes and the upcoming fall season were repeated a number of times each day, with prizes going to listeners who correctly solved the various clues or mysteries. The series was not completed due to a lockout of CBC employees that began in the late summer.
MacDonald also played Tara in Saw VI, and reprised the role in Saw 3D.
In 2013, MacDonald and Kate Johnston cowrote and codirected the film Tru Love, in which MacDonald also starred.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Someone to Love | Ex Girlfriend | Short film |
| 1998 | Jack & Jill | Jill | |
| 1998 | Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm | Kerry | Video |
| 2002 | Time of the Wolf | Anna MacKenzie | |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother | Wendy Marshall | |
| 2003 | Spinning Boris | Lisa | |
| 2004 | Saint Ralph | Emma Walker | |
| 2004 | Porcelain Pussy, TheThe Porcelain Pussy | Velma | Short film |
| 2005 | Love Is Work | Celia | |
| 2007 | Mad, TheThe Mad | Monica Tepper | |
| 2007 | Breakfast with Scot | Joan | |
| 2008 | Production Office | Jane | |
| 2008 | Loving Loretta | Lily | Short film |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Lowry | |
| 2009 | At Home by Myself... with You | Erin | |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Tara Abbott | |
| 2009 | Doppelganger | Lenny 'The Weasel | Short film |
| 2010 | Ninety-One | Simone | Short film |
| 2010 | Love Letter from an Open Grave | Mona | Short film |
| 2010 | Saw 3D: The Final Chapter | Tara Abbott | |
| 2012 | Seven Years | Sandra | Short film |
| 2012 | Moving Day | Brenda | |
| 2012 | Attachments | Davina | Short film |
| 2013 | Tru Love | Tru | |
| 2014 | Siren | Impatient Woman | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Diabolik | Naomi | "Panther Uncaged" |
| 1998 | Earth: Final Conflict | Katya Petrenko | "If You Could Read My Mind" |
| 1999 | Mythic Warriors | Lachesis (voice) | "Damon and Pythias" |
| 1999 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Mom (voice) | "Monsters Ate My Homework" |
| 1999-2001 | These Arms of Mine | Claire Monroe | 12 eps |
| 2003 | Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion | Dr. Barbara Paxton | TV film |
| 2003-2004 | Trailer Park Boys | Officer Erica Miller | Recurring role |
| 2003-2005 | Blobheads, TheThe Blobheads | Kiki Barnes | 24 eps |
| 2004 | Newsroom, TheThe Newsroom | Yvonne | "One of Us" |
| 2004 | While I Was Gone | Det. Geary | TV film |
| 2004 | Kevin Hill | Dana Goyer | "Snack Daddy" |
| 2005 | This Is Wonderland | Jen Brooks | "2.8" |
| 2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Nona | TV film |
| 2006 | ReGenesis | Heather Michelle | "Dim & Dimmer" |
| 2006 | Puppets Who Kill | Ophelia McCoy | "A Few Feuds" |
| 2006 | Angela's Eyes | Erika Bell | "Eyes for Windows" |
| 2006 | Sons of Butcher | Tammi (voice) | "Handlin' the Bike" |
| 2006-2007 | Jeff Ltd. | Dorota | Recurring role |
| 2007 | Friends and Heroes | Various (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2007 | Best Years, TheThe Best Years | Mary Hawke | "Mommie Dearest" |
| 2008 | Life with Derek | Olga | "Driving Lessons" |
| 2008 | Flashpoint | Ruth Skellar | "Who's George?" |
| 2008 | Paradise Falls | Grace Coleman | Recurring role |
| 2008 | Testees | Amy | "Gas Pills", "Uber-Glued", "Project X" |
| 2009 | Listener, TheThe Listener | Margaret | "Lisa Says" |
| 2009 | Aaron Stone | Amanda Landers | Recurring role |
| 2009 | Being Erica | Marjorie | "Papa Can You Hear Me?" |
| 2009-2011 | Majority Rules! | Alana Richards | Recurring role |
| 2010 | Being Erica | Marjorie | "Physician, Heal Thyself" |
| 2010 | Republic of Doyle | Charlotte | "The Return of the Grievous Angel" |
| 2010 | Turn the Beat Around | Cynthia | TV film |
| 2010 | Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars | Violetta | TV film |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Sutton Harris | "Age Before Beauty" |
| 2010 | Lost Girl | Dean Peretti | "Oh Kappa, My Kappa" |
| 2010 | Dating Guy, TheThe Dating Guy | Nautica 5000 (voice) | "20,000 VJ's Under the Sea" |
| 2011 | Kennedys, TheThe Kennedys | Janet Auchincloss | TV miniseries |
| 2011 | Salem Falls | Carol | TV film |
| 2011 | Covert Affairs | Emma | "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Mrs. Billings | "Murdoch of the Klondike" |
| 2012 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Mrs. Novak | "Got Your Money: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2013 | Cracked | Dr. Vanessa Currie | "What We Can't See", "The Light in Black" |
| 2013 | Waterloo Road | Yvonne Hegarty | "Love Hurts" |
| 2013 | Hard Rock Medical | Pippa | "Love, Labour, Loss" |
| 2013 | Saving Hope | Sheila Burke | "Defense" |
| 2013 | Rookie Blue | Audrey Harding | "Friday the 13th" |
| 2013 | Twelve Trees of Christmas | Better Greven | TV film |
| 2013 | Kid's Town | Sue Redshaw | "Your File", "Reason to Stay" |
| 2014 | Remedy | Det. Parker | "Bad Blood" |
| 2014 | Reign | Cortenza | "Higher Ground" |
| 2014 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Mrs. Novak | "My Hero" |
| 2014 | Hemlock Grove | Dr. Galina | Recurring role |
| 2014 | Divide, TheThe Divide | Karen Woods | "I Can't Go Back" |
| 2014 | Midnight Masquerade | Helen | TV film |
| 2015 | Bitten | Lily Bevelaqua | "Bad Dreams" |
References
- ↑ "Our Public Airwaves - Globe outs CBC "Promo Girl"". publicairwaves.ca.