Anne Frances Murphy was born on December 19,1986 and is a Canadian actress.
17 Facts About Annie Murphy
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Annie Murphy was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on December 19,1986.
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Annie Murphy attended high school at Elmwood School in Ottawa, where she performed in stage productions.
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Annie Murphy enrolled at Queen's University for one year before transferring and receiving a degree in theatre performance at Concordia University.
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Annie Murphy then trained at the Canadian Film Centre Actors' Conservatory.
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Annie Murphy moved to Los Angeles at age 22 to pursue an acting career.
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Annie Murphy made her acting debut in the crime-thriller television film Lethal Obsession.
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Annie Murphy continued to perform small and extra roles in various other Canadian films, such as Story of Jen, Lick, and A Windigo Tale.
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Annie Murphy appeared in several Canadian television series, including Good God and Rookie Blue.
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Annie Murphy has said that, during this time, she was a "struggling actress" who "was begging to go in for comedies" but her resume had only drama.
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Annie Murphy was considering quitting acting as a career path when, in 2013, she auditioned for and got the role of Alexis Rose on the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek.
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Annie Murphy earned the same nomination for this performance in 2018,2019, and 2020.
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In 2020, Annie Murphy appeared in a holiday advertising campaign for Hudson's Bay department stores opposite her Schitt's Creek co-star Catherine O'Hara.
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Annie Murphy appeared in a series of ads for meal-kit company HelloFresh, including in a soap-opera style web series titled Hungry Hearts.
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Annie Murphy is an ambassador for the global relief agency Care Canada.
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Annie Murphy married singer and musician Menno Versteeg, lead singer of the bands Hollerado and Anyway Gang, in August 2011.
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Annie Murphy has a tattoo of James Stewart's silhouette on her wrist, citing his "heartbreaking, sweet, and funny" performance in Harvey as one of her influences.